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Quick and Easy Cup Cake Tea Cosy Knitting Pattern |
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Gorgeous knitted Tea Cosy Knitting pattern. Knit Tea Cosies that look like Yummy Cakes. This is an easy tea cosy knitting pattern that you can make quickly. |
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| Author: S. Roberts |
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Size 6 UK Knitting needles
50g Double Knitting wool for Main Tea cosy
50g Double knitting wool for the icing on the cup cake
Small amount of red wool for Cherry
Small bright beads to decorate the top to look like sprinkles.
Take the wool and divide the ball so that you can knit with 2 strands.
Main Tea Cosy part
Cast on 28 stitches and work 26 rows of Rib.
Rib is - *Knit one stitch, purl one stitch* Repeat to end of the row.
Cast off in Rib.
Knit 2 alike.
Icing Top for Tea Cosy
With the icing coloured wool cast on 56 stitches and stocking stitch 4 rows.
Shaping the top Row 1: *K5, K2 tog* repeat to end
Next and every alternate row Knit.
Row 3: *K4, K2 tog* repeat to end.
Row 5: *K3, K2 tog* repeat to end.
Row 7: *K2, K2 tog* repeat to end.
Row 9: *K1, K2 tog* repeat to end.
Row 11: *K2 tog* repeat to end.
Thread the end of the yarn through the remaining stitches and through the loop of the yarn itself and draw up the knitting tightly and Finnish off.
Sewing up the Tea Cosy
Sew the icing to the main part of the tea cosy just below the first row on the inside. Stretch the main part so that both parts fit all the way around the icing.
Then sew the main parts together part way on the top and bottom on both sides leaving a gap for the teapots spout and handle.
The Cherry
Using red double thickness yarn cast on 6 stitches.
Row 1: Inc in every stitch
Stocking stitch 3 rows
Row 5: Knit 2tog to end
Thread the end of the yarn through the remaining stitches and through the loop of the yarn itself and draw up the knitting tightly and Finnish off.
Lightly stuff and sew on top of the tea cosy in the centre. Around the cherry sew on a scattering of small beads.
About Author
This Tea cosy Knitting Pattern is featured on http://busy-crafting.blogspot.com a great arts and crafts blog. The Cup Cake Tea cosy was designed by
www.teacosyfolk.co.uk
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