Materials
- Cotton Fingering Yarn
- Size 3.5 mm hook
- Battery-operated tea light
I used the Diwali Tea Light Diya by Pan Perkins, and made some changes to accommodate my yarn.
Abbreviations
| BLO | Back Loops Only |
| CH | Chain |
| DC | Double Crochet |
| HDC | Half Double Crochet |
| INC | Increase |
| MR | Magic Ring |
| SC | Single Crochet |
| SS | Slip Stitch |
| * A * × B | Repeat “A” for a number of B times |
Pattern
Tea Light Cover
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CH 5, SS to form a ring. Ensure bulb of tea light fits into ring. Adjust chain as needed. HDC × 8 in ring, SS to first stitch. | 8 |
| 2 | CH 1, HDC INC × 8, SS to first stitch. | 16 |
| 3 | CH 1, *HDC, INC* × 8, SS to first stitch. | 24 |
| 4 | CH 1, SC in BLO of each stitch, SS to first stitch. | 24 |
| 5~6 | CH 1, SC in each stitch, SS to first stitch. Increase rows required to cover height of tealight. | 24 |
| 7 | Fit work onto tea light before proceeding. [Pic. 1] CH 1, SC in BLO of each stitch, SS to first stitch. | 24 |
| 8 | CH 1, SS in each stitch. | 24 |
Cut yarn and weave in ends.
Petals
May be done in a single color or change every round.
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC to any front loops of the tea light’s Round 6. CH 3, *Skip 2 stitches, SC, CH 3* around. SS to first SC. | 8 loops |
| 2 | CH 1, *SC, HDC, 2 DC, HDC, SC* × 8, SS to first stitch. Cut yarn and finish off. | 8 petals |
Because I had one more increase round for the tea light, I skipped one more stitch for each repeat for Round 1 of the petals.
In the next round, I picked up the 2 skipped stitches together to “centre” the stitch.
| Round | Stitches | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC to any skipped stitches of petal’s Round 1. CH 4, *SC in next skipped stitches, CH 4* around. SS to first SC. | 8 loops |
| 2 | CH 1, *SC, HDC, 3 DC, HDC, SC* × 8, SS to first stitch. Cut yarn and finish off. | 8 petals |
The rest of it is pretty much the same as the original pattern. I did not get permission to reproduce it here, please download it from the link above. It’s free!
