’Honey’ Bee Hive Tea Cosy DK Knitting Pattern!

With the decline in the UK Bee population, I couldn’t resist designing this sweet Beehive / Honey Pot Tea Cosy knitting pattern to remind us all to plant more flowers and shrubs in our gardens to attract our lovely Bees. What a wonderful gift this would make for a Bee enthusiast or for someone special who loves all things cute!

Unique Features
This pattern features a really lovely textured basket weave effect to illustrate the Bee Hive / Honey Pot. Sweet little Bees are dotted all over this tea cosy with stunning pink roses edged with red to finish.

Finished item size
Tea cosy finished item measures flat 24cm width and 18cm length to fit a medium sized tea pot measuring 48cm in circumference (at the widest point around the middle) and 14cm in height.

Equipment needed
(A) 1 x 50g/158m balls – Sirdar Calico. Shade 0714 (Amber).
(B) 1 x 100g/216m ball – King Cole Smooth DK. Shade 803 Lemon Yellow.
(C) 1 x 50g/103m ball – Cygnet Silcaress DK. Shade 217 Black.
(D) 1 x 50g/103m ball – Cygnet Silcaress DK. Shade 0300 Winter White.
(E) 1 x 100g/216m ball – King Cole Smooth DK. Shade 800 Pale Pink.
(F) 1 x 100g/216m ball – King Cole Smooth DK. Shade 805 Lobster Red.
(G) 1 x 50g/103m ball – Cygnet Silcaress DK. Shade 3330 (Kiwi) Green.
Small amount of hollow fibre filling.
3.5mm needles.
4mm needles.
Round end small tapestry needle.

Skills needed to complete this item
Cast-on/Cast-off, Knit, Purl, Pass stitch over, Knit stitches together, Slip 1 st knit wise, k1, pass slipped st over st just knitted, Slip 1 st knit wise, p1, pass slipped st over st just purled, Yarn to the Front, Yarn to the Back.

Pattern Use:
This pattern may be used for making up items for personal use or gifts only, or for items to be donated to charity. However, items made from this pattern may NOT be sold or retailed, or sold for commercial or business gain.

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