| Machine | Any Chunky |
| Size | To fit average 6 cupper teapot |
| Yarn | Super Yarn - 100 grams. Oddments of Spinrite Newry (2 strands) or any 4 ply |
| Gauge | Not a concern. If you are using totally different yarn - quickly knit 48 rows in pattern - take off machine and check it against your teapot, then adjust |
Before starting to knit, cut 2 lengths of Newry (2 strands) or 4 ply, at least a metre long, to be used later for openings. Put to one side. Top of teacosy will be at left when on the machine, bottom at right. Purl side will be the right side.
CAR Cast on 20-0-20 sts at tension 0.2 with Newry and knit 6 rows
CAR. Make eyelet hole over 7th st from left edge (drawstring hole) (beginners - don't forget to put that needle back into working position). Change to Super Yarn and knit 10 rows. Make eyelet hole over 7th st from left edge as before.
Use claw weights at each side and repeat these 16 rows until you have 48 rows, being careful to pull Super Yarn up at beginning row of each 10 rows so as to lessen the strand at the right. .
HANDLE OPENING
Knit 3 rows in Newry (Row 51). Push to D, needles 1 to 16 R of 0. Using the latch tool method - cast off these 16 needles with one of the 2 lengths of Newry put aside. Once cast off, lift off the sinker posts and still using the latch tool do a chain cast on over the empty needles. Knit 3 rows in Newry (Row 54). Continue on as before doing 10 rows in the thick yarn and 6 rows in the thin yarn and remembering to make a eyelet hole over the 7th needle when changing colours. Row 195 (after 3rd row in Newry - 9 ridges in Super Yarn done) make spout opening as before only over needles 3 to 16 R of 0 (14 needles). Continue knitting to Row 288.
18 stripes in thick yarn, 18 in thin yarn.
Pick up sts from Row 1 and place on needles. Knit 1 row and latch off. Holding stripes horizontally - tug both ends of each individual thick stripe to accentuate the ridges.
TO FINISH
Using Super Yarn, slip st around base of teacosy to pull it in as follows: 5 slip sts in Super Yarn ridge (catching in Newry strand by going under Newry strand on one st and over Newry strand on next st.) do not do any slip sts on Newry stripe. Using Super Yarn crochet a chain long enough to slip through eyelet holes at top, being careful to go under each thick stripe, and tie in a bow.
Put the kettle on ... ;)
This pattern was first published in The Carriage Trade, Issue #43, June 1992
| Copyright©rvk June 1992 |