Big Fish Tea Cosy Knitting Pattern

You could say that the Big Fish Tea Cosy knitting pattern is a bit of a mouthful, well it was for the fish!

I thought it would be amusing to have a big fish that looked as if it had swallowed the teapot.

Not really modeled on any particular breed of fish; the fish cosy has big yellow lips, and a green body. To create the appearance of scales I knitted the main part of the cosy in a textured stitch.

So that the fish isn't simply round, there is some structure inside the cosy to give the tail end a more tapered look.

The tail, fins and eyes are knitted separately and sewn on.

The Big Fish Tea Cosy is a fun and unusual tea cosy that is perfect for people who love fish or fishing.

The 5 page knitting pattern contains lots of photos to help and guide you.

The pattern is knitted on two pins and is easy to follow.

The Big Fish tea cosy fits a medium sized teapot that covers a Teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups or 2 pints.

The pattern will be available for digital download as soon as you have completed purchase, so you could start knitting it very soon!

This product is the knitting pattern only; to knit your own Big Fish tea cosy.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

SL1 Slip one stitch
PSSO Pass Slip Stitch Over
Rep Repeat
K2tog Knit 2 Stitches Together
P2tog Purl 2 Stitches Together
Inc1 Increase in next stitch (knit in front and back of stitch on a knit row. Purl in back and front of stitch in a purl row)
T&D Thread the end of the yarn through the remaining stitches and through the loop of the yarn itself and draw up the knitting tightly and Finish off.
Stocking Stitch Knit a row, purl a row

Size Information

The Big Fish tea cosy fits a medium sized teapot that covers a Teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups or 2 pints.

Materials List

5.5 mm, UK size 5 or US size 9 knitting needles,
4.00 mm, UK size 8 or US size 6 Knitting needles,
3.25 mm, UK size 10 or US size 3 Knitting needles,
Stitch Holder,
57g Stylecraft Special DK Kelly Green,
29g Stylecraft Special DK Grass Green,
17g Stylecraft Special DK Citron,
1g Stylecraft Special DK Black,
Stuffing.

Additional Details by the Author

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You are welcome to sell items made from my pdf patterns. I ask that you include a note about the item being a ‘TeaCosyFolk Design’ on the tag at a craft fair or in the description if you are selling online.

This pattern is not to be resold, loaned, photocopied, scanned, uploaded to any website, transferred on to CD, or transmitted to a third party.

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