This is a great pattern for trying out different techniques!

There was a “Tea Cozy” competition at the Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Fiber Festival in September (2012) and I decided to enter and knit this pattern from my handspun Shetland Samples.

The pattern incorporates provisional cast on, steeks, vikkel braids, corrugated ribbing, i-cord and centred double decreases with stranded colourwork.

This was a first time effort for steeks, for me! I think the i-cord bind off was a terrific finish around the spout and handle areas, a very brilliant idea! Bravo, Kate!!

This Tea Cozy took the blue ribbon at the festival!! YAY!