15January

Pom-Pom Tea Cosy

A while ago I went along to a Jamie at Home party. I fell in love with a big yellow teapot that was sitting snug inside a lovely bright crochet tea cosy. I ended up buying the teapot but I just couldn't justify buying the cosy when I knew I would get more satisfaction (and save some pennies) if I made one myself...

I wanted my cosy to be bold and bright so I made a start after the party with 8 different colours. I finished one piece and didn't like it at all. I put it down and forgot about it (I don't know about you but if I'm not happy with the colours of a project I can't persuade myself to continue). I was thinking about that tea cosy at the weekend so I tried again using only 4 colours. I was much happier with this mix and it worked up quickly. The cosy was made in two pieces and the only stitch I used was double crochet (US single crochet), working into the back loops to create the ridging. There's a great tutorial on YouTube here if you'd like to have a go at something similar yourself.

Mine came up a little short which made attaching the pom-pom quite difficult, so if you are going to make one like this I'd recommend you make sure the length finishes a good inch or so over the lid.

Anyway I managed it and I'm thrilled with it :)

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My little monster was quite taken with it too... while I was photographing it she asked me to make one for her, I said 'of course', and in return she offered me a delicious wooden cookie! Oh I love that girl!

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I'm quite embarrassed by how happy that giant pom-pom makes me!

Bye for now. Em xx

♥

Posted in Crochet & Crafts

Comments (23)

mim

16 January 2013 at 08:14 | #

I love it ! such beautiful colours and that pom pom !! i made the same tea cosy a while ago in red with a big red pom pom, then i got an emma bridgewater starry skies teapot for my birthday and can't bear to cover it with a cosy :) lulu is such a sweetie xx

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- Lululoves
  
  16 January 2013 at 08:40 | #
  
  Oh no you should never cover starry skies (you lucky thing) :)) Em xx
  
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Ana

16 January 2013 at 08:30 | #

humm...If it makes you feel less embarrassed, I believe a pompom makes EVERYONE happy :) Especially in such happy colours…it reminds me of the spring…and the sum…ohh…its pouring rain here :( xx Ana

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- Lululoves
  
  16 January 2013 at 08:41 | #
  
  Hi Ana, I know how you feel it's freezing here now but it's rained for a month - roll on Spring :)) Em xx
  
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barnicles

16 January 2013 at 09:59 | #

Such cute! A great idea :) custom tea cozies are probably the future as I always had ones which didn't fit properly!

and your little monster is adorable!

Barnicles

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carryoncreating

16 January 2013 at 10:22 | #

Love the colours and love the cosy! Like how the yellow in the cosy matches the teapot! :-) I want one!

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Jodie Byrtus

16 January 2013 at 12:11 | #

Oh Em, it looks so pretty. I brought this teapot for someone at Christmas, maybe I should make them the cosy for their birthdays! hmm time to learn to crochet ;-)

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- Lululoves
  
  16 January 2013 at 14:21 | #
  
  Thanks Jodie, Yes give it a go you'll be whipping up tea cosies in no time :)) Em xx
  
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Mandy

16 January 2013 at 15:34 | #

New reader here! I absolutely LOVE that cozy, the colors are great and the pom is so cute!

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- Lululoves
  
  17 January 2013 at 08:43 | #
  
  Hello! Lovely to have you here :) thanks for commenting. Em x
  
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knitnrun4sanity

16 January 2013 at 18:46 | #

No-0ne could fail but love this. The colours and the texture of that giant pom-pom is so inviting. I am glad to see that you have a dresser uperer. I have one of these too :) drives me a bit crazy sometimes but quite cute too. She is quite savvy offering you something that you couldn't help but refuse!! (Looking forward to seeing one for her play tea set!!!)

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- Lululoves
  
  17 January 2013 at 08:47 | #
  
  Aren't they great! Although she refuses to dress up as anything remotely girly (so sadly no fairies/princesses for us!) but she has a great collection of monsters/animals/pirates that she loves (as do I) I love their imaginations at this age. I'm looking forward to making that mini cosy! Em xx
  
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Suzie

16 January 2013 at 21:46 | #

I love it! So simple and super cool :-)

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Sarah_Knight

18 January 2013 at 13:58 | #

I absolutely LOVE it! The colours, the pompom - everything! Is there a pattern...? :)

PS Little Miss is STILL wearing the crochet collar - today with a princess dress. It's absolutely a fave here. xxx

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- Lululoves
  
  19 January 2013 at 23:26 | #
  
  Hi Sarah, No pattern as such for this but the YouTube tutorial I linked in the post should give you the basic cosy - I just made mine slightly longer (though not quite long enough) and added a big pom pom to the top. Em xx
  
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eskimo*rose

19 January 2013 at 23:36 | #

Oh how gorgeous Em, he (the teapot, male, I don't know why I assume that!) looks so perfectly dressed for this freezing weather we're having. I saw some beautiful crochet teacosies around blogland last year, its on my list of things to do for myself and hopefully as presies for next xmas ... I just have to find the perfect teapot first ...
Hope you are well and a belated Happy New Year xxx

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- Lululoves
  
  21 January 2013 at 14:34 | #
  
  Thanks Emma, since making it I've seen about 10 more I'd like to make! Good to have you back on-line & a Happy New Year to you & your family too xx
  
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claireabellemakes

20 January 2013 at 16:26 | #

Pom poms are guaranteed to bring happiness! This is fantastic :)

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aLittleBlonde

22 January 2013 at 08:29 | #

Ooh wow, this is great. My dad was given a baby tea pot for his birthday and has since requested a tea cosy so thanks for giving me some inspiration.
Pom poms are a bit special in our house. Before I was born my mum spent ages knitting and sewing bits for me and dad was feeling left out so she said he could make a Pom Pom for a hat. He was slightly too enthusiastic, so much so that the pom pom ended up the same size as my head!

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- Lululoves
  
  22 January 2013 at 20:57 | #
  
  Thats a brilliant tale - I hope you kept that Pom Pom :)) Em x
  
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  - aLittleBlonde
    
    22 January 2013 at 21:29 | #
    
    I think we've got it somewhere and we still have the photos. I showed Dad your tea cosy and he loves it and wants me to make one similar, although he'll let me make the pom pom this time :) Alex x
    
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laura maxell

08 February 2013 at 22:46 | #

very cute idea...

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Ala

02 March 2013 at 11:59 | #

Genialny i bardzo sympatyczny pom-pom :o)Dobrego dnia

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