Make a charming floral tea set including a petal-covered teapot, matching teacup and saucer. This pattern guides you through shaping over a small bottle or foam ball and adding decorative petals for a romantic, handmade display. You will enjoy constructing the teapot body, spout, handle, cap and layered petals with clear step-by-step photos and instructions. Perfect for a thoughtful gift or a sweet home accent.
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β Preparation :
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If you have a ball shaped bottle, clean it, stuff firmly and cut the top thread.
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If you cannot find a bottle, use 9 cm styrofoam ball and milk bottle cap.
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Glue a cap from milk bottle on top using hot glue gun.
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Begin from bottom with raspberry yarn (42).
β Teapot base :
Round 2 :
Inc every st =12 sc
Round 3 :
Inc every 2d =18 sc
Round 4 :
Inc every 3d =24 sc
Round 5 :
Inc every 4th = 30 sc
Round 6 :
Inc every 5th = 36 sc
Round 7 :
Inc every 6th = 42 sc
Round 8 :
Inc every 7th = 48 sc
Round 9 :
Inc every 8th = 54 sc
Round 10 :
Inc every 9th = 60 sc
Round 11 :
Inc every 10th = 66 sc
Round 12 :
Inc every 11th =72 sc
Round 13-14 :
Work 2 rounds straight
Round 15-24 :
Change yarn to pink color (36), work 10 rounds straight.
Round 25 :
Change yarn to light pink (18 or 74). (10 sc, dec)* 6 times
Round 26 :
(9 sc, dec)* 6 times
Round 27 :
(8 sc, dec)*6 times
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Keep decreasing symmetrically to increasing.
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When you came close to bottleneck, work straight, without dec.
β Spout :
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Work with green yarn (69). Chain 20.
Round 1 :
3 sc in 2d ch, 17 sc, 4 sc in last ch, 17 sc on another side of chain.
Round 2 :
3 inc, 17 sc, 4 inc, 17 sc.
Round 3 :
(1 sc, inc) *3, 17 sc, (1 sc, inc) *4, 17 sc.
Round 4 :
(2 sc, inc) *3, 17 sc, (2 sc, inc) *4, 17 sc.
Round 5 :
(3 sc, inc) *3, 17 sc, 16 inc, 16 sc, sl st.
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Join the straight sides and sew with a needle.
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Stuff the bottom 2/3 with a synthetic fiberfill and glue it to the base of the teapot, as in the photo. The upper part is where it was 4 inc.
β Handle :
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For handle ch 8 and work spiral rounds without inc, 15 cm up.
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Pipe cleaner (chenille wire) fold in half, insert into handle and sew up the hole.
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Glue the handle to the pot and additionally sew for reliability.
β Cap :
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Work with light pink. Crochet a circle of such size to close the neck. I got 6 rows. You can follow the scheme of teapot bottom for circle.
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Work 1 round through back loops only and one more round through both loops.
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For cap handle work 8 sc in AR.
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Work 2 rounds straight, stuff and sew the hole with the end of yarn.
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Sew this ball to the center of the cap.
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Put the cap on its place, adding a fiberfill under it. Sew on the base.
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If you use a foam ball instead of a bottle, you can make a cap in another way. Crochet the neck place a little bit wider, so that the cap can fit under it.
β Big petal :
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Raspberry yarn, make 4. Ch 9.
Round 1 :
3 sc in 2d ch, 6 sc, 4 sc in last ch, 6 sc on another side of chain. Now work spiral rounds:
Round 2 :
Inc *3 , 6 sc, inc *4, 6 sc.
Round 3 :
(1 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc, (1 sc, inc) *4, 6 sc.
Round 4 :
(2 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) *4, 6 sc.
Round 5 :
(3 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc, (3 sc, inc) *4, 6 sc.
Round 6 :
(4 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc, (4 sc, inc) *4, 6 sc.
Round 7 :
(5 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc, 24 inc, 5 sc, sl st.
β Middle petal :
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Pink yarn, make 6 pieces. Ch 10.
Round 1 :
8 sc, 4 sc in last ch, 8 sc on another side of chain. Now work back-and-forth rows. Make turning chain in the beginning of every row.
Round 2 :
8 sc, 4 inc, 8 sc.
Round 3 :
8 sc, (1 sc, inc) *4, 8 sc.
Round 4 :
8 sc, (2 sc, inc) *4, 8 sc.
Round 5 :
8 sc, (3 sc, inc) *4, 8 sc.
Round 6 :
8 sc, 20 inc, 8 sc.
β Small petal :
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Light pink yarn, make 6 pieces. Ch 8.
Round 1 :
6 sc, 4 sc in last ch, 6 sc on another side of chain. Now work back-and-forth rows. Make turning chain in the beginning of every row.
Round 2 :
6 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc.
Round 3 :
6 sc, (1 sc, inc) *4, 6 sc.
Round 4 :
6 sc, (2 sc, inc) *4, 6 sc.
Round 5 :
6 sc, 16 inc, 6 sc.
β Assembly :
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Attach all the petals with hot glue gun, applying glue on the bottom 2/3 of the petals. Make symmetrically on both sides of the pot. Small petals are fixed at the level of light pink part of the base. First one in the center, then 2 on the sides with an overlap, right next to the handle and spout.
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Large petals stretch wide with your hands so that they fit well on the bottom of the pot, 2 on each side.
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Now turn down the unglued edges of the petals, giving them beautiful waves. All areas adjacent to the base, fasten with a gun.
β Sepal :
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Green yarn (69): Crochet 7 rounds circle, following the scheme of teapot bottom.
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Ch 10, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 htc, 6 dc. Skip 2 st, sl st in 3d st of the circle.
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Repeat around the circle.
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Glue the sepal on pots bottom, but leave the tips unglued.
β Floral teacup :
Round 2 :
Inc every 2d =12 sc. Add a fishing line. Find more information about using fishing line in saucer description.
Round 3 :
(1 sc, inc) *6 =18 sc
Round 4 :
(2 sc, inc) *6 = 24 sc
Round 5 :
Join lilac pink yarn and alternate 1 yellow and 1 pink st. Donβt forget to follow the inc scheme: (3 sc, inc) *6 =30 sc. Change the yarn color at the time of working the last loop of the sc.
Round 6 :
Fasten off yellow yarn, continue with lilac pink only. (4 sc, inc) *6 = 36 sc.
Round 7-17 :
Work 11 rounds straight. Crochet on the inside (front side inside, purl outside). Not very convenient, but we have to.
This floral tea set pattern turns yarn into a whimsical, petal-covered teapot and matching cup that will brighten any shelf or gift table. The layered petals and delicate cap give a handmade charm thatβs both decorative and collectible. Make one for yourself or stitch a set to share β each piece is a small floral treasure handmade with care. π§ΆπΈ