This whimsical cosy is designed to fit Ikea’s ‘Riklig’ 1.5 Litre Glass teapot (it also may fit other pots of approximately the same size).

This pattern is an intermediate knitter’s delight: knitted in one-piece, there is no cast-on, no bind-off, no blocking and no seaming, and plenty of scope to express your knit and tea-personality by using bright colourful or stylish vintage beads and tassel combinations.

Begin with a slip-knot which is worked into a circular coaster base using double-pointed needles. Switch to circular needles and continue single-strand, working some handle shaping before knitting back and forward with a lovely lace motif. Finally, divide the stitches in half and work each tie-top one at a time up into a triangular shape, before finishing with a bead and tassel.

This pattern includes guiding photographs of each step, including creating the tassel.

Scour your local op-shop for some vintage or unusual beads, or save your scrap yarn to make contrasting tassels to match your favourite tea-wear, or to the taste of friends and family as a delightful gift.