Knitted Animal Cozies E-Book

Fiona Goble

• Herausgeber: Ryland Peters & Small
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

Knitting patterns for 35 animal-themed cozies of all kinds Whatever kind of animal you like best, you'll find something appealing to knit in this collection of cozies. In the first chapter, In the Kitchen, there are moose and puffin egg cozies, a charming baby owl tea cozy, and a woolly sheep wrapping herself around a cafetière to keep your coffee hot. Then, At Home, a sleepy fox surrounds a hot water bottle, while a butterfly alights on a vase cover, and there's even a baby papoose with a bear-style hat. To keep things safe In Your Bag, there are small teddy-bear bottle cozies, big-cat phone cozies, and even an octopus apple cozy to prevent your snack getting bruised. Finally, On your Desk use the panda mug cozy to keep drinks warm while you work, and a cheeky raccoon cover to protect your tablet. There are plenty more charming and original cozies to knit – in fact, there's a whole zoo of them.

Leseprobe

knitted animal cozies

knitted animal cozies

35 woolly creatures to keep things safe and warm

fiona goble

Published in 2016 by CICO Books

An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd

20–21 Jockey’s Fields, London WC1R 4BW

341 E 116th St, New York, NY 10029

www.rylandpeters.com

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Text © Fiona Goble 2016

Design, illustration, and photography

© CICO Books 2016

The author’s moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress and the British Library.

eISBN: 978 1 78249 511 6

ISBN: 978 1 78249 369 3

Printed in China

Editor: Kate Haxell

Designer: Alison Fenton

Photographer: Penny Wincer

Stylist: Nel Haynes

Art director: Sally Powell

Production controller: Mai-Ling Collyer

Publishing manager: Penny Craig

Publisher: Cindy Richards

contents

introduction

chapter 1in the kitchen

baby owl tea cozy

ladybug tea cozy

hen egg cozies

moose egg cozy

mouse tea cozy

sheep cafetière hug

rabbit egg cozies

hedgehog tea cozy

puffin egg cozy

chapter 2at home

fox hot water bottle cozy

butterfly vase cozy

bear cub baby cocoon and hat

piglet hot water bottle cozy

pumpkin pickle jar cozy

flowerpot cozy and snails

penguin hot water bottle cozy

tortoise stool cozy

elephant hot water bottle cozy

chapter 3in your bag

teddy bear bottle cozies

bug lip-salve cases

doggie golf club cozies

big cat phone cozies

shark key cozy

flamingo bottle cozy

octopus apple cozy

whale phone cozy

frog tissue case

snake recorder cozy

chapter 4on your desk

raccoon tablet cozy

panda mug hug

duck earphones cozy

kitten cup hugs

salamander pencil case

koala book cozy

meerkat e-reader cozy

techniques

abbreviations and acknowledgments

suppliers

index

introduction

Welcome to the world of knitted animal cozies, giving you the opportunity to create a warm and safe place for life’s essentials, such as your phone, keys, book, tablet, and earphones. There are plenty of patterns for nonessential but nice-to-have items too—cozies for your hot water bottle, breakfast boiled egg, golf clubs, and even your favorite house plant.

Whether you’re after a country look, like an adorable hedgehog to keep your teapot warm, or something more quirky such as a meerkat to keep your e-reader safe, this book has a woolly creature that will not only guard your possessions but make sure they look good, too.

I’ve divided the projects into four chapters, in which you can find items to enhance your kitchen, home, bag, and desk. Each pattern gives the skill level required: one star is for novice knitters, two stars for intermediate, and three-star patterns require more advanced skills, but most of the patterns are well within the grasp of “advanced beginner” knitters, and there’s nothing too tricky.

There’s also a good selection of smaller projects such as egg cozies and phone cozies that you can whip up in an evening or two, and which don’t require much yarn. There are ideas for girls and boys, ladies and gents… and even a cute little bear cub cozy to hold a new baby. Many of the projects also make great gifts.

If you’re just starting out, I suggest you begin with something really small and simple like our rabbit egg cozy. Once you’ve got that sussed, you could venture into something a little larger that requires more piecing together; these projects include the tea cozies and hot water bottle cozies. With a bit of practice and confidence under your belt, I’m sure you’ll then feel ready to tackle one of the slightly more advanced patterns, such as the 1950s-style flamingo bottle cozy or the salamander pencil case, which is my personal favorite.

Before splashing out on yarn, please read through the pattern to make sure you know the techniques involved. I’ve given precise details of all the yarns I’ve used in each project. While you don’t have to follow my choice exactly, if you use a different brand please make sure that it’s the same thickness and that you buy a sufficient amount. And don’t forget to knit a gauge (tension) square before you begin to check that your project will be the right size.

I’d love to see pictures of any items you make, so please contact me via my blog at fionagoble. wordpress.com. My blog is also the place where I post any pattern errata and tutorials on tricky bits, and can answer any queries.

I’ve had enormous fun developing these animal cozy patterns and I hope you enjoy creating your own versions every bit as much.

Fiona Goble

chapter 1

in the kitchen

baby owl tea cozy

Owls may not immediately spring to mind when you think of a traditional brew, but I’ve fallen slightly head-over-heels with all things woodland and thought this chubby little fellow would make the perfect companion for my round teapot. The body is knitted in a super-thick yarn so it grows really quickly—and I promise the eyes are much simpler to knit than you probably think. Add a beak and a couple of button eye centers and you’re done.

Yarn and materials

Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (83% acrylic, 10% wool, 8% rayon) super-bulky (super-chunky) yarn

1 x 6oz (170g) ball (106yd/97m) in shade 154 Grey Marble (A)

Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (100% wool) light worsted (DK) yarn

1 x 1¾oz (50g) ball (115yd/105m) in each of shades 044 Aqua (B) and 042 Pink (C)

Small amount of light worsted (DK) soft yellow yarn (D)

2 x ¾in (20mm) gray buttons

Gray sewing thread

Small amount of 100% polyester toy filling

Needles and equipment

US 11 (8mm) knitting needles

US 6 (4mm) knitting needles

US 3 (3.25mm) knitting needles

Yarn sewing needle

Standard sewing needle

Gauge (tension)

10 sts and 14 rows in stockinette (stocking) stitch to a 4-in (10-cm) square on US 11 (8mm) needles, using A.

Measurements

The finished cozy is 6in (15cm) tall excluding ear tufts and will fit a 5-cup round teapot.

Abbreviations

See page 126.

Skill level

***

To make cozy

Body

(Make 2)

Using US 11 (8mm) needles, cast on 21 sts in A.

Row 1: [K1, p1] to end, k1.

Rep row 1, 23 times more.

Row 25: [Sk2po, sl1 pwise, p2tog, psso] to last 3 sts, sk2po. (7 sts)

Row 26: [K1, p1] to last st, k1.

Row 27: P2tog, k1, p1, k1, p2tog. (5 sts)

Break yarn, thread through rem sts, and pull up securely.

Wings

(Make 2)

Using US 11 (8mm) needles, cast on 5 sts in A.

Row 1: [K1, p1] twice, k1.

Rep row 1, 5 times more.

Row 7: P2tog, k1, p2tog. (3 sts)

Row 8: P1, k1, p1.

Row 9: Sk2po. (1 st)

Break yarn and fasten off.

Eye base

(Make 2)

Using US 6 (4mm) needles, cast on 28 sts using B doubled.

Row 1: Knit.

Row 2: [P2tog] to end. (14 sts)

Rep rows 1–2 once more. (7 sts)

Break yarn, thread through rem sts, and pull up securely.

Eye fringes

(Make 2)

Using US 6 (4mm) needles, cast on 3 sts using C doubled.

*Bind (cast) off 2 sts, transfer rem st from right-hand to left-hand needle without turning work. One picot made.

Cast on 2 sts.*

Rep from * to * till you have 15 picots.

Fasten off.

Beak

Using US 3 (3.25mm) needles, cast on 10 sts in D.

Beg with a k row, work 2 rows st st.

Row 3: K1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1. (8 sts)

Row 4: Purl.

Row 5: K1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1. (6 sts)

Row 6: Purl.

Row 7: K1, ssk, k2tog, k1. (4 sts)

Row 8: [P2tog] twice. (2 sts)

Break yarn and thread through rem sts.

To make up

Thread one of the yarn tails at the top of one of the main cozy pieces though the rem sts of both pieces. Pull up tightly and secure. Using flat stitch (see page 125), sew up 1¾in (4.5cm) from the bottom and sew down 3in (7.5cm) from the top at the sides, to create holes for the handle and spout—or use your intended teapot as a guide.

Form eye bases into circles, join seam, and oversew (see page 125) in position. Oversew the eye fringes around the bases. Sew buttons in center using gray thread.

Sew beak seam, stuff lightly, and oversew in place.

For the ear tufts, cut two lengths of A, each measuring 56in (142cm). Secure the two ends under the spout for the tufts on the top of the head. Divide the big loop into four small loops and secure.

Weave in all loose ends.

ladybug tea cozy

According to the experts, sales of tea are booming. I thought I’d celebrate the fact with a ladybugs-and-squash tea cozy, to help you keep your second helping at the perfect temperature while you’re enjoying your first refreshing cuppa. The green squash base is really simple to make, and while the ladybugs are a bit more of a challenge, you could soon find that knitting them is more addictive than tea drinking.

Yarn and materials

Patons Merino Extrafine Big (100% wool) bulky (chunky) yarn

2 x 1¾oz (50g) balls (43yd/40m) in shade 00373 Apple Green (A)

Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (100% wool) light worsted (DK) yarn

1 x 1¾oz (50g) ball (115yd/105m) in shade 012 Scarlet (B)

Sirdar Country Style DK (40% nylon, 30% wool 30% acrylic) light worsted (DK) yarn

1 x 1¾oz (50g) ball (170yd/155m) in each of shade 610 Village Green (C) and 417 Black (D)

Small oddment of mid-gray light worsted (DK) yarn

Small oddment of black fingering weight (4-ply) cotton yarn

A handful of 100% polyester toy filling

Needles and equipment

US 10 (6 mm) knitting needles

US 3 (3.25mm) knitting needles

Yarn sewing needle

Large-eyed embroidery needle

Gauge (tension)

13 sts and 19 rows in stockinette (stocking) stitch to a 4-in (10-cm) square on US 10 (6 mm) needles, using A.

Measurements

The finished cozy is 7½in (19cm) tall excluding the stalk, and will fit a 5-cup round or slightly oval-shape teapot.

The ladybugs are 1½in (4cm) long.

Abbreviations

See page 126.

Skill level

***

To make cozy

Squash

(Make 2)

Using US 10 (6mm) needles, cast on 29 sts in A.

Row 1: [K2, p2] to last st, k1.

Rep row 1, 31 times more.

Row 33: K2, [p3tog, k1] to last 3 sts, p2, k1. (17 sts)

Row 34: K2, p2, [k1, p1] to last st, k1.

Row 35: K1, [ssk] to last 2 sts, k2tog. (9 sts)

Row 36: [K1, p1] to last st, k1.

Row 37: [K2tog] to last st, k1. (5 sts)

Break yarn and thread through rem sts.

Stalk

Using US 3 (3.25mm) needles, cast on 6 sts in C.

Beg with a k row, work 14 rows in st st.

Bind (cast) off.

Leaves

(Make 2)

Using US 3 (3.25mm) needles, cast on 2 sts in C.

Row 1: [Inc] twice. (4 sts)

Row 2: Purl.

Row 3: K1, m1, k to last st, m1, k1. (6 sts)

Row 4: Purl.

Rep rows 3–4, 3 times more. (12 sts)

Beg with a k row, work 4 rows in st st.

Row 15: K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, ssk, k1. (10 sts)

Row 16: Purl.

Rep rows 15–16, 3 times more. (4 sts)

Row 23: K2tog, ssk. (2 sts)

Row 24: P2tog. (1 st)

Break yarn and fasten off.

Ladybugs

(Make 5)

Top

Using US 3 (3.25mm) needles, cast on 4 sts in B.

Row 1: [Inc, k1] twice. (6 sts)

Row 2: Purl.

Row 3: K1, m1, k4, m1, k1. (8 sts)

Work 5 rows in st st, beg with a p row.

Row 9: K1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k1. (6 sts)

Row 10: Purl.

Break B and join in D.

Work 2 rows in st st, beg with a k row.

Row 13: K1, ssk, k2tog, k1. (4 sts)

Break yarn and thread through rem sts.

Base

Using US 3 (3.25mm) needles, cast on 4 sts in D.

Row 1: [Inc, k1] twice. (6 sts)

Work 9 rows in st st, beg with a p row.

Row 11: K1, ssk, k2tog, k1. (4 sts)

Break yarn and thread through rem sts.

To make up

Place a top and base ladybug piece right sides together and oversew (see page 125) round the edges leaving a gap in the sides for turning and stuffing. Turn the right way out and stuff, then sew gap closed.

Using D, embroider a straight stitch (see page 123) for the dividing line between the wings and work French knots (see page 124) for the spots.

Using a separated strand of mid-gray light worsted yarn, work French knots for the eyes.

Thread a short length of the black cotton yarn in and out of the ladybug’s head to form the antennae. Knot the ends and trim.

Thread one of the yarn tails at the top of one of the main cozy pieces though the rem sts of both pieces. Pull up tightly and secure. Using flat stitch (see page 124), sew up 1¾in (4.5cm) from the bottom and sew down 3in (7.5cm) from the top at the sides, to create holes for the handle and spout—or use your intended teapot as a guide.

Sew the leaves and stalk to the top of the cozy using C.

Sew the ladybugs onto the cozy using D and big straight stitches to form the ladybugs’ legs.

Weave in all loose ends.

hen egg cozies

Admittedly the scale is not quite perfect—but what better way to keep your egg warm than to have a tweedy little hen sitting on it for you? I thought this tweed yarn would be perfect for knitting hens as soon as I saw it—and I’ve knitted it extra tightly so the cozy really will keep your eggs at the perfect temperature while you’re sorting out a few urgent tasks before sitting down to eat.

Yarn

To knit both cozies

Sublime Luxurious Tweed DK light worsted (DK) yarn

1 x 1¾oz (50g) ball (148yd/135m) in each of shade 420 Dusk (A) and shade 394 Rich Amber (B)

Oddments of red and yellow light worsted (DK) yarns for combs and beaks

Small oddments of off-white and black light worsted (DK) yarns

Needles and equipment