Tea Party

Success!

It’s cute, right?

Every time I look at it I smile.

I’m a fan of kitsch, and in my book, pretty much every tea-cozy is kitsch. Though, unlike Hummel figurines, this is totally functional! It could even double as a completely ridiculous chapeau!

If you’re interested in making on of these, it’s the tea cozy from the Patons Next Steps Five crochet booklet. I used Patons Classic Wool in 00202 Aran, 00216 Navy, 00204 Old Gold and 77525 Moss Heather. If you read my last post, you’ll know, this was FAST! I consider myself an “advanced beginner” crocheter (or perhaps, “beginner advanced?”) and I had no problem with this pattern rated “intermediate”. One word of warning: the yarn requirements are a little off. The pattern calls for three balls of the main colour to crochet the medium size. I used just one. Oops! You may need two balls for the large size, but I think the small and medium will work with one ball no problem. The flowers would be a great project to use up little leftovers!

I can’t say I use my tea-pot often, but I may just have to whip up another one of these babies for myself. Even if I don’t use it, I’d much rather look at this on my shelf than a Hummel figurine!

-juliaknits