Crochet Serving Tea Cup Pattern For Kitchen Display

Delightful and charming, our free crochet serving tea cup pattern is perfect for creating whimsical decor and cozy handmade gifts for tea lovers!

Crochet Serving Tea Cup

These charming creations offer an exciting and adorable crocheting adventure! Perfect for adding a touch of elegance and whimsy to your tea parties or home decor, they’re ideal as handmade gifts and bring joy to both tea lovers and crocheting enthusiasts. The benefits are endless – from enhancing your skills with intricate designs to providing cute, functional pieces for serving tea or displaying in your kitchen. Plus, they make fantastic conversation starters at gatherings!

Tip:

Use fine materials and the recommended tools for intricate details and a refined look. Get excited to craft these enchanting pieces and elevate your creative experience with this delightful project!

How to Crochet Teacups – Step by Step Guide

Introduction

These teacups measure four inches from tip to tip for the saucer and about one and three-quarter inches high. The purpose of making these teacups, which can serve as cute containers for snacks like peanuts or candies.

Materials Needed

• A small cup (Alana uses Wendy’s ketchup cups, but you can use similar sized cups or medicine cups from Amazon)
• Sport weight yarn (a 3-weight yarn) in multiple colors. For 12 teacups, 2 skeins of the main color and 1 skein of each additional color are needed.
• A 2.25 mm crochet hook
• A needle for weaving in ends
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun (for attaching the handle)

Instructions

Step 1: Creating the Teacup Base

1. Start with a Slip Knot
   • Create a slip knot on your hook and chain 6.
2. Form a Ring
   • Slip stitch into the first chain to form a ring and chain 1.
3. Round 1
   • Double crochet 18 into the ring. Slip stitch to the first double crochet to close the round.
4. Round 2
   • Chain 1, double crochet into the first double crochet, double crochet into the next, chain 2. Repeat around, ending with a slip stitch to the first double crochet.
5. Round 3
   • Slip stitch into the next double crochet and chain 2 space. Chain 1, work (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in each chain 2 space around, finishing with a slip stitch to the first double crochet.
6. Rounds 4-6
   • Repeat Round 3 for three more rounds.

Step 2: Crafting the Saucer

1. Round 7 (Forming the Base)
   • Work from round 6’s chain 2 space, double crochet into round 3’s chain 2 space. Slip stitch, chain 1, work (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in each of round 3’s chain 2 spaces around, ending with a slip stitch.
2. Round 8
   • Slip stitch to the next double crochet and chain 2 space. Work (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in each chain 2 space, chain 2 between each shell, ending with a slip stitch.
3. Round 9
   • Similar to Round 8, but instead, chain 3, single crochet in chain 2 spaces of previous round, chain 3, work (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in each shell, ending with a slip stitch.

Step 3: Adding the Top Edge with Contrast Yarn

1. Attaching the Contrast Yarn
   • Attach contrast color in any chain 2 space of Round 6. Chain 1, work (2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet) in each chain 2 space around, ending with a slip stitch and fastening off.

Step 4: Crafting the Handle

1. Handles
   • Chain 20, single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across.
   • Work 3 single crochets in the last chain to rotate, single crochet in remaining loops on the other side.
2. Edging
   • Attach contrast color, work single crochets into the chain edge, 2 single crochets in the last two single crochets, fasten off.

Step 5: Assembling the Teacup

1. Attaching the Handle
   • Hot glue the handle to the top edge of the teacup, ensuring it’s securely attached.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can crochet charming teacups that are versatile for various decorative and functional uses.

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