Sunday, January 14

A cozy pot of tea

Only a small bit of crafting to show for today. Most of today was spent tidying up, cooking (pancakes for breakfast and soup for dinner), and napping (ahhh....bliss!).

I did squeeze in a bit of knitted while my husband and I watched "The Celestine Prophecy". That is when this tea cozy (or "cosy" for you people on the other side of the world) was born. I have a warmer than holds a tealight candle for keeping my tea warm but it's not often I have my nightstand cleared off enough to feel safe with even a small flame.

This will get plenty of use as I tend to bring a pot of tea with me when my husband and I watch tv in the evening. Truth be told, he watches tv. I listen to tv and do crafty things. Speaking of... I think I'll be heading back in there. I just hooped up a new bit of embroidery (cutie little squirrels). I think I'll get started on it. :-)

6 comments:

Renee said...

Mmm... tea. I think I need to go brew some. Whatcha been drinking? I've been brewing lots of Twinings English Breakfast tea, but I'm always on the lookout for good stuff ;o)
Did you have a pattern for the coz(s)y or just wing it? I was thinking you had once blogged about where to get the kind of teapot you have, but I can't find the post now. Am I losing my mind?

I want to see the squirrel!

Sarah and Jack said...

Oh man! I want, want, want these birds. Don't take them to Goodwill, or they will be mine! LOL (P.S. I did not find the sheets on West Clay, I never find anything there, maybe because you have already been there?)

Jenny said...

What a lovely fat little tea pot. It looks so cosy with its jumper on.

Dannielle said...

Renee, I'm still stuck on this concoction I make using 5 tsp rooibos and 3 tsp licorice root (in my 36 oz teapot). This could all change though...my adagio order will be here tomorrow ;-)

I knitted the cozy using 3 strands of thinner, sportweight yarn and size 13 needles. I casted on 20 stitches and did a K1, P1 rib until it was as tall as the sides of the pot.

Then I decreased by K2tog, P2tog til the end of the row. Then I went back to the K1, P1 until it was long enough (made it to the knob of the lid).

I made the 2nd side the same way. And then I stitched the sides leaving holes for the handle and spout. I ran some thin elastic through the bottom (not really necessary though) and around the bottom of the lid's knob.

I was selling tea sets on my NP site for a while but stopped. They have the same ones at www.culinaryteas.com and a similar pot at http://www.adagio.com

Dannielle said...

Sarah, the bird embroidery pattern is one of the free offerings at www.needlecrafter.com (click library, then designs, then animals)

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