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To make the tea cosy you will need…

Mystery Tea Cosy Knit Along Part 1
5.5 mm, UK size 5 or US size 9 knitting needles,
4.00 mm, UK size 8 or US size 6 Knitting needles,
Stitch Holder,
48g Stylecraft Special DK Aster,
20g Stylecraft Special DK Matador,
11g Stylecraft Special DK Toy,
8g Stylecraft Special DK Mocha,
5g Stylecraft Special DK Citron,
Small amount of Black DK for face,
Stuffing.

Divide the Aster ball of yarn into two balls so that the
yarn can be used as double thickness and knitted up
as a single strand. Only use double thickness yarn if
the pattern specifies to do so.

Main Cosy
Cast on 28 sts using double thickness Aster and
5.5mm needles.

Row 1 (RS): *K1, P1; rep from * to end.

This tea cosy fits a 2 pint teapot Repeat last row three more times.
Or teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups.
Starting with a knit row; stocking stitch 24 rows. **
Tension
22sts and 28 rows to measure 10x10cm using Leave the stitches on a spare needle until later.
4.00mm needles with DK.
14sts and 23 rows to measure 10x10cm using 5.5mm Work a second main cosy from start to **.
needles with double thickness DK.

Knitting Abbreviations The Tea Cosy Top

st(s) Stitch(es) Proceed to work across the Cosy Main on the needles
SL1 Slip one stitch and then Cosy Main on the stitch holder joining them
PSSO Pass Slip Stitch Over together as follows...
Rep Repeat
K2tog Knit 2 Stitches Together Row 1: *K5, K2tog; rep from * to end. [48sts]
K3tog Knit 3 Stitches Together Next and every alternate row Purl.
P2tog Purl 2 Stitches Together
Inc1 Increase in next stitch (knit in front and back of Row 3: *K4, K2tog; rep from * to end. [40sts]
stitch on a knit row. Purl in back and front of stitch in Row 5: *K3, K2tog; rep from * to end. [32sts]
a purl row) Row 7: *K2, K2tog; rep from * to end. [24sts]
T&D Thread the end of the yarn through the Row 9: *K1, K2tog; rep from * to end. [16sts]
remaining stitches and through the loop of the yarn Row 11: *K2tog; rep from * to end. [8sts]
itself and draw up the knitting tightly and Finish off.
Stocking Stitch Knit a row, purl a row T&D. With the front and back right sides together,
(RS) Right side row sew about 9.5cm from the finishing off point, down
 2

the side seam towards the cast on edge.

At the bottom of each side seam, sew about 3cm

upwards. The holes are left for the teapot handle and
spout.

Put this part of the tea cosy onto the teapot, it’s
easier to sew things into place when the tea cosy is
on a teapot. But I would advise to sew everything to
the head before you sew it to the tea cosy.

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