TeaCosyFolk Blog

Casting On In The Middle of a Row Help

This video from TeaCosyFolk shows you how to cast on in the middle of a row using the two needle method. In the video I am making the helmet for the cyclist tea cosy and the rolls of knitting for the top of the helmet.

Using a Hairdryer for Blocking Your Work

In the old days knitting patterns used to ask you to press the knitting before sewing, but nowadays with acrylic yarn pressing the knitting crushes the work and spoils it.

Top Tip when Embroidering on the Face

Embroidering a face onto your tea cosy’s head is a really important part of the sewing up of a tea cosy. The face, after all, is what we first look at and what gives the tea cosy its character, so it’s really important to get it right.

More Than One Knitting Project?

I know some people may think you should finish one project before you start another, but I find it helpful to have more than one project to work on at a time.

Knitting Pleats Help

Knitted pleats look amazing, but when you see the instructions written down they can look quite daunting because you are working with three needles. I always find that it's a whole lot less scary when you have seen how its done, and believe me, its a doddle.