Florence Nightingale Tea Cosy and Knitting Pattern

Description

The Florence Nightingale tea cosy is based on the epic woman herself; the lady with the lamp who knew the importance of cleanliness and hygiene, and to get every injured soldier she nursed to health during the Crimean war a hot cup of tea to air their recovers. Ok, I'm not sure about the tea thing, but when I'm not feeling well a hot cup of tea does me the world of good.

The Florence Nightingale tea cosy is a wonderful cosy with Florence in a big blue dress holding her lantern up. She was known for checking on her patients during the night and became known as the lady with the lamp.

She is wearing an apron to protect her clothing and she has a head-covering to keep her hair out of the way. Another hygiene measure to save the patients from infection.

She's a lovely tea cosy to knit, worked in Stylecraft Special DK. The skirts are knitted on the main cosy to keep the elasticity in the knitting. There is a help video for this part.

Florence revolutionized medical care and nursing procedures. Let’s celebrate her legacy with this stunning tea cosy of her - the mother of nursing.

The lady with the lamp is coming with hot fresh tea.

This Tea Cosy:

• is made from double thickness yarn for extra insulation
• fits a medium sized teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups or 2 pints