Sweet Nothings Crochet: FLOWER INSPIRED TEA LIGHT HOLDERS ( 4 & 5)

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog ; photo of the Sunflower tea light holder

Sweet Nothings Crochet free crochet pattern blog ; photo of the Small button rose tea light holder

FLOWER INSPIRED TEA LIGHT HOLDERS ( 4 & 5)

Navratri is a festival of nine nights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri when we ladies get a chance to show off our craft and decorative skills, have friends and family come home and enjoy some different foods. This is closely followed by Diwali, our festival of lights https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali.

During both these festivals, we decorate our homes with lights. In the old days, we used mud lamps – now with the advent of tea lights and candles, these are the simpler, easier, and cleaner lamps that we use.

Do take a look at the flameless tea light candle holders that I'm told are available on Amazon to avoid a fire hazard.

These are some of my creations for flower inspired tea light holders.

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Materials used : Indian Polyester yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook.

Difficulty level : Intermediate to advanced skill level

Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)

lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet

dc : Double crochet sp : Space

sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain

st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook

yo : Yarn Over
MC : Main Colour

CC : Contrast Colour
Sc-blo : Single crochet back loop only

Stitches used : (Using U.S terminology)

Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

Instructions :

Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.

Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.

In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.

For your convenience, there are video tutorials for the stitches through the blog as well as at the top of the blog.

So before we jump into the pattern, let’s see what we’re going to do here.

This is a pretty straight forward pattern.
We start with a magic circle and the base of our little holder, and work till we get a round base that we’re happy with… i.e the size of the tea light candle holder we’re going to put inside.
Ensure that the round we’re making here is a little larger than the tea light, to prevent the flame from jumping out and creating a fire hazard.

We will then continue to create the top and sides of our little container holder.

This part is the constant for all our tea light holders.

As we turn to work the sides of our holder, we will be working one round in back loops only.

Very conveniently, the other loop (i.e un-used front loop) will be the one we will re-attach our yarn onto to work the lower round portion of our tea light decoration.

Easy enough, right? So let’s start...

PATTERN 1 : SMALL BUTTON ROSE FLOWER

Our stitch count is in multiples of 6.

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8

Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Start with a magic circle and 6 hdc in that circle.
Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.
Pull lightly to close.

Base Round 1 : 2 hdc in the 1^st hdc and each hdc till end.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Base Round 2 : hdc in the 1^st hdc ; 2 hdc in the next hdc ;

* hdc in the next hdc ; 2 hdc in the next hdc * ;

rep *to* all the way around.
Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

To create a nice rim, and a deciding line where we can attach the rest of our pattern to, let’s work one round in single crochet, using back loops only or sc-blo.

Single crochet back loop only (sc-blo) using 2 colours : Here is an easy video tutorial using 2 colours of yarn https://youtu.be/2ZVW776qcLk

Base Round 3 : sc-blo in the 1^st hdc and each hdc till end.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

We will now work one round without increase that will work the sides of our tea light holder.

Side Round 4 : hdc in the 1^st sc and in each sc all the way around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

For regular tea light holders, just Side Round 4 should suffice.

However, depending on how high you want the sides for your lamp holder, continue without any increase till you have the height you are happy with.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

We’ve completed the little ‘basket-like’ portion of our tea light holder. This is where we’ll place our little tea light.

We will now work on the decorative or floral part of our holder.

So we need to go back to that sc-blo row, and re-attach our yarn.

We will now be working in the front loops of that sc, and our instruction for that first round, will just read work in sc.

For convenience, I have termed earlier rounds as Base and Side.

These instructions will just be numbered Round 1.. etc.

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

Round 1 : sc in the 1^st sc ;

*ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in the next sc* ;

rep *to* in each sc till end.
Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

We will use our decorative picot stitch in this round.
Our picot is a (ch 3, sl-st into the 1^st st).

How to work a picot stitch : Traditionally for a ch-3 picot, you work (ch 3, sl-st in 3^rd ch from hook). For a ch-5 picot, you will do (ch 5, sl-st in 5^th ch from hook).

Here’s a great video https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Round 2 : sc in the 1^st sc ;

*4 dc in the next ch-3 sp ; picot ;
4 dc in the same ch-3 sp ; sc in the next sc* ;

rep *to* all around till end.
Join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

One absolutely stunning little tea light candle holder done.

PATTERN 2 : SUN FLOWER OR LOTUS TEA LIGHT CANDLE HOLDER

This is a readymade free pattern for a Sunflower tea light holder – Tealight Lotus by Daniela Herbertz.

So if we work this pattern in pink or purples we will get the Lotus, and in yellows, I got a lovely sunflower.

As the petals in this pattern do come up, do ensure that your flame does not touch them - or better still, use the flameless battery operated tea candle.

I worked the pattern as it is here, but after doing so, thought that I should do it again, using the little ‘basket like’ start and then working the petals and leaves off the ch-3 sps that go on that last round (sc-blo or sc-flo) around the base of our little basket.

So if you do try that pattern, do share it with me too.

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