Tea Cozy Tuesday – July – Week #3

We’re halfway through a Tea Cozy Tuesday knit along (KAL) month, which means it’s time for a July KAL progress update! How is your cozy coming along?

My July KAL Progress

I’ve finished the first half of my cozy and I’m really liking this one! The pattern is the  Beehive Tea Cozy by Pattons. It knits up quickly and the pleats are fun to do.

Pattern Modifications

The pleats are made by picking up purl bumps from several rows below and knitting them together with the stitches on the needle, effectively folding the fabric. I learned a trick for this in an earlier project, and I found it very useful on this one.

When you reach the row that is later to be picked up, work a scrap yarn or floss through the bumps, sort of like you would do for a lifeline. This helps to later identify which bumps to pick up. Once done, you can remove the lifeline and use it on the next pleat!

I also found one error in the pattern. On rows 6-10 on the top, it should say “Repeat last 2 rows twice more, then rep 4th row once.” I have sent a message to Pattons with that correction, so they may update the pattern or list it as errata.

Join in the Tea Cozy Tuesday Fun!

• Share your progress with the hashtag #Tea_Cozy_Tuesday
• Check out all the other finished cozies on the Pinterest page.
• Visit the Ravelry group for tips and suggestions, to follow everyone’s progress, or just for some tea talk.
• Visit the main Tea Cozy Tuesday post for the full schedule and all the links.