Beautiful crocheted jug covers and cloth edges never go out of style. As we receive so many requests from readers for this style of project we thought it was time to run a lovely tea story from our archives. There is even a crochet jug cover that comes complete with it’s own teacup decoration!
Materials
Coats Mercer Cotton No.20 (quantity will depend on size of cloth) One 1.65mm crochet hook (or size needed to give correct tension) Firm cotton fabric to required size.
Measurements
Edging can be worked to any required width and length, but it may be necessary to work extra ch either side of dc to keep work flat.
Tension
20dc to 5cm when worked into fabric.
Edging
Fold a 50mm hem along four sides of cloth. Stitch hem neatly in place and press flat.
1st rnd. With right side of cloth facing and working over hemmed edge, insert 1.65mm hook into any corner, 1ch, work in dc over hem (placing approximately 20dc to each 5cm) along first side, 2dc in corner, then cont in this manner around cloth to end, finishing with 1dc in same sp as 1ch. Join with a sl st.
2nd rnd. 5ch, miss 2dc, 1tr in next dc, 2ch, miss 2dc, 1tr in next dc; rep from to end, join with sl st to 3rd of 5ch.
3rd rnd. 3ch, (1tr, 2ch, 2tr) in same sp, 4ch, miss one 2ch sp, (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in next 2ch sp (called shell), 4ch, miss two 2ch sps, shell in next sp, rep from to to within one sp of next corner, 4ch, miss 1sp, shell in next sp, miss 1sp. Cont from to to next corner, turn corner with 1sp between shells and proceed in this manner to within 1sp of end, 4ch, join with sl st to top of 3ch.
4th rnd. Sl st to centre of first shell, work shell in centre of shell, 2ch, 1dc in 4ch sp, 2ch, shell in next shell, 2ch, 1dc in 4ch sp, 2ch, rep from to end, join with sl st.
5th rnd. Shell in shell, 2ch, 1dc in dc, 2ch; rep from to end, join with sl st.
6th rnd. Into first shell work 2tr, 5ch, sl st back into 4th of 5ch (picot formed), 1ch, 2tr in same shell, 3ch, 1dc in dc, 3ch; rep from to end, join with sl st. Fasten off.
General abbreviations
Bbl: bobble
beg: beginning
ch: chain
cont: continue
dc: double crochet
dtr: double treble
GR: group
lp: loop
rep: repeat
rnd: round
sl: slip
sp: space
st: stitch
tr: treble
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