Tindur — Felted Tea Cosy Knitting Pattern

Tindur — peak. Védís Jónsdóttir’s tea cosy from Ístex’s Lopi 24, knitted in the round in bands of Álafosslopi like a mountain: two green bands, a dark band, indigo, a light indigo slope, a white peak and a small red tip. It is fulled in the washing machine, embroidered with small red and yellow flowers on the green bands, and lined with fabric. The pattern’s sunshine yellow (0017), used only for the yellow flowers, is no longer in Ístex’s Álafosslopi range; the other seven colours are still made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• One size — 62 cm around and 26–28 cm deep
• A colour chart for the whole cosy, with the fulling, embroidery and lining steps
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Tindur kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size — happy red (G) also does the red flowers
A 9965 chartreuse green heather — 1
B 9966 cypress green heather — 1
C 0052 black sheep heather — 1
D 9959 indigo blue — 1
E 9958 light indigo blue — 1
F 0051 white — 1
G 0047 happy red — 1
0017 sunshine yellow, for the yellow flowers — no amount printed · no longer in Ístex’s Álafosslopi range — the kit uses 9964 golden heather

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
9 mm (US 13) short circular needle — the pattern gives no length
9 mm (US 13) double-pointed needles for the top

You will also need
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 64-round chart: 72 stitches, two purl ridges at the lower edge, then bands of chartreuse green, cypress green, black sheep heather and indigo blue. In light indigo blue 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 — large at the bottom, smaller towards the top — and a fabric lining is sewn in.

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

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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