Chunky Cable Tea Cosy

Published in Issue 20, December 2012

Nicola from trulyscrumptiousknittedfood

http://www.trulyscrumptiousknittedfood.co.uk

Chunky Cable Tea Cosy

Abbreviations
K—-knit
P—-purl
C6b—-place next 3 stitches on a cable needle and hold at back of work.
Knit next 3 stitches then knit 3 stitches from cable needle
Materials needed
Approximately 150g chunky yarn us bulky weight yarn
2 straight needles 6mm uk 10 us
Cable needle

Instructions
Make 2
Cast on 34sts
Row 1 p2 k6 p2 k6 p2 k6 p2 k6 p2
Row 2 k2 p6 k2 p6 k2 p6 k2 p6 k2
Row 3 as 1st row
Row 4 as 2nd row
Row 5 as1st row
Row 6 as 2nd row
Row 7 p2 c6b p2 c6b p2 c6b p2 c6b p2
Row 8 as 2nd row
Repeat these 8 rows 3 times more

Shape Top
Dec row K2TOG to end(17STS)
K2 TOG 4 times Knit 1 KNIT 2TOG 4 times (9STS)
K2TOG 2 times Knit1 K2 TOG 2 times (5STS)

Thread yarn through remaining stitches and fasten off. 

Make a second piece the same

To make up
Sew seams top and bottom leaving enough gap for the handle and spout of the tea pot.

Make a Pom Pom and Sew to top.