My sister Vivienne knitted me this beautiful teacosy for my birthday! Sandwiches Anyone? It will certainly encourage me to use my Six Cuppa Teapot more often, instead of the single teabag placed directly in the mug - my usual habit! Knitting was always part of what our female family members did. (We did know one bloke who knitted, but he was not related to us.) My Mom, sisters and aunts knitted hundreds of jerseys (sweaters) and other items collectively. I started several jerseys and Mom usually finished them for me. It was the norm to go to the yarn section of a store and browse for 'wool' and a pattern to have something to work on as winter approached. None of us knit much anymore... It is cheaper and easier to buy ready-made jerseys now. So I appreciate my handknitted teacosy all the more, as this relaxing craft gets shoved to the back of the closet along with unused dress-lengths of fabric! Thank you, Vivienne, I love it!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Sandwiches Anyone?
My sister Vivienne knitted me this beautiful teacosy for my birthday! Sandwiches Anyone? It will certainly encourage me to use my Six Cuppa Teapot more often, instead of the single teabag placed directly in the mug - my usual habit! Knitting was always part of what our female family members did. (We did know one bloke who knitted, but he was not related to us.) My Mom, sisters and aunts knitted hundreds of jerseys (sweaters) and other items collectively. I started several jerseys and Mom usually finished them for me. It was the norm to go to the yarn section of a store and browse for 'wool' and a pattern to have something to work on as winter approached. None of us knit much anymore... It is cheaper and easier to buy ready-made jerseys now. So I appreciate my handknitted teacosy all the more, as this relaxing craft gets shoved to the back of the closet along with unused dress-lengths of fabric! Thank you, Vivienne, I love it!
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Isn't this just a wonderful tea-cosy, and such a very special present! V showed me photos of this and of one for Jo with roses on it - I've booked my place in the queue for cosies! It was so lovely to have the knitter come to visit for a couple of days, though, so no whines!
I still have a couple of jerseys started by me and finished by Mom - and one I knitted during the power-cuts last year, still waiting to be sewn up and finished off...
It's so nice to see a Ketchup entry again!!! Encore! Encore!
Hi Gin. Nice to see you on the blog again, along with your teapot. I vowed never to knit again, but was seduced by Loanie Prior's book "Wild Tea Cosies"(Simon and Schuster, Australia). She takes all the credit for the design. See her blog www.grandpurlbaa.com
Well - I'm just thrilled to be the proud owner of "Sandwiches Anyone?"
Lovely to "meet" you both here commenting on my blog again. I will get back into posting SOMETHING at some point. Am doing a really long time consuming bible study right now. AND I got into a bit of clearing out of junk in the house. And once you start that, it sort of takes hold of you...
Thanks for the link to the the L.P. blog - I'm off to browse it right now...
This is so creative and colorful...I like the color combo..Very nice present..:) BTW I have started a new blog dedicated to my sketch work — Art on Sketchbook
I'll come over for tea...and cucumber sandwiches please.
I have a red and white cosy from my mom when I got married all those years ago..I don't use it any more of course, afraid it will get used up!
ronell
Hi Ronell, Thank you for visiting my blog, especially since I've been so inattentive here... I would LOVE to have you over for tea! Cucumber sandwiches for sure! I say USE the red & white tea cosy your Mom made you; life is too short not to - it will bring joy to your day - and the moths or mildew won't get it - :)
Thanks Megha Chhatbar for stopping by here - best wishes with your blog!
gillian,
this is for the first time i am seeing a tea-cosy...
the write up along with the picture is interesting...
yes knitting needs more patience than skill...
please post more...
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