Crochet-Along teac cosy Part 2

Designed by Lyndsay McFarlane of Wooly like to Hook. Please share your progress using the tag #wonderlandteacosyCAL so we can all see who's joining in!  

See more pics on our introduction post!

Wonderland tea cosy

Yarn

Hayfield Bonus DK

1 ball each in    

888 Peaches

992 Pink

886 Bright Green

819 Bright Lemon

701 Juniper

981 Bright Orange

730 Ice Blue

960 Powder Blue

965 Black

766 Pumpkin

961 White

927 Walnut

814 Light Grey Mix

814 Light Grey Mix

958 Iced Pink

964 Oatmeal

812 Cream

812 Cream

824 Azure

977 Signal Red

978 Sunflower

978 Sunflower

Find your local stockist at www.sirdar.co.uk

Materials required

Small teapot (tea for one!)  

Plastic canvas  

Wire (such as garden wire)  

Hooks, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm  

Scissors  

Darning needles  

Toy stuffing  

Small safety eyes  

Small beads for the doughnut    

Stitches and abbreviations

Ch- Chain

Dc- double crochet  

Htr- half treble  

Tr- treble  

Dc2tog- double crochet 2 together (decrease)  

Dtr- double treble  

Sl st- slip stitch  

St- Stitch  

Yrh- yarn round hook  

Standing stitches- a standing stitch can only be used when beginning with a new yarn, for example if your next row will begin with a htr, instead of sl st to the first st and working 2 ch you can begin directly with a htr as follows: place a slip knot on your hook, yrh, then insert the hook into the first st, yrh, bring the working yarn through, yrh, draw through all 3 loops, you have now started your row with a htr stitch rather than chains, this can be applied to all stitches, but remember you can only use it when attaching a new yarn to your work.  

Wonderland Teac Cosy Part 2

Part one can be found here - Wonderland Tea Cosy Part 1

With Pumpkin 766 and 4mm hook join yarn to the bottom middle of face with a standing dc, when attaching the yarn, the head will be upside down, but for the following rnds, turn face right side up as you will be crocheting the collar up towards the face.  

Row 1: Dc around base of face. Turn, and also rotate head as previously stated. St count will vary based on how much you needed to overlap the front of face under the spout.  

Row 2: 1 ch, dc in BLO around. Turn.  

Row 3: 1 ch, dc around. Turn.  

Row 4: As Row 3.  

Row 5: 1 ch, 1 dc2tog, dc across to last 2 sts, 1 dc2tog. Turn.  

Rows 6-7: As Row 5.  

Row 8: 3 ch (counts as first st), 1 tr in first st, 1 tr, 2 htr, dc across to last 4 sts, 2 htr, 1 tr, 2 tr into last st. Do not fasten off. Do not turn.  

Now dc evenly down the front collar using the row-edge sts (see pictures), then dc evenly up the other side of the collar in the same manner. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Bow tie, colour Azur 824, hook 4mm

Chain 54. Join with dc to work in the round being careful not to twist.  

Rnds 1-7: Working in a spiral, dc around using a marker to keep track of the first st of each rnd. Fasten off.  

Bow tie middle

Chain 11.  

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. Turn. 10 dc  

Rows 2-4, 1 ch, dc across. Turn.  

Wrap the small piece around the middle of bow tie, sew in to secure, then sew onto the head at centre of collar.  

Chain 54. Join with dc to work in the round being careful not to twist.  

Rnds 1-7: Working in a spiral, dc around using a marker to keep track of the first st of each rnd. Fasten off.  

Bow tie middle

Chain 11.  

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. Turn. 10 dc  

Rows 2-4, 1 ch, dc across. Turn.    

Wrap the small piece around the middle of bow tie, sew in to secure, then sew onto the head at centre of collar.

Hair, colour Bright Orange 981, 4mm hook

Chain 43.  

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across. 42dc  

Row 2: *1 dc in BLO, ch 20, starting in 2nd ch from hook, dc across ch; rep from * across. Turn. 20 strands  

Once you have completed the back loops, rep Row 2 using the front loops (40 strands), you might get a bit lost and confused as to where you are but just go with the flow!

Now you are going to attach the hair to the top of the head (see picture).

And there we have part 2!  

Be sure to share your work in progress with us using #wonderlandteacosyCAL