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| Tea Cozy Tuesday Cal/Kal |
There are a few teapots in my house, but they don't get used. I tend to fill a cup, nuke it and put in a teabag. Very practical, right? I took a look at the teapots I own, not really practical. One was from the china set I picked out before I got married and a pretty guided purple flower one. So I went to the local flea market shops and was pleased with the two simple ones that are different shapes. I won't feel bad when I put a cover on these.
January starts us off with a cute Aran Sweater Tea Cozy pattern by Patons. I used a skein of LionBrand Wool-Ease in Wheat colorway that I picked up somewhere along the way. Lots of fun cables, so I had to color code my chart to make sure I paid attention. I ripped back quite a few times just because I thought I knew what I was doing. OK, those of you that know me are laughing, please don't hurt yourself! Making a cheat sheet with the each cable's directions really helped since two were pretty similar. It was a quick knit and fun to watch the cable being created.
Looking through my button stash always makes me happy for some reason. Maybe it is having a connection to the past, I inherited my grandmother's sewing supplies. Found some old ones that look like they belong on an old comfy sweater. The fit could be better, I didn't think of my teapot size before I got started. Everyone talks about gauge, it could have helped here going down a needle size or two. This picture is before blocking, I was so excited to put it on my new teapot.
I can't wait to see what the crocheted cozy will be like for February. Join me!
Thank is so cute, Scottie!
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