Monday, May 5, 2014

Trying to find an old pattern for a tea cosy....

..and wondering if anyone can help me.  It must be about 35 years ago that a pattern for a tea cosy with horizontal layered pleats appeared in a Sydney newspaper and I knitted it for Mum at the time.  Well the years have moved on and I have moved countries and I no longer have the pattern.  I have googled to no avail..the closest I can get to it is an image of one for sale that looks like this

From what I remember I knitted so many rows and then knitted into the back of a row further down to form the horizontal pleats.. I would like to make another one..Why??  Well when I was talking to Mum yesterday when she said that if I was looking for something to make I could make knit her a tea cosy.
I have a tea cosy book so if I can't find a pattern for the layered pleat one I have something to go on with..so today I popped in to the shop and picked up some yellow wool then on to the op shop for 2 pairs of needle at $1 a pair so I am all set to go... if anyone could help me with the pattern I would be very grateful.
                           

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  2. what a lovely idea but sorry i cant help you i dont have any tea cosy patterns,but good luck in finding one.xx

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  3. Lyn, I'll go to our Opp shop this morning, as they often have vintage knitting pattern books there, and see if there is anything like that one, Lovely thought for your Mum. Cheers, jean,.

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  4. Found a beehive pattern - not the same but similar and quite cute!!
    http://beebeebythesea.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/bees-knitted-hive-tea-cosy/

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  5. Did you try looking in Ravelry? I just saw something similar in there.

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