Cup Cake Cozy
Free Blog pattern No. 6 June 2009 www.janeknits.blogspot.com Jane Crowfoot Materials:
| Rowan Cotton Glace |
| 1 x 749 Sky (A) |
| 1x827 Chalk (B) 1 x 726 Bleached (C) (less than half a ball) |
| 1 x 741 Poppy (D) (very small amount) |
| 60bronze/brownbeads |
| 3.25mmdoublepointedknitting needles |
Tension:
23 sts & 32 rows to 10cm measured over stocking stitch using 3.25mm needles. Appreviatons: sts = stitches/st RS & WS = Right Side and Wrong Side yrn = Yarn round needle to make a stitch k = Knit p = purl p2tog = purl 2 together k2tog = knit 2 together
Cake Case: (make 2)
Using 3.25mm needles and yarn (A) cast on 23 sts. Knit onerow \* Join in Yarn (B) and purl one row. Work in stocking stitch throughout: Move the knitting to the other end of the needle and work a further 2 rows in (A) then 2 rows in (B) and another 2 in (A), pushing the knitting along the needle to either end each time you change colour so that you don't have to cut and rejoin yarn. Making the tuck: (RS facing) Using Yarn (A) Put your needle knit wise through the first stitch. Looking at the reverse of the work identify the loop made by the first stitch worked in (B) on the second row of the pattern - pick this up with your needle and knit it together with the first stitch on the left needle. Continue along the whole row in this way, making sure that you marry up each stitch on the left needle with its partner7rowsdown. Using yarn (A) work one row purl, one row knit one row purl. Repeat from \* until you have completed 15 tucks in total ending with a purl row after the final tuck. Cast off. PicotRim: Join the two pieces with just one or two stitches at the top and bottom edges, leaving a big enough gap for your tea pot handle. Using yarn (B), pick up and knit 118 sts. Along one side of the piece. Next row: Purl Next row: Knit. Next Row: (WS facing): p2, yrn, p2tog, p1. Repeat from \* to last 2 sts, yrn, p2tog. Next Row: Knit Next Row: Purl Next Row: Knit (WS facing) Cast off knit wise Fold to create picot edge and over sew neatly into place. Icing: Using 3.25mm hook and yarn (C) cast on 121 sts. Row 1: Knit Row 2,4,6,8,10,12, 14,16, 18: Purl Row 3: \* k10, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 5: \* k9, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 7: \* k8, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 9: \* k7, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 11: \* k6, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 13: \* k5, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 15: \* k4, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 17: \* k3, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 19: \* k2, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 Row 21: \* k1, k2tog. Repeat from \* to last st, k1 (21 sts) Row 22,24:Purl Row 23: k2tog to last st, k1 (11sts) Row 25: k2tog to last st, k1 (6sts) Do not cast off. Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches and pull to gather. Sew side edges together to form a knitted circle. Over sew into place on the inside of the picot rim on the cake case.
Cherry:
Using 3.25mm hook and yarn (D) cast on 1 st. Knit into the front and the back of the st until you have 7 stitches Next row: Purl Next row: Knit into the front and then the back of each st (14st) Next row: Purl Work a further 4 rows in stocking stitch Next row: K2tog to end (7sts) Next row: Purl Next row: k1, k2tog x 3 times (4sts) Do not cast off. Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches and pull to gather. Stuff the cherry with some spare yarn or toy stuffing. Sew side seems and sew into place on top of the cosy. Finishing Off: Sew in all ends Sew beads onto icing to make chocolate sprinkles.
