Button Rose Tea Cosy

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I have discovered a magnificent Zauberball  colourway that, when crocheted, creates a lovely mix of colours.  It's called 'Floral Garden' and it is a wonderfully apt name.

Button Rose Tea Cosy

I crocheted some roses for my knitted doorstop but couldn't stop at just one project and I was hunting around for something else that I could use them on.  Then one of my work colleagues mentioned that she would love a tea cosy.  I knew the roses would be perfect for this.

We have already made a tea cosy using roses in our Sibling Ravelry post but the finished cosy was in Melbourne and I am in Perth.  It was of no matter though as I was keen to make another.

I used our original pattern for the tea cosy using Bendigo Woollen Mills 12 ply in Almond.  As this wool is very thick, it was larger than our previous cosy and fits a 6 cup tea pot.

BASIC KNITTED PATTERN TEMPLATE

Floral Cosy - medium sized tea pot

Cast on 84 stitches and knit 4 rows in K1, P1 rib.

5th row - K40, cast off next 4 stitches and K to end

6th row - P40, turn

Continue for 38 more rows.

Join wool to remaining 40 stitches and K40 rows in stocking stitch.

Change to DPN needles (20 stitches per needle)

1st row - K to end (join up)

2nd row - decrease (K2tog) at each end of each needle.

Continue row 1 & 2 until 2 stitches remain on each needle.
Thread a yarn needle with the yarn and pull through the remaining stitches   Pull firmly and secure with a stitch or two to hold in place.
Sew the bottom ribbing together and you are all done.

Once the cosy is finished, the fun begins.
The link to crocheted roses is here .. Crochet Roses by Skip to My Lou

Tea Anyone?

I attached the roses to the cosy using buttons.  Firstly, I sew the buttons to the roses to keep them in shape and then, using the same piece of thread, attach them to the cosy.  The addition of the buttons is very sweet - almost a shabby chic effect.

In the end, it's a quintessential Tea Cosy, that is just perfect for gift giving.

PS.. you'll never guess what arrived in today's post.  The original tea cosy!! Deb sent it over for me to have, which makes giving mine away a bit sweeter as I have one to keep. Tea anyone?!


Happy Knitting,
Louise

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