Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it is soooo cold right now in Holland. I have to hurry up and knit me some warm mittens and hat! Inspired by the freezy breezy outside world, a warm and cozy project was made with a hot cup of tea.
My third tea cozy! One of them was a present for my mom and I never blogged about it and the other one was for my mother in law. This one however, is allll mine. It's not suffisticated, it's not classy or vintage, it's corny and cute and even a bit childish. But I don't care about that, I love it! Want to see it?
here we go......
TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:
Do you like it? On to the details:
I used the knitting pattern of Alice for the base of the cozy (THANK YOU Alice, for sharing this pattern! It has been a huuuuge help). I knitted with needles size 5.0 mm since my yarn was a bit more bulky. I used very cheap blue yarn from a dutch store called Zeeman and adjusted the amount of stitches to cast on (I only casted on 60 stitches). I also think my tea pot is smaller.
I did a little simple single crochet edge so it didn't curl anymore and a small button for the closing it at the handle.
I randomly made some crochet circles for the floes (I am not sure what I did so I don't have a pattern, I am very sorry!). And then, I made these little super cute (excuse me for sounding arrogant :p) baby penguins and a little baby seal! I made the patterns myself and I wrote the penguin pattern down so you can all make some very cute baby penguins for your own cozy, in the Christmas tree or on a key chain. I am so pleased I can finally present you with something finished, it has been too long haha. I'll leave you with the pattern for the baby penguin.
Baby penguin
Head
With black cotton and a crochet hook size 3.0 mm (US size 2.5 I believe):
1.
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Make a magic ring
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Stitches:
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2.
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6 sc in the ring,
pull ring tight
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6
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3.
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2 sc in each stitch
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12
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4.
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*1 sc, 2 sc in next
stitch* repeat until end of the round
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18
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5. – 8.
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Sc. around
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18
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9.
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*sc 7, dec 1* repeat
until end of the round
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16
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Fasten off.
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Body
With grey yarn with a bit of mohair and hook size 3.0 mm:
1.
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Make a magic ring
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Stitches:
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2.
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6 sc in the ring,
pull ring tight
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6
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3.
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2 sc in each stitch
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12
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4.
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*1 sc, 2 sc in next
stitch* repeat until end of the round
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18
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5.
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*sc8, 2 sc in next
stitch* repeat until end of the round
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20
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6.
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*sc 8, dec 1* repeat
until end of the round
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18
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7.
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*sc 7, dec 1* repeat
until end of the round
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16
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8. - 10.
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Sc. Around
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16
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Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing
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Arm (make 2)
With same hook and yarn as used for body:
1.
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Make a magic ring
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Stitches:
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2.
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4 sc in the ring,
pull ring tight
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4
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3. – 4.
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Sc around
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4
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Fasten off leaving
long tail for sewing
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Tail
With same hook and yarn as used for body:
Chain 5 and
connect to the first chain to form a ring. Fasten off leaving a long tail to
sew
Cut out a
face from white or cream colored velt and a beak from grey colored velt. Glue
the white and grey velt pieces to the head. Stick two small black eyes through
the velt in the head.
Stuff the
head and the body firmly and sew them together.
Sew the tail and the arms to the body.
Hugs and kisses from me and sleepy Puck!
P.S: If you have any questions, please email me :-)
your tea cosy is so lush & cute.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, not sure how I missed this....it is super cute, I should maybe find a crochet version for the base and make one......mind my Christmas list is already ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteI LOOOOVE it!!!!! That is the most adorable tea cozy I've ever seen. :)
ReplyDeletedo you have a pattern for the seal?Thankyou for sharing this it is really sweet
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