Two for Tea by Polly Plum

Two for Tea

Crochet
December 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in dc
4.0 mm (G)
4.5 mm
1550 - 3930 yards (1417 - 3594 m)
Baby, Kid/Lapghan, Medium throw, Large throw
both US and UK
English
This pattern is available for $6.00 USD buy it now

Two for Tea is part of my TextureGhan series - a collection of crochet afghans that highlight texture over color so you can relax and crochet. Choose some colors from your stash or, better yet, grab some self-striping yarn cakes and let them do all the color work for you.

Two for Tea and it’s counterpart, Tea for Two, were created to be especially relaxing during these trying times. Even the borders are simple and enjoyable to crochet and all the math has been done for you! So, get yourself a cuppa, put on your favorite show, and just stitch away for a while.


Complete crochet charts are included and can be used on their own or as a helpful tool with the written pattern.

Instructions for 4 different sizes - Baby; kid/lapghan; medium throw; and large throw (see details below) - are included in the pattern. Pattern is also very easy to customize to meet your own size requirements - you can increase and decrease width in increments of about 7 inches and length in increments of about 7 inches.

Instructions also include color placement for 6 - 8 different colors (plus a border color) in all 4 sizes if you’d like to create your own color palette.

Pattern is also available on Etsy. Click the “visit pattern website” link above to buy it there.

Details
Crochet terminology: both US and UK
Skill level: Easy, TV watching crochet
Stitches used: (listed in US terms) Foundation double crochet (optional); Chainless starting double crochet (optional); double crochet; chain; popcorn; single crochet; picot (don’t worry there’s only 4 of them)
Sizes: Baby blanket {shown} 42” x 43” (kid/lapghan 49 x 57; medium throw 56 x 67; large throw 56 x 78)
Hook size: 4mm & 4.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge and one size up
Gauge: 16 dc and 8 rows is about 4 inches before blocking
Additional materials: Stitch markers - 2 (optional); yarn needle for weaving ends

Yarn
For baby sized sample shown, Stylecraft Special DK in (A) 1 Duck Egg, (B) 1 Buttermilk, (C) 1 Mustard, (D) 1 Apricot, (E) 2 Cream, and (F) 1 Pistachio;
OR 1,550 (2,460; 3,210; 3,930) yards of DK weight yarn


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