Welcome! Thank you to Lucy at Attic 24 for the lovely introduction to the Stylecraft Blogstars Garden Party. If you haven’t seen Lucy’s blog post and her gorgeous Summertime Tins crochet design check it out here.
Gardens are special places, during recent lockdowns they have become so much more important. Many parties and gatherings have been held outside providing a place for socialising and wellbeing in all seasons. Even now when restrictions have lifted I enjoy afternoon tea with family and friends in the garden.
The Blogstars have been busy designing a range of festive treats for knitters and crocheters. So, if you are planning a garden party this spring or summer, small or large, tea party for two or a Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration then checkout the designs. They will be revealed throughout the month of May, follow the link at the end of this post.
Inspired by garden trellis my design incorporates 9 pastel colours from the Stylecraft Special DK range which has a huge number of 100 fabulous colours to chose from. Keep reading to the end of this post to find out how to win the yarn used in this project.
Colours chosen (from left to right in the image below):
Wisteria, Pale Rose, Spearmint, Duck Egg, Lincoln, Pistachio, Vintage Peach, Camel, Parchment.
The Trellis Tea Cosy is my contribution to the garden party. It’s knitted in the round using stranded colour work technique with added decorative tassels. Pastel colours punctuate the spearmint trellis. (The pattern is suitable for knitters with experience of stranded colour work and includes written instructions with a chart).
I think there's something a little bit retro about tea cosies as well as their practical use in the unreliable British summer weather. The dots of colour on this cosy remind me of those tiny biscuits with the swirls of coloured icing I loved so much as a child. Do you remember those biscuit treats?
There was ample yarn left over from the tea cosy to make some matching bunting. Adding some decorative bunting to a garden or outdoor area can make a familiar place feel festive.
A simple design, the bunting pattern is suitable for beginner knitters, a basic crochet stitch is used for joining the triangles, then finished off with a contrasting tassel.
The Trellis Tea Cosy and Trellis Bunting
are free to download from
(until the end of June 2022).
Hoping you can enjoy an outside space for a party this spring and summer, whether it's a garden, a patio, a balcony or a local park.
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Win Some Yarn!
One lucky Stylecraft fan and their friend has the chance to win the yarn to make this project. Checkout the link to Stylecrafts Instagram account here to find out more.
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Next to reveal her Garden Party design...
...is the lovely, talented Catherine Bligh. Without giving too much away, Catherine's design is perfect for an afternoon tea in the garden. Her crochet pattern will walk you through the stages of how to make it with plenty of pictures throughout.
Check out "Catherine's Crochet Corner" on Saturday 14th May for more garden party treats.
