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OWL TEA COSY
Row 9 Sl1,K1,psso,K1,P1,K6,k2tog.[10sts]
Row 10 Sl1,K1,psso,K6,k2tog.[8sts]
Row 11 Sl1,K1,psso,K1,P3,k2tog.[6sts]
Row 12 Sl1,K1,psso,K2,k2tog.[4sts]
Row 13 Sl1,K1,psso,k2tog. [2 sts]
Row 14 K2tog. [1 st]
Fastenoff.
MAKINGUPTHEBODY
1 WithFrontandBackrightsidestogether,pinthecast-offedgeof
theTeaCosyFronttotherowthatyoumarkedontheTeaCosy
Back.Thenpintherow-endedgestogether.Youmayfind it easier
topinthetopandthebottomfirst,thenthemiddle.
2 Sewtherowendstogetherfrom the marked row down towards
thecast-onedgefor6cm.
3 Atthebottomofeachsideseam,sewapprox2cm upwards. The
holesareleftfortheteapot handle and spout.
4 Turnrightsidesout.
5 FoldthefacebrowontheTeaCosyBackpartdownovertheTea
CosyFront,a bitlikeanenvelopeflap.Thefacebrowshouldcome
to4 rowsabovethecentrespotinthelastcolouredstripethatyou
workedontheFrontoftheTeaCosy.Sewthebrowintoplace.You
mayfindit bettertoputtheTeaCosy onto the teapot, so that it’s
easiertosewthingsintoplace.
EYECIRCLES(MAKE2)
Caston 84 stsusing4mmneedlesandYarnC.
Row 1 K1,castoff next 5 sts; rep from to end. [24 sts]
Row 2 Knit.
Row 3 K2,k2tog;repfrom toend.[18sts]
Row 4 P1,p2tog;repfrom toend.[12sts]
Row 5 K2tog;repfrom toend.[6sts]
ATTACHTHEEYECIRCLES
1 Threadtheendoftheyarnthroughtheremainingstitchesand
throughtheloopoftheyarnitselfanddrawuptheknittingtightly.
2 Bringtheendsofthecast-onrowroundtomeeteachotherand to
makea circle. With mattress stitch, sew the row-end edges
together.
3 PintothemainTeaCosyoneithersideofthefacebrow.TheEye
Circleshavea scallopededgeandwhenflattened, they should be
about1 stitchapartinthecentreoftheface.
4 Usethesecondrowasa stitchguideandsewtheEyeCircles to
themainTeaCosysothatthe scalloped edge is free.
EYES(MAKE2)
Caston 24 stsusing4mmneedlesandYarnD.
Row 1 K2,k2tog;rep from to end. [18 sts]
ChangetoYarn E.
Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 K1,k2tog;repfrom toend.[12sts]
Row 4 P2tog;repfrom to end. [6 sts]
ATTACHTHEEYES
1 Threadtheendoftheyarnthroughtheremainingstitchesand
throughtheloopof the yarn itself and draw up the knitting tightly
andfinishoff.
2 Bringthecast-onendsaroundtomeetoneanother,makinga
circle.Withmattressstitch,sew the row ends together, taking care
tolineupthecolourchange.
3 Pinandsew the Eyes to the centre of the Eye Circles.
BEAK
Caston3 stsusing4mmneedles and Yarn F.
Row 1 Kfb, K1, kfb. [5 sts]
Row 2 Pfb,P3,pfb.[7sts]
Row 3 Kfb,K5,kfb.[9sts]
Row 4 Pfb,P7,pfb. [11 sts]
Row 5 Knit.
Row 6 Purl.
Row 7 Kfb,K9,kfb.[13sts]
Row 8 Pfb,P11,pfb.[15sts]
Row 9 K2tog,K4,sl1,k2tog,psso,K4, k2tog. [11 sts]
Row 10 P2tog,P7,p2tog.[9sts]
Row 11 K2tog,K1,sl1,k2tog,psso,K1, k2tog. [5 sts]
Row 12 P2tog, P1, p2tog. [3 sts]Pinthebeaktotheowl’sface
betweentheeyecircles,and
sew securely into place