Now the summer is here, I love to have tea outside using my china tea set. Having garden tea parties turns an ordinary cuppa and a chat into something a bit more special, and a little event.
However, I did find that leaving the milk unattended on the table meant that it attracted uninvited winged guests. So I set about making a crochet milk jug cover with beads to cover over the milk jug. The pattern I created is very simple and quick to make. To keep it simple the jug cover is round and towards the edges there are scallops.
The Milk jug cover measures 15cm across which includes the hanging loop for beads. And the inner circle for covering the jug measures 9cm.
To make this Milk Jug Cover you will need…
3g MERCER Crochet Cotton 40,
A hook sized 1.75
And 20 beads
Make 4ch, join with sl st to form ring.
Round 1: 3ch, 12tr into the ring, and sl st into 3rd ch to join.
Round 2: 3ch, *1 tr, 1ch* in each tr in previous round. Continue in this way to end, sl st in 3rd ch to join.
Round 3: 3ch, *2tr, 2ch* in each chain space in previous round. Continue in this way to end, sl st in 3rd ch to join.
Round 4: 3ch, *2tr, 3ch* in each chain space in previous round. Continue in this way to end, sl st in 3rd ch to join.
Round 5: 3ch, 1tr in first chain space, *1ch, 1tr between 2tr in previous row, 2ch, 2tr in same place, 1ch, 2tr in next chain space from previous round*. Continue in this way to end, sl st in 3rd ch to join.
Round 6: 3ch, *2tr, 1ch* in each chain space from the round below. Continue in this way to end, sl st in 3rd ch to join.
Round 7: 3ch, *2tr, 1ch* in each chain space from the round below. Continue in this way to end, sl st in 3rd ch to join.
Round 8: *8tr between next 2tr from previous round, sl st between next 2tr from previous round* Continue in this way to end, sl st at beginning of first scallop on same round.
Round 9: *10ch, dc on sl st in previous round* Continue in this way to end, dc at start of first chain loop on same round.
Round 10: 5sl st along first chain loop to get to the centre. *8ch, dc in the centre on next chain loop* Continue in this way to end.
Round 11: 4sl st to centre of first chain loop, *8tr in dc on previous round, dc in centre of next chain loop* Continue in this way to end, sl st at beginning of first scallop on same round.
Round 12: *12ch, dc in dc in previous round* Continue in this way to end, sl st at beginning of first chain loop on same round.
Finish off.
In the middle of each outer chain loop, sew a bead to weight down the jug cover and to prevent the cover flying off in a draft.
