Coming up Roses.....
It all started when I was visiting my Mother in law a few months ago. We went to every tea shop we could find....and quite a few coffee shops....looking for a tea cozy for her 87 yea
r old friend. We never found anything...so I volunteered to make one for her.
r old friend. We never found anything...so I volunteered to make one for her.There are quite a few styles for tea cozys. So i settled for the 
most traditional one I could find -- in a book called One Skein Wonder.
most traditional one I could find -- in a book called One Skein Wonder.This is a fully lined cozy.
(I also have this project on Ravelry---http://www.ravelry.com/projects/meadviewmarket/coming-up-roses-tea-cozy )
I used some Vanna Yarn from LBY, with roses and leaves with yarn left over from some other projects.
project on Ravelry:http://www.ravelry.com/projects/meadviewmarket/coming-up-roses-hat
This cozy fits a Rockingham Tea Pot -- 6-8 cups. It is lined. It was really fun to make, and I am thinking of making another but instead of roses, maybe a birds nest with some birds!
So I finish up the teapot, but have only used about 220 yards. So I start knitting a matching tea-mat to fulfill the yardage requirement. Between the mat and some coasters, I should reach over 300. Then my daughter saw a photo of the pot and said -- "That would make a great hat -- but I want some pink roses, and some purple roses, and some hanging down things (pom-poms).
I ripped out the tea-mat....and started on a hat. Instead of the double seed stitch, I used a basketweave stitch pattern over 11 stitches--works for the 88 stitch cast on. And my daughter was right....It did make a pretty cute hat! All in all, I think I used up at least 75 yards on this. -- total should be over 300.
project on Ravelry:http://www.ravelry.com/projects/meadviewmarket/coming-up-roses-hat
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finished! |
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| top of hat |
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| making rose pom-pom |
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| making roses |
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basket weave pattern  |
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