Witch’s Brew Crochet Cauldron no sewing required!

Amy Ting

2 months ago

“A bit of spice and everything nice, the whisker of a cat, the tooth of a bat…” POOF! You’ve just cast the spell for creating an adorable mini cauldron. Gather your ingredients! -Amy (@curiouspapaya)

MATERIALS:

- #3 light worsted yarn
  - any 2 colors of your choice (I chose black and neon green!)
- Clover Amour Hook (2.75 mm)
- Clover Patchwork Scissors
- Clover Stitch Markers
- Yarn Needle
- poly-fil stuffing
- Clover Pom-Pom Maker (optional)

NOTES:

Please do not copy/redistribute any part of this pattern as your own. This includes reposting/translating without permission. Feel free to sell your finished products in small quantities as long as you give credit to help support my work. Tag your creations with #curiouspapaya so I can feature you!
This pattern is worked in continuous rounds (spiral).
This pattern is written in US terminology.
Difficulty: Intermediate-beginner +
Measurements: 2.5 in. x 2 in. [~6 cm x 5 cm] if using the prescribed materials
Time: ~1 hr

ABBREVIATIONS:

blo: back loops only
ch: chain
dec: (invisible) decrease
flo: front loops only
sc: single crochet
slst: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
rnd(s): round(s)
[#]: stitch count
(…) x #: repeat instructions the number of times

SPECIAL STITCHES:

Watch my bobble stitch tutorial HERE!
bo4: bobble stitch – yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw loop back through stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat this 2 more times until you have 4 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
bo5: yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw loop back through stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat this 3 more times until you have 5 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops.

NO-SEW OPTION:

I’ve added instructions so that you can crochet in the cauldron handles, making this pattern truly no-sew! However, this requires some adjusting to ensure that they’re centered.

PATTERN:

CAULDRON HANDLES (make two):

Using the 2.75 mm Clover Amour Hook + black yarn.

Step 1: Leave a short tail before making a slipknot and ch 6.
Step 2: slst into the first st of the chain to make a loop.
Step 3: Fasten off and leave another short tail.

CAULDRON:

Using the 2.75 mm Clover Amour Hook + black yarn.

*Note: The cauldron is worked from the bottom up. I’ve added instructions so that you can crochet in the cauldron handles, making this pattern truly no-sew. However, this requires some adjusting to ensure that they’re centered.

Round 1: Make a magic circle and (sc) x6 [6]
Round 2: (inc) x6 [12]
Round 3: (sc, inc) x6 [18]
Round 4: (sc, inc, sc) x6 [24]
Round 5: (5 sc, bo5) x4 [24]
- Note: Be sure to push your bobbles outwards!
Round 6: (3 sc, inc) x6 [30]
Round 7: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x6 [36]
Rounds 8-10 (3 rnds total): sc all around [36]
Round 11: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x6 [30]
- *Note: If you want to make this pattern no-sew, crochet in the cauldron handles in the next rnd, centered between the bobble feet on opposite sides. Otherwise, follow the instructions below to sew them on at the end.
Round 12: sc all around [30]
Round 13: (3 sc, dec) x6 [24]
Round 14: (flo) – slst, ch 2 (this counts as your first st), hdc into the same st, 3 hdc, (hdc-inc, 3 hdc) x5 [30]
Use the invisible finish and weave in the tail.
If you didn’t crochet in the handles, sew on the cauldron handles 2 rnds below the rim of the cauldron. Be sure to center them with the bobble feet.
Secure the yarn tails into a knot on the inside of the piece.

WITCH’S BREW:

Using 2.75 mm Clover Amour Hook + neon green yarn.

*Note: For round 1, we will use a technique that will create a clean line for the witch’s brew. When counting the rnds, rnd 1a and 1b will appear as one rnd which is why the pattern is written this way.

Join the new color in one of the loops left from rnd 14. Make sure that the piece is facing away from you.
Round 1a: (blo) – loosely slst all around [24]
In the next rnd, make regular decreases instead of invisible decreases since we will be working in the blo.
Round 1b: (blo) – (2 sc, dec) x6 [18]
Stuff the piece well.
Round 2: sc, dec, bo5, dec, sc, dec, bo5, dec, (sc, dec) x2 [12]
- *Note: Again, push the bobbles outwards.
Round 3: bo4, sc, (dec) x5 [7]
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Go through the flo and pull the hole closed.

BONUS IDEA:

Make these cauldrons into a cute garland by stringing them up with pom-poms. Here, I used the yellow Clover Pom-Pom Maker and made 6 pom-poms and 5 cauldrons. The color combinations are endless!

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