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Washing Machine Tea Cosy Knitting Pattern
Tea cosies are a great way to personalise your teapot. You can slip a different tea cosy on your teapot to suit your mood. And unusual tea cosy make great talking points at tea parties, as well as making great personal gifts for your friends and family who also enjoy a nice cup of tea brewed the old fashioned way in a teapot. I don't think tea cosies get more unusual that the Washing machine tea cosy, this is possible the most ideal birthday present for Dot Cotton who works in Albert Square's laundrette.
The Washing machine tea cosy is really easy to knit because there isn't any shaping - so it's a great tea cosy for the new knitter.
To Make the Washing Machine Tea cosy you will need...
Knitting Needles - UK Size 4, US Size 10 or Metric sized 6.00mm
and UK Size 9, US Size 5 or Metric sized 3.75mm
50g White double knitting wool,
Oddments of grey, red and blue double knitting wool,
Divide the white ball of wool into two balls so that the yarn can be used as double thickness but knitted up as a single strand.
The Top
With size 6 needles cast on 22 stitches with double thickness white wool and stocking stitch (knit a row, purl a row) 28 rows straight and then cast off.
Back and sides of Washing Machine
With size 6 needles cast on 40 stitches with double thickness white wool and Garter Stitch 2 rows (knit every row)
Then stocking stitch 24 rows straight and cast off.
Front and sides of Washing Machine
With size 6 needles cast on 40 stitches with double thickness white wool and Garter Stitch 2 rows.
Then stocking stitch 15 rows
Next Row: P 10, K 20, P 10
Starting with a knit row, stocking stitch a further 8 rows and cast off.
Washing Machine door
With size 9 needles cast on 6 stitches with Grey wool.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit 4 and turn
Row 4: Slip one stitch Purl ways, and purl to end
Row 5: Knit 2 and turn
Row 6: Slip one stitch Purl ways, and purl to end
Knit these 6 rows 15 times.
Next Row: Knit
Next Row: Purl
Cast off
Washing Machine Washing (this is the centre of the door)
With size 9 needles cast on 15 stitches with blue wool and stocking stitch 8 rows and cast off.
Washing Machine Dials (Make 2 alike)
With size 9 needles cast on 12 stitches with Grey wool.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: *Purl 2 tog* to end
Thread the end of the yarn through the remaining stitches and through the loop of the yarn itself and draw up the knitting tightly and Finnish off. Sew row ends together to form a circle.
To Make up the Tea Cosy
Take the top piece and mark half way along the row end sides, these are the sides of the washing machine. Now mark half way along the cast on and cast off edges. Take the front and sides piece and fold it in half, with the right sides facing out. Put this centre point (Garter stitch at the bottom) on the centre mark of the cast on side of the top (with right sides facing). Then pin into place with the sides turning around the right angle of the washing machine top, the sides should end at the centre points of the row end sides. Stitch into place and repeat this procedure for the back and sides piece of knitting.
Where the sides meet, sew them together a short way at the top and again at the bottom leaving a gap for the teapot handle and spout.
On the front of the washing machine sew on the dials on the top right corner. Sew two red dots next to the dials as little red lights.
Sew the cast on cast off edges together of the sewing machine door to make a ring. Pin the ring to the front of the washing machine, and slot behind it the blue washing piece of knitting. Sew al the door into place.
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