Tindur — Felted Tea Cosy Knitting Kit

Tindur — peak. Védís Jónsdóttir’s tea cosy from Ístex’s Lopi 24, knitted in bands of Álafosslopi like a mountain: two green bands embroidered with red and yellow flowers, a dark band, indigo, a light indigo slope, a white peak and a small red tip. It is fulled in the washing machine and lined with fabric. The pattern’s sunshine yellow (0017) for the flowers is no longer in the Álafosslopi range; this kit has 9964 golden heather in its place.

Included

• Icelandic Álafosslopi wool yarn — 8 balls: seven of the pattern’s eight colours, and golden heather in place of sunshine yellow for the yellow flowers
• Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
• ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles

Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
A 9965 Chartreuse Green Heather — 1
B 9966 Cypress Green Heather — 1
C 0052 Black Sheep Heather — 1
D 9959 Indigo — 1
E 9958 Light Indigo — 1
F 0051 White — 1
G 0047 Happy Red — 1
H 9964 Golden Heather (in place of 0017 sunshine yellow) — 1

Size
One size. The pattern gives it as 62 cm around and 26–28 cm deep (24½″ around, 10¼″–11″ deep). It is fulled in the washing machine and may need two washes to reach that size.

Gauge
The pattern gives no gauge — the cosy is fulled to size in the washing machine.

Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
9 mm (US 13) short circular needle — 40 cm in the kit
9 mm (US 13) double-pointed needles

Not included
Fabric for the lining, sewing thread and a needle, and a tapestry needle for the embroidered flowers.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up on 9 mm, following a chart: 72 stitches, two purl ridges at the lower edge, then bands of chartreuse green, cypress green, black sheep heather and indigo. In light indigo the decreases begin — three stitches fewer every round — and the white top narrows to 3 stitches; the chart ends with six rounds of red on those 3 stitches for the tip. The cosy is fulled in the washing machine at 60°C, red and yellow flowers are embroidered on the two green bands, and a fabric lining is sewn in.

Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 24 (no. 21), Ístex.

Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.

Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide

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