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April 8, 2008
Tea for Two
I don't know about you but when I finish a major knitting project like a sweater I like to knit a few smaller things before undertaking something major again. This time around the smaller things were tea cozies. Two of them.
Aren't they sweet?
The red one is the Kureyon Kozy from knitty.com. Simple and quick and just the right size for this small Brown Betty tea pot.
The green one is Tea Cozy from the book One Skein Wonders by Diana Foster. This one is a little more complex to knit but still very simple and fits my larger tea pot perfectly. The yarn is Tahki Donegal Tweed and I used just one skein. Funny how that's just what the book promises.
They are just what I need to compliment my new obsession with tea. And I blame that entirely on Ms. Knitting the Blues.
Posted by Carole at April 8, 2008 6:30 AM
Comments
Beautiful!
Posted by: Carol at April 8, 2008 7:14 AM
They are darling and just perfect, quick knits that have a use. I need to make one, too...thanks to Terry!
Posted by: margene at April 8, 2008 7:40 AM
I don't even drink tea, but now I have this compulsion to make tea cozies. Strange...
Posted by: Chris at April 8, 2008 8:27 AM
Lovely! I just finished a french press cozy and I love it. I have a slight tea obsession but that is because I work down the street from an awesome tea shop that I can get any flavor I'd like to go! http://www.qptea.com/
Posted by: JenBrenneman at April 8, 2008 8:45 AM
Your tea cozies are so cute! I also like to knit a smaller project between the big ones. Mine are always socks though.
Posted by: Karen at April 8, 2008 8:55 AM
Very pretty! I was just considering a tea cozy pattern yesterday, which is really strange since I don't even drink hot tea.
Posted by: Wool Winder at April 8, 2008 9:24 AM
How cute!!
(((hugs)))
Posted by: Knitnana at April 8, 2008 9:33 AM
I just can't stay away from adagio dot com. YUM! What color way did you use for the red pot (I'm assuming it's noro)
Posted by: Stacey at April 8, 2008 9:50 AM
Those are both so cool. Suddenly, I too feel the urge to knit tea cozys which makes no sense since my tea is almost always iced.
Posted by: Hillary at April 8, 2008 10:10 AM
Very cute! I like smaller projects all the time. :)
Posted by: Beth at April 8, 2008 10:15 AM
Very cute. Have you seen the Tea Cozy knitting pattern book that came out last year? If you are feeling ambitious, there are some rather unique and challenging patterns in there.
Posted by: michaele at April 8, 2008 10:15 AM
They are very sweet!
Posted by: Karen at April 8, 2008 10:20 AM
Just adorable! I don't use a tea pot but having a cute tea cozy is a very good reason to start! heh
Posted by: Laura at April 8, 2008 10:25 AM
I love the Kureyon one particularly - I have that on the want-to-knit list.
Posted by: Anne at April 8, 2008 10:27 AM
Ooh, those are very fun ideas! Love the cosies, so cute.
Posted by: Wanda at April 8, 2008 10:31 AM
I love the idea of tea cosies, but I rarely make more than a single mug of tea. My poor teapot is sadly neglected most of the time.
Posted by: Cheryl S. at April 8, 2008 10:42 AM
So CUTE! Tea is another thing I miss.
Posted by: Lucia at April 8, 2008 12:43 PM
They look to be the perfect projects after Dale's sweater. Very cute :-)
Posted by: Kim at April 8, 2008 1:01 PM
Must. Make. Cozy. I love tea - and from viewing Terry's Tea Stash recognized some of her teas from my own stash, so I know a pot o' tea can be critical to get one through a cold evening of knitting. So - How? How, I ask you have I missed such an adorable pattern?!?! I daily find ways that knitting has further enriched my life! Thanks for today's enrichment. Now - must knit.
Posted by: Tammy at April 8, 2008 1:19 PM
I'm an iced tea gal but these are so cute they make me want a cup of hot tea!
Posted by: Debi at April 8, 2008 3:39 PM
Oh, those are so great! Maybe something I can take up between socks...LOL.
Posted by: Chris H at April 8, 2008 7:07 PM
They are absolutely adorable! Ms. Tea is responsible for my 'needing' to have a Blue sheep teapot... even though I had at least three when I got it a few years ago. She's a dangerous woman!
Posted by: Birdsong at April 8, 2008 8:12 PM
Sweet cozies .
And I am completely in agreement with you about having a smaller project for a break between big ones. These certainly look fun.
Posted by: Teyani at April 8, 2008 8:30 PM
Those are so cute!
Posted by: JessaLu at April 8, 2008 11:51 PM
Those are adorable. What great quick projects.
I think I'll go have a cup of tea now.
Posted by: ~Kristie at April 9, 2008 12:01 AM
And great tea cozies, too! See, as if the tea isn't enough all by itself, there are all these neat things we can get and do to make it more fun! Love it.
Posted by: Teresa C at April 9, 2008 8:32 AM
Those are *really* cute!! I just love teapots. :)
Posted by: Jessica at April 9, 2008 2:41 PM
Pur-tea colors. I love that book!
Posted by: Diane at April 9, 2008 7:01 PM
That is such a great pattern, isn't it? I've knit a few of those cozies, and they are great "in between" projects. Lovely, once again, Carole!
Posted by: Lynne at April 10, 2008 4:34 PM
i LOVE tea cozies... the Kureyon one is adorable
Posted by: missa at June 27, 2008 11:54 AM
