SUMMER TEA COSY
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GERANIUM(MAKE4)
Caston 10 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnD.
Row 1 (Kfb,K1)totheendoftherow.[15sts]
Row 2 (Kfb,K2)totheendoftherow.[20 sts]
BreakoffYarnDandjoininYarnG.
Row 3 (Kfb,K3) to the end of the row. [25 sts]
Row 4 Purl.
*Row 5 K5,turn.
Begwitha purlrow,workinststfor 3 rows on these 5 sts.
Row 9 SSK,K1,k2tog. [3 sts]*
Castoff3 sts.
WithRSfacing,rejointheyarntotheremsts.
Repeatfrom* to* untilallstshavebeenworked.GERBERA(MAKE2 IN YARN D, 2 IN YARN E
AND2 INYARNF)
MAINFLOWER
Caston 10 stsusingYarnD,E orF and3.25mmneedles.
*Castoff9 sts.Transfertheremaining stitch back onto the
left-handneedlewithout twisting it.
Caston9 sts.
Repfrom* 14times. (15 petals made.)CENTRE
Caston 16 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarn B.
Row 1 (K2tog) to the end of the row. [8 sts]
B&T.PETUNIA(MAKE 2 IN YARN F AND 2 IN
YARNG)
MAINFLOWER
Caston7 stsusing 3.25mm needles and Yarn F or G.
*Knit2 rows.
Row 3 K6,turn.
Row 4 andeveryalt row Knit.
Row 5 K5,turn.
Row 7 K4,turn.
Row 9 K3,turn.
Row 11 K2,turn.
Row 12 Knittoend.
Knit2 rows.
Repeatfrom * 4 times.
Castoff.FLOWERCENTRE
Caston8 sts using Yarn C.
B&T.FINISHING
MAINBODY
Sewa runningthreadthroughthecast-onedgeandpullit up tightly.
Withright-sidestogether,jointhetwosidestogetherfor
approximately8cmfromthecentreofthecast-onedge.Jointhe
twosidestogetherfor3cmoneithersideoftheturningrow.
Turnworktotherightside,foldingthebasketportionuptotheright
sidealongtheturnrow.Oversewthebasketsidestothesideedge
ofthecosy.Placethehandleacrossthetopoftheteapot,catching
downthetwosideseamslevelwiththecolourchangerow.
Lightlytack the top of the Handle to the main piece.ROSE
RolltheRoseup(sideseamtosideseam)alongthecast-offedge,
allowingthecast-onedgetocurlinonitself,withthecurlfacing
outwards.Sewthecast-offedgetoitselfacrossthebottomofthe
layers to form a small cylindrical shape that is flat on the bottomandhasa curling top.LEAF
Sewa runningstitchthroughthestraight-side edge, and then pull
thestitchesuptotighten them.GERANIUM
Sewthesideseamfromthecentreto the colour change row.
Neatenalltheends for the petals.GERBERA
Sewa runningstitchthroughthelong-sideedgeandpullthe
stitchesuptodrawthepetalsintoa circle.Flattenthepetals
slightly,sothattheflowerliesflat.Sewthesideseams of the
centre,thensew it to the centre of the flower.PETUNIA
Sewthecast-onandcast-offstitchestogether.Sewa runningstitch
alongtheshort-sideedgeandpullthestitchesup to close the gap.
Sew the centre to the middle of the Petunia.Oncealltheflowershavebeenmadeup,placethemonthetop
portionoftheTeaCosy(abovethebasketweavesection)ina
randompattern.Onceyouarehappywiththeplacement of the
flowers, sew them to the top of the Tea Cosy.Oncealltheflowershavebeen
knitted,pinthemtoyourbasket,
movingthemarounduntilyou’re
happy, then sew them in place