Vintage Lovely Teacosy – WIP

Firstly, thank you to all of you who made lovely comments about my Cupcake Tea-cosy, they warm the cockles of my heart! Secondly I will tell you a secret if you promise not to tell a soul. I don’t drink tea, never have done, never will. So why, oh why am I hooked on this little creative topic at the moment? Not sure, I’m afraid.

But I bought a whole book on teacosies last week…let us pause there. What attracted me to it was the lovely vintage pleated teacosy on the front-cover. My gorgeous mother in law had one exactly the same. It was much loved, used and old, so actually ‘vintage’. I had looked at many similar in books and in shops, but only in an absent minded moment did I wrestle the teacosy off its pot and see the fabulous ‘behind the scenes’ working inside. My word.

So over the weekend I set about creating my own, to match our blue and white dotty teapot. Now I think I am a fast knitter (this is mostly down to practice and that I am a slovenly housewife) but this little project is not a fast one I tell you. Even over the weekend, which included a long train journey I managed one side. But the effect, my dear friends is VERY satisfying to touch. I even presented this one side to a friend and forced her to touch it; ‘touch it, doesn’t it feel good, yes I know, bouncy!’ So there you go. This ancient pattern would be the best insulator for your lovely pot. If you are a fan of the vintage chic and see one to purchase for under £20 snatch it up immediately. Many hours of hard work have gone into its creation. I will show and tell when it is finished. I can’t promise that will be soon