Bon Bon Dish Pattern #1552
Crocheted cover for a glass bon bon dish about 6 inches in diameter, worked in American Thread Sillateen Sansil with petal and mesh rounds, finished with sugar stiffening. Originally published in Star #15, Book of Crocheted, Knitted, Tatted.
Materials
- Steel Crochet Hook · No. 9 or 10
Pattern instructions
Bon Bon Dish
Glass Bon Bon Dish about 6 inches in diameter. Ch 8, join and work 15 dc in ring, join.
Ch5, skip 1 dc, dc between next 2 dc, * ch 2, dc between next 2 dc, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 5. (15 meshes.)
Sl st into mesh, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, * ch 2, 3 dc in next mesh, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join.
Ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, * ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 5.
Sl st into mesh, * ch 5, thread over needle twice, insert needle in 1st ch and pull through, thread over, work off 2 loops twice, thread over needle twice, insert in same st, pull through, thread over, work off 2 loops twice, thread over, work off 3 loops, repeat from * skip 1 mesh, sc in next mesh, * ch 5, 2 trc cluster sts in 1st ch, ch 5, 2 trc cluster sts in 1st ch, skip 1 mesh, sc in next mesh, repeat from * all around.
Sl st to top of petal, * ch 5, 2 trc cluster sts in 1st ch, ch 5, 2 trc cluster sts in 1st ch, sc in top of next 2 petals, repeat from * all around.
Sl st to top of petal, * ch 7, sc in top between next 2 petals, repeat from * all around.
Ch 5, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next ch, * ch 2, skip 1 ch, 1 dc in next ch, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch (60 meshes).
Same as 5th row.
Same as 6th row.
Sl st to top of petal, * ch 8, sc in top between next 2 petals, repeat from * all around.
Ch 5, skip 2 sts, dc in next st, * ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in next st, repeat from * all around. (5 meshes between petals.)
Sl st in next mesh, ch 3, dc in same space, * ch 1, 2 dc in next mesh, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join.
Sl st into next ch loop, * ch 5, 2 trc cluster sts in 1st ch, ch 5, 2 trc cluster sts in 1st ch, skip the next 2 dc, loop, 2 dc, loop, 2 dc, and sc in next loop, repeat from * all around.
Same as 6th row.
Same as 7th row.
8 sc in each ch loop.
Ch 4, * 1 dc in next sc, ch 1, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch 4.
Sl st into ch loop, ch 5, dc over next ch loop, * ch 2, dc over next ch loop, repeat from * all around, join.
Sl st into ch loop, * ch 3, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, break thread.
For Stiffening
Take 3 tablespoons of sugar and 4 tablespoons of water, boil for about 2 minutes. When it cools dip the work in syrup, place over dish, smoothing into shape, fold in the scallops and allow to dry.