This week on KNITmuch we've been trying out a
new yarn, Uptown Worsted. It's an anti-pilling
acrylic yarn that has a nice versatile springy
quality to it, and would be a nice choice for home
accessory projects. With this in mind, we're going
to practice an interesting stitch pattern needed for
knitting a tea cozy with Uptown Worsted yarn and
tomorrow, we'll show off the finished cozy. If you
have knitted gifts on your list this season, a tea cozy
is a versatile choice because it just needs to fit a
teapot, no worrying about fitting hands or feet!
Knitting a
tea cozy
with
Uptown Worsted yarn
The tea cozy we're making is this lovely free pattern
found on the blog Cast On Cast Off. It's a nice
textured pattern that won't take you very long at
all to memorize (trust me!) but interesting enough
that it won't feel like a boring project when it's done.
That's always a good combination.
The stitch pattern is a simple mistake-rib stitch that
goes as follows:
Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches, plus 1 (for example
25 sts, 29, 33, etc).
(RS): K2, p2. Repeat to 1 stitch from end of row, k1.
(WS): As RS.
Repeat these last 2 rows.
I reached for the bright cherry pink
color for my tea cozy project.
You're not reading that wrong! The right side and
wrong side rows are worked identically. After a
few rows you'll see the vertical texture start to take
shape.
Choosing between the neutral "latte" beige and
the "cherry" pink colors, I had to reach for the
cherry pink for the final project. It'll be so bright and
cheerful on my teapot on the kitchen counter.
To get ready for your own teapot project, you'll
need a ball of Uptown Worsted or similar worsted
weight yarn, US7 [4.5mm] needles or the needle
size you prefer, and don't forget your pompom
maker! The finishing touch is the pompom on top.
I love making pompoms and don't get enough
chances to make them in my other projects.
This knitted stitch pattern is simpler
and quicker than it looks.
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