Candy or Nut Cup Pattern #FV-386
Crocheted candy or nut cup with yellow and green saucer, flower trim, cup sides, and handle, sized to fit a jigger paper cup. Originally published in Spool Cotton #267, Quick Tricks in Crochet.
Materials
- Milwards Steel Crochet Hook · No. 9
Pattern instructions
Saucer
Starting at center with Yellow, ch 7.
Dc in 7th ch from hook, (ch 3, dc in same ch) 4 times; ch 3. Join to 3rd ch of ch-7.
* In next sp make sc, half dc, 3 dc, half dc and sc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
Attach Green to center of any scallop, sc in same place, * ch 2, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sc in center of next scallop. Repeat from * around. Join.
Ch 5, * sc in next sp, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join.
Ch 5, dc in next sp, ch 2, dc in next sp, * ch 2, dc in next dc, (ch 2, dc in next sp) twice. Repeat from * around. Join.
Ch 6, dc in next sp, * ch 3, skip next sp, dc in next sp, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join to 3rd ch of ch-6. Break off at end of 8th rnd.
Flower
Starting at center with Yellow, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.
Ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make 2 tr in ring, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), sl st in first sp on Green center, ch 4, sl st in ring on flower, ch 4, cluster in ring, sl st in next sp on Green center, ch 4, sl st in ring on Flower. Make 3 more clusters the same way (no more joinings). Join and break off.
Make 1] more flowers, joining to Green center as before, leaving 1 sp free between each flower on Green center.
Attach Green to first free petal on any flower, sc in same place, * (ch 7, sc in tip of next petal) twice; tr in next free sp, sc in tip of next petal on next flower. Repeat from * around. Join.
* 9 sc in each of next 2 sps, sc in next tr. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
Cup
Working from outer edge of Saucer, attach Green to any sp skipped on 5th rnd, ch 4, in same sp make dc, ch 1 and dc; * in next sp skipped make (dc, ch 1) twice and dc. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd ch of ch-4.
Ch 4, * dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next 2 sps, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join.
Ch 5, * dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 sps, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join.
Sl st in next sp, sc in same sp, * ch 5, sc in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
Attach Yellow to any ch-3 loop, sc in same loop, * holding back on hook the last loop of each dc make 3 dc in next loop, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made); (ch 5, cluster in same loop) twice; sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
Attach Green with sl st to any sc, * 5 sc in each of next 2 sps, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
Handle
Attach Yellow to center dc of any dc group on first rnd of Cup, ch 20, sl st in center dc of same dc group on 5th rnd. Turn.
Sc closely across chain. Join and break off. Starch lightly and press.