The Sweatshop of Love Hipster Tea Pot Cozy Pattern
I've lived in Chicago for 8 years, and hipsters are a way of life. With my love of biking, eating local food, and wearing skinny jeans I, too, fall into that category most days. Then I moved to Minneapolis where hipster is a four letter word. I made the mistake of suggesting a dive bar down the street for a meet up with new friends and everyone turned up their noSeS, ^OH THAT HIPSTER BAR?! YOU GO THERE?!'
\$2 PBRs! Can't EVERYONE see the merit?!
Whether you hate hipsters or not, whether you are one or not, whether you cringe at the sight of them or can't wait to stop reading this pattern to run outside, listening to your favorite band no one has heard of, and smoke a Parliament, you've got to admit this tea pot cozy is hilarious. From it's hipster glasses to it's interchangeable mustaches, even Grandma will get a kick out of this thing. So turn up your vintage record player and call off work (the local coffee shop will be fine without you - and you've got that trust fund, remember?!), because this tea pot cozy is calling your name.
HIPSTERTEA POT COZY PATTERN
Finished Size This cozy is for a large, 2-3 quart, 24" round tea pot with a top handle.
MATERIALS
Yarn Worsted weight leftovers are great for this project. I used Patons Classic Wool, 100% wool; 223yds/100g: Jade Heather (MC). Red Heart Classic, 100% acrylic; 199yds/99g: Yellow (CC1) and Black (CC3). Lion Brand Wool Ease Worsted, 80% acrylic 20% wool; 197yds/85g: Mink (CC2). For the hipster glasses glare I used sock yarn - Red Heart Heart & Sole, 70% wool superwash, 30% nylon; 213yds/50g: Ivory (CC4). Needles Size 9 (5.5 mm) straight needles, 2 size 6 (4 mm) double pointed needles. Notions Three 3/4" dark buttons, pipe cleaners or wire, tapestry needle With larger needles and MC, 16 sts and 12 rows = 4".
DIRECTIONS
Cozy With larger needles and MC, CO 90, leaving long tail for seaming. Work in K2P2 rib for 4rows. Continue working Cozy in St st and stripe as follows: 2 rows MC 4 rows CC1 2 rows CC2 4 rows CC1 6 rows MC 4 rows CC1 2 rows CC2 4 rows CC1 1 row MC (RS) Continuing in MC, work in P2, K2 rib for 9 rows. BO, leaving long tail for seaming. Pocket With larger needles and CC1, CO 18. Work in St st and stripe as follows: 4 rows CC1 2 rows CC2 4 rows CC1 2 rows CC2 1 row CC1 (RS) Continuing in CC1, work K1, P1 rib for 5 rows. BO, leaving a long tail for seaming.
Mustaches
Long and Curly With DPNs and CC2, CO4. op of Love \~ allyson@thesweatshopoflove.com \~ thesweatshopoflove.cor Work icord for 10 rounds. Round 11: [K1, KFB] twice - 6 sts. Rounds 12 and 13: Knit. Round 14: [K1, KFB] 3 times - 9 sts. Turn, now working back and forth. Rows15-23: Stst. Row 24 (RS): K2tog twice, K1, K2tog twice, do not turn - 5 sts. Round 25 (RS): Slide sts over to K 5 sts in icord rnd, do not turn. Round 26 (RS): Slide sts over again to work sts in icord, KFB twice, K1, KFB twice - 9 sts. Turn, now working back and forth. Rows 27-35: St st. Row 36 (RS): [K1, K2tog] 3 times - 6 sts. Resume working in icord. Rounds 37 and 38: Knit. Round 39: [K1, K2tog] twice - 4 sts. Vork icord for 10 rounds. Cut yarn and pull through remaining sts to secui Droopy With DPNs and CC2, CO 4 sts. Work icord for 3 rounds. Round 4: [K1, KFB] twice - 6 sts. Round 5: Knit. Round 6: [K1, KFB] 3 times - 9 sts. Turn, now working back and forth. Rows 7-9: St st. Row 10 (RS): [K2, KFB] 3 times - 12 sts. Rows 11-19: St st. Row 20 (RS): K2tog across, do not turn - 6 sts Round 21 (RS): Slide sts over to knit 6 sts in icord, do not turn. Round 22 (RS): Slide sts over to KFB all sts in icord - 12 sts. Turn, now working back and forth. Rows 23-31: St st. Row 32 (RS): [K2, K2tog] 3 times - 9 sts. Rows 33-35: St st. Row 36 (RS): [K1, K2tog] 3 times, do not turn - 6 sts. Resume working in icord. op of Love \~ allyson@thesweatshopoflove.com thesweatshopoflove.cor Round 37 (RS): Knit. Round 38: [K1, K2tog] twice - 4 sts. Work icord for 3 rounds. Cut yarn and pull through remaining sts to secure. Little Guy With DPNs and CC2, CO 4 sts. Work icord for 2 rounds. Round 3: KFB across - 8 sts. Rounds 4-11: Knit. Round 12: K2tog across - 4 sts. Round 13: Knit. Round 14: KFB across - 8 sts. Rounds 15-22: Knit. Round 23: K2tog across - 4 sts. Work icord for 2 rounds. Cut yarn and pull through remaining sts to secure. At this point, seam Cozy 3 %2" down from the top and 1 12" from the bottom. Fit the Cozy over your tea pot for perfect sizing around the spout. Add a stitch of seaming directly under the spout, leaving a half inch button hole between this stitch and your seaming for the bottom of the Cozy. ach pocket to Cozy with bottom of pocket lined up along the top MC stripe Duplicate Stitch Hipster Glasses With CC3 and your tapestry needle, duplicate stitch hipster glasses to the front of your Cozy by following the chart. The center 4 duplicate stitches are located 2 rows of stitches above spout hole, with 2 sts on either side of center seam. Fill in glasses with CC4.
FINISHING
Slide a pipe cleaner or some wire into the center of your mustaches and shape them. Seam Droopy and Long and Curly. Attach the buttons to the center of each mustache. Fit the op of Love \~ allyson@thesweatshopoflove.com thesweatshopoflove.cor buttons into the button hole you made by seaming, and adjust the size of the button hole as necessary. Weave in ends. Switch out your mustaches while you sip your tea.
