Patterns

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Santa Hat

5mm circular knitting needles, 32cm long
set of 5mm DPN's
darning needle
acrylic yarn and eyelash yarn.  I'm not sure of the quantities, I probably had 60g of red and not much of the white!

With the 5mm circular needle and one strand white held with one strand of white eyelash, CO 90 stitches.  Join in the round, taking care not to twist the stitches.  Add a stitch marker to mark end of row.

K1 round
P1 round
Repeat these two rounds until you have 8 completed rounds.

Change to red yarn.
K every round until piece measures 4" from the start.  Start decreases

K8, K2 tog, repeat until end
Knit 3 rounds

K7, K2 tog, repeat until end
Knit 3 rounds

K6, K2 tog, repeat until end
Knit 3 rounds

K5, K2 tog, repeat until end
Knit 4 rounds

K4, K2 tog, repeat until end
Knit 5 rounds

K3, K2 tog, repeat until end
K5 rounds

K2, K2 tog, repeat until end
K5 rounds

K1, K2 tog, repeat until end
K5 rounds

K2 tog, repeat until end
K5 rounds

Continue knitting 2 together until you get 1 stitch.  Break thread and run through last stitch.  Tie off.

Make a pom-pom with the white yarn and white eyelash.  Fasten to end of hat.

Dad's Tea Cosy

This tea cosy is to fit a 4 cup teapot (which I have learned translates into 2 mugs).  I used a colour change wool for added effect.  

5mm needles

Wool used, Patons Colour Works Aran

Gauge: 7 stitches and 7 rows = 1”

CO 43 stitches

Knit 4 rows

Add 5 stitches evenly along next row (48 stitches)

2x2 rib (knit 2, purl 2) until pieces measures 6.5”

Make Eyelet holes for drawstring:

k2 p2, (yfwd, k2tog, p2, k2, p2) repeat 5 times yfwd, k2tog, p2

2x2 rib for 4 rows

Knit 4 rows

cast off

Sew the pieces together with right sides facing for 4 cm at the top and bottom using yarn ends still attached to the pieces.   You may have to adjust how much you sew together depending on your teapot shape.

Make a plaited cord using 6 strands of wool, each about 60cm long. Weave the cord through the eyelets, pull up and tie in a bow. 

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