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Tea for TwoMiniature Tea Set – An SK:) Original Pattern

You are in good hands using this SK:) Original crochet pattern. If you don’t understand an instruction or if you discover a typographical error in this pattern, e-mail sarah@merrysarie.com to report the problem and I will help you fix it. If the problem is due to my error, I will send you a corrected PDF file and an additional SK:) Original pattern for free.

Materials:•Size7steelcrochethook•#10CottonThread:whiteandsmall

amounts of lavender and green•EmbroideryNeedle•CommercialFabricStiffener•SmallWaterBalloon•5/8in.WoodenDowel•3/4in.FlatWoodenDisk(usedinsidebase

of tea pot for stability)

Tea PotNote:Atbegofeachrnd,skjoiningstandworkinnextst.Atendofeachrnd,worklaststinjoiningsl stofprev rnd. Join tofirst st. (Beg/turning chsdonotcountasthefirstst,butasthelastst.)Thiscreates an almost seamless piece of crochet.

Round Base (sc rnds)1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,2scineachsc.Join.(12sc)3: Ch1,[scinnextsc,2scinnextsc]around.Join.

(18sc)4: Ch1,[scinnext2sc,2scinnextsc]around.

Join.TURN.(24sc)5: Ch1,workinginBLforthisrnd,scineachsc

around.Join.(24sc)

Shaped Sides (dc rnds)6: Ch2,workinginFLforthisrnd,dcinsamest

asjoining,[dcinnextsc,2dcinnextsc]around,dcinlastst.Join.(36dc)

7: Ch2,dcineachdcaround.Join.(36dc)8: Ch 2, dc in next 4 dc.For Handle: Loosely

ch 21, working in back loops of ch hdc in3rd ch fromhk and in each rem ch (19hdc).Transition: InserthkinFLoflastdcmade,YOandpullupaloopinnextunworkeddc,YOandpullthroughall4loopsonhk(doesnotcountas dc). To continue: Dc in same dc as last st madeandineachrem31dc.Join.(36dc)

9: Ch2,skhandle[decovernext2dc,dcinnext2dc]5times.For Spout Base:WorkinginsamespacesasdcsonRnd8,dtrcinnextsp,2dtrc(oneithersideofdc)ineachofnext2sps,dtrcin next sp. (See illustration for placement ofdtrc.) To continue:Sk2dcbehinddtrc,dcinnext2dc,[decovernext2dc,dcinnext2dc]3times.Join.(26dc+6dtrc+2skdc)

10:Ch2,dcinnext14dc,skdtrc,trinskdcofprevrnd(countsas2dc),dcinlast12.Join.(26dc)

11:Ch2,dcinnext2dc,decovernext2dc,[dcinnextdc,decovernext2dc]3times,workinginBLdecovernext twodc(tr),working inbothloops[decover2nextdc,dcinnextdc]4times.DCDecJoin.*(18dc)

12-13: Ch2,dcineachdcaround.Join.(18dc)14:Ch2,workinginFL,dcinsamestasjoining,

[dcinnextdc,2dcinnextdc]8times,[YO,in-serthookinhdcofHandletheninnextdc,YO,pullthrough4loopsonhk,YO,pullthrough2loopsonhkloop,YO,pullthroughrem2loopsonhk(1dc)]2times.Join.(24dc)

15: [Ch2,sk1dc,slstinnextdc]around.Finishoffandweaveinends.

SpoutNotes:Workedin2unworkedFLofRnd10anddtrcofRnd9.Begchofmorethan1chcountsasfirstst.

1: With top of teapot pointing toward you, joinwithscinlefthandunworkedFLofRnd10,scinupperpostofclosestdconRnd8,hdcinsamespasdc,dcin6dtrc,hdcinsamespaceasclos-estdconRnd8,scincrosspostofsamedc,scinunworkedFLofRnd10.Jointofirstsc.(12sts)

2: Ch1,scinsamespasjoining,scinnextsc,hdcinnexthdc,[dc-decovernext2dc]3times,hdcinnexthdc,scinnext2sc.Jointofirstsc.

3: Ch2,2hdcinnextsc,hdcinnexthdc,[dc-decovernext2dc]2times,hdcinnexthdc,2hdcinlastsc.Jointobegch2.(9sts)

4: Ch3,dcinsamestasjoining,dcinnexthdc,[dc-dec over next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in last st.Jointotopofch3.(7sts)

5: Ch2,dc-decovernext2sts,[dc,htr]innextst,2trinnextst,[htr,dc]innextst,DCDecJointofirstdc-dec.(8sts)Finishoffandweaveinends.

Tea Pot Lid1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,workinginBLscineachsc.Join.(6sc)3: Ch2,workinginFL2dcinsamestasjoining

andineachscaround.Join.(14dc)4: Ch2,[dcinnextdc,2dcinnextdc]around.

Join.(21dc)5: Donotchain.Slstineachdcaround.Join.Fin-

ishoffandweaveinends.

Illustration

Row 9(dtrc)

Row 8

Row 7

Sugar Bowl1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,2scineachsc.Join.TURN(12sc)3: Ch1,workinginBLscinfirst.For Handle: ch

9,slstin2loopsin2ndchfromhkandineachremch(8slsts).Scinnext6sc,workanotherhandle,scinrem5sc.Join.(12sc+2handlesattached at base)

4: Ch2,workinginFLdcinsamestasjoining,2dcineachofnext11sc(skoverhandles),dcinlastst.Join.(24dc)

5: Ch1,[scinnext,sc-decovernext2dc]around.Join.(16sc)

6: Ch1,[scinnext7sc,inserthkintwoloopsatlooseendofhandleandscinnextsc]2times.Join.(16sc)

7: Ch1,workinginFL[scinnextsc,2scinnextsc]around.Join.(24sc)

8: [Ch2,sk1sc,slstinnextsc]around.Finishoffand weave in ends.

Sugar Bowl Lid1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,workinginBLscineachsc.Join.(6sc)3: Ch2,workinginFL2dcinsamestasjoining

andineachscaround.Join.(14dc)4: Ch2,scineachdcaround.Join.(14sc)Finish

offandweaveinends.

Cream Pitcher1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,2scineachsc.Join.TURN.(12sc)3: Ch1,workinginBLscinfirstsc.For Handle:

Ch9,working in2 loopsof chs, sl st 2nd chfromhkandineachremch(8slsts).Scinrem11sc.Join.(12sc+1handleattachedatbase)

4: Ch2,working inFL2dc in each sc (skoverhandle).Join.(24dc)

5: Ch1,[scinnext,sc-decovernext2dc]around.Join.(16sc)

6: Ch1,scinnext15sc,inserthkintwoloopsatlooseendofhandleandscinlastsc.Join.(16sc)

7: Ch1,workinginFL,scinnextsc,[2scinnextsc,scinnextsc]2times.For Spout:[hdc,dc]innextsc,dcinnextsc,[dc,hdc]innextsc.[Scinnextsc,2scinnextsc]4times.Join.(24sts)

8: [Ch2,sk1dc,slstinnextsc]3times,slstinnext2sts,ch2,skdc,slstinnext3sts,[Ch2,

sk1dc,slstinnextsc]6times.Finishoffandweave in ends.

Tea Cup1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,2scineachsc.Join.TURN.(12sc)3: For Handle:ch9,slstin2loopsin2ndchfrom

hkandineachremch.WorkinginBLscineachsc.Join.(12sc+1handleattachedatbase)

4: Ch1,scineachsc(skoverhandle).Join.(12dc)5: Ch1,[scinnext,2scinnextsc]around.Join.(18sc)6: Ch1,scinnextscaround.Join.(18sc)7: Ch1,scin14sc,inserthkintwoloopsatloose

endofhandleandscinnextsc,scinrem3sc.Join.Finishoffandweaveinends.

Saucer1: Ch2,6scin2ndchfromhk.Join.(6sc)2: Ch1,2scineachsc.Join.(12sc)3: Ch1,[scinnextsc,2scinnextsc]around.Join.

TURN.(18sc)4: Ch2,working inBL [dc in next sc, 2 dc in

nextsc]around.Join.TURN.(27dc)5: [Ch2,sk1dc,slstinnextdc]around(except

workfinalslstinjoiningslstofpreviousrnd).Finishoffandweaveinends.

FinishingEmbroiderflowersusingthecoverpictureasaguideforplacement.Starchandshapeeachpiece;usefin-gerstoshapethebowls,saucers,andlids.POT:Placeflatwoodendiskinsidebaseofteapot.Insertandin-flatesmallballooninteapottoholditsroundshape.Removeballoonwhendry;leavedisktoaddstability.BOWLSHAPES:Slip the endof awoodendowelinsideeachpiecetoflattenandshapebottoms.

Special Stitches

*DC Dec JoinWorkdcinnextstuntil2loopsremonhk,inserthkintopoffirstdc,YOandpullthroughallloopsonhk.

Dtrc (Double-Treble Crocher)YO3times,inserthkinst,YO,pullupaloop,[YO,pullthrough2loopsonhk]4times.