The pattern is fairly simple using the basic crochet stitches and a double treble, which if you haven’t done one before you will soon pick up. The Double Trebble or dtr as it appears in the pattern is performed in the same was as a treble, but where you would initially put the yarn around the hook once when performing a treble, for this one you wrap the yarn around twice, and when you draw the yarn through 2 stitches, three times until you are left with one stitch on the hook.
To make this Milk Jug Cover you will need…
3g MERCER Crochet Cotton 40,
A hook sized 1.75
And some small beads to weight down the edges.
Make 4ch, join with sl st to form ring.
Round 1: *4 tr, sl st* into the ring 6 times.
Round 2: *8ch,sl st on top of sl st from previous round* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 3: sl st along the first chain loop to get to the centre of the loop. *6ch, dc in the next chain loop* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 4: sl st along the first chain loop to get to the centre of the loop. *8tr on dc from previous round, sl st in next chain loop* Continue to end of round.
Round 5: *10ch,sl st on top of sl st from previous round* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 6: sl st along the first chain loop to get to the centre of the loop. *10ch, dc in the next chain loop* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 7: *8tr in 3rd chain of loop, sl st in 5th chain of loop, 8tr in 8th chain of loop, sl st in 10th chain of loop* Continue to end of round.
Round 8: *10ch,sl st on top of sl st from previous round* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 9: sl st along the first chain loop to get to the centre of the loop. *10ch, dc in the next chain loop* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 10: : sl st along the first chain loop to get to the centre of the loop. *8dtr on dc from previous round, sl st in next chain loop* Continue to end of round.
Round 11: *10ch,dc on top of sl st from previous round* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 12: *11ch,dc on top of dc from previous round* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Round 13: *12ch,dc on top of dc from previous round* Continue to end of round and sl st on start chain loop of same round.
Finish off.
Where you have 3 chain loops on the out side edges, sew the loops together in the centre and sew on a bead to weigh down the loops. There are 12 loops in total.
This jug cover best fits a jug that is about 4 inches across.
