Cozying Up

Thank you again for your well wishes for my sister.  She has much improved and should be home in the next day or so.  It was such a relief to know the fix was uncomplicated and she should have a quick recovery. The news certainly lifted a weight off our families collective shoulders. As we knitters know, knitting can be a big help when one is going through a crisis. Knitting something simple and useful was a boon and balm for my peace of mind.

There has only been a hint of fall in the air.  The temperatures are mild (and lovely), there is one little spot on the mountain that shows the leaves are starting to turn, and school children are once again dotting the landscape.  In an effort to ready everything in my house for the impending cold temperatures, and to have some knitting fun, I started this cute little thing over the weekend.

This little cozy fits my new teapot, a two cupper, very nicely and any tea served should stay warm and drinkable until the pot is empty.  The Kuryeon (#233) was purchased at Blazing Needles open house on Saturday (it's the only yarn I bought) and the cozy was started early Sunday morning. Through the hospital visits and lunch with sisters I watched as the cozy grew quickly and by days end it was finished.

The cozy shows off nicely the beauty of Noro's colorways and the embellishments on top make this fun and fanciful project.  The cozy fits a small, short and stout teapot perfectly and uses up every bit of yarn. By keeping to the shorter measurements in the instructions, you'll have just the right amount of yarn...any bigger pot, you'll need two skeins.  You could, of course, easily modify the cozy to fit any size teapot.   

Any time you'd like to drop by for an afternoon of knitting, a cup or two of tea and a sweet treat, I'll be ready!  Please call first so I can have the tea hot and ready to go. Tea, friends, knitting and chat...all great things to aid peace of mind.

Comments

[Angie]

I love tea cozies! On a practical note, I drink only tea, not coffee, and I hate having that second cup be cold. But on a much more emotional, fundamental level, how can you not love something whose only job is to snuggle?

[Nora]

That's so cute! I love the little leaves! And a good cuppa is just the thing this time of year...

So glad your sister is on the mend.

[Manise]

Cute including the embellishments!

[Dianne]

Adorable!..And it's nearing perfect tea weather..even though I enjoy it year round..more so in the cooler temps.
The leaves top it off beautifully! Cheers~

[Teresa C]

I love it! It has been in my queue for a while, I may move it up!

[Kim]

Why I would love to drop over for a cuppa tea :)

Your cozy looks great! Do they truly keep the pot warm much longer than without a cozy?

[mym]

and school children are once again dotting the landscape...all rightnow kids, drop those spray cans and get on into the classroom

earl grey--hot

[CindyCindy]

I just downloaded the tea cozy. I promised myself I would knit one for my I-pot. Now, I will do so. I hate a cold cup of hot tea! Yours turned out simply darling. I would love to sit and have tea and knit with you!

[Wool Winder]

Seeing this cute tea cozy makes me want to knit one and I don't even drink hot tea.

[ruth]

I'd love to stop by and have a cuppa with you, but it's a bit of a hike. So I'll have a virtual cup of tea with you.

[Barbara-Kay]

Cute cozy! (Try saying that fast 5 times.) Thanks for the pattern link. I have a cozy for my 6-cup pot, but not for my small one.
Next time I'm in a yarn store Noro will be on my list.

[Carole]

That is adorable- I love the top treatment. How about if I make you a pot of tea at my house in Oct?

[Heather Joins The Round]

Cute! I love the wee leaves.

[Cheryl S.]

I think tea cozies are adorable, but I'm too lazy to use them. I rarely drink more than one mug of tea, so I almost bother to go to all of the trouble to brew it properly in one of my teapots.

But that one is very cute - the leaves are great.

[Stacey]

considering how much i love tea, i should try using a teapot. there is something magical about it

[Birdsong]

I'd be there for tea in a minute if it weren't so durn far! What a very cute result.

[claudia]

There is nothing as wonderful as peace of mind.

[Cayenne]

Darling. I think tea cozies are so fun.

[Hillary]

That pattern looks so sweet in the Noro. I've never felt the need for a tea cozy but suddenly making one seems like a really good idea.

[Norma]

Oh, what a cute cozy, and a nice use of Noro yarn. Cuddly!

[Chris]

So glad your sister is doing well! Cute tea cozy. It is feeling VERY fall like here. We haven't seen temps over 70 since Labor Day (when it was 90).

[Kara]

I am so glad your sister is doing better. That is such a relief.

[Knitnana]

LOVE the tea cozy! How cute! And I so wish I could drop by, Margene...I wish I could just twitch my nose and be there (and then back again) across the hundreds of miles between us!
((((hugs))))

[Laurie]

I do love what the colors did. And I SO wish I could take you up on that.

[Mia]

I am happy to hear that it was a simple fix and that she will be home soon. Maybe her big sis could knit her something....

And I love the tea cozy. I really should make one myself. My tea is always cold by the time I get to it.