Tea and knitting were made for each other and here is a jolly tea cosy to keep your tea hot until you get to the end of the row.

Barley is made in aran yarn and decorated with a jolly bunch of roses and daisies. There is a loop on the top of the cosy to take it off easily when you have drunk the tea.

The stitch pattern may look complicated but it is easy to do – there is no cabling involved, in case you don’t like aran knitting! The pattern reminds me of barley sugar canes, hence the name.

The pattern includes instructions for a coaster too.