Tea Pot and Cup Cozy

I guess any passionate knitter would be delighted to browse through ' Really Wild Tea Cozies' by Loani Prior, the queen of the tea pot cozies.  I came across this book in a shop about 6 months ago and could not put it back on the shelf- unless it was on my own shelf! Finally, I found some time to play with different designs and patterns and decided to knit a tea pot cozy with a matching cup cozy. This is my latest creation and I absolutely love it!

Making this tea pot cozy was quite an experience. It felt like I was preparing a daughter for the Prom. This tea pot cozy has a lining underneath as well as padding at the top to shape it like a box. I am obsessed with the bobbles at the moment, so of course part of the design needed to show this.

If you have browsed through my blog, you would know that I really like the cup cozies too, so for this cube-looking tea pot cozy, I needed to make a matching cup cozy. The pattern on this cup cozy is called the 'diagonal garter stitch' and it is a wonderful pattern if you like to use a variety of colours because it accentuates the colours in the most beautiful way.

Another variation of my Cup Cozy with bobbles

This time, I decided to go for gray and black effect. Do you like the over sized button?

Cup Cozy with Bobbles

I came across a cup cozy while searching for different knitting patterns and I fell in love with the idea. We have all heard of tea pot cozies, so when you think about it, why shouldn't our cup of coffee be cozy too. Isn't just the best thing about having a hot cup of tea or coffee holding your cup to warm up your hands and enjoying the smell of the hot drink? Add to that the wonderful texture of pure wool and a decorative button to keep the cozy in place and you've got yourself a very delicious beverage with a cozy that could act as a conversation piece too. ENJOY!

This cozy is made out of 100% wool (Cleckheaton - Country Tartan, 8ply)

I used bobble pattern here, the bobbles remind me of the coffee beans and with the colour brown it makes the perfect match for those who enjoy their coffee. I know I am!