Day: 21 June 2009

crochet

Keeping the tea cosy

Tea cosies look great and they’re practical!  Not that I drink tea very often – I like my long black decaf coffee.

scallop tea-cosy by you.

The pattern is a free one available here – it’s by a generous Australian known as Crochetroo.  She’s kindly provided the pattern in both Australian/UK terms and US terms.  I’ve become quite “bilingual” with crochet terminology to the extent that I wasn’t certain which I should follow!  I used a 4mm hook with 8 ply wool and acrylic.  My tea cosy turned out fairly small – I think it’s important to measure your teapot and then adjust the length of your starting chain according.  It could have done with another couple of rows of the scallops as well.

Scallop tea cosy - detail by you.

The scallops were a little tricky when I started off, but I quickly got into the groove!  I’d like to have another go at this pattern and make a much larger tea cosy.  But I have so many projects in the crochet queue already it may have to wait.

fabric stash, Sunday Stash

Sunday Stash #30

Here they are – the $2 per metre cottons I bought from Spotlight a couple of weeks ago.

Queens Birthday cottons from Spotlight by you.

I have two or three metre lengths of each of these.  Can’t you envisage lots of clothes for little girls?

IMG_9447 by you.

Something for Stella from this one – maybe from one of the Oliver & S patterns that are languishing in the drawer.  Or maybe I could hijack this fabric – but I never wear yellow.

IMG_9448 by you.

This should coordinate nicely with lots of other fabrics I already have in the stash.

IMG_9446 by you.

Oh, just too cute – the graphic flowers align beautifully to form bright stripes.  Clare for this one, I think.

IMG_9445 by you.

Liberty-esque floral.  Something traditional, probably lots of gathers and potentially some frills.  Possibly for Stella.

IMG_9444 by you.

So sweet!  Old-fashioned yet that orange and the lime green in it keeps it fresh.  Matching outfits for both girls?

IMG_9449 by you.

Clare says that this one is her favourite.  It was the first I spotted on the clearance table too.  Very pretty – I bought the last couple of metres on the bolt.

The fabric shelves are full to overflowing.  I had better stop blogging and start sewing!  Thanks again Tamara for hosting Sunday Stash.  And Happy Birthday today hubby!