Blighty Teacosy – Diamonds are Forever

I mentioned last week that I had been working on a little free pattern in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Thoughts had been milling about my brain for a while. I decided that I wouldn’t use the Union Flag, because I wanted to make it translatable for other circumstances. Because Easter is approaching too I added an eggcosy as well, for those special Sunday brunches.

I think this pattern is fairly simple for a beginner and if you have never made an I-cord before, then this is your opportunity. I love using an I-cord on a teacosy as it provided handy loops to hang up the cosy in the kitchen.

I am actually very fond of the eggcosy because as Little B says, it looks like this egg is wearing an ‘Olympic bobble-hat’. I wonder has Stella McCartney designed a bobble hat for the British Olympic team? Now that’s vintage!

My version of the teacosy has a very BLING button, but if you don’t feel so inclined go for the classic pom-pom instead. So during the street parties in June or sitting down to watch the 100 metres what could be more patriotic than pouring tea from your Blighty teapot.