I knitted loads of these when we were snowed in the Christmas before last. Actually I knitted some of them whilst sitting in a deck chair outside in front of a roaring fire I was just so fed up of being stuck in doors in a foot of snow! amaing how warm it was.

knit this big using waste woollen yarn and then felt in the washing machine. make sure you use wool that does not say ‘machine wash’ on the label. machine washable yarn does not usually felt. synthetics will not felt either, alpaca will.

This pattern worked really well. it can be easily adjusted to fit a different size of child or adult and used only one ball of yarn for a four year old’s size.

This tea cosy can be made smaller or larger depending on your tea pot. if it turns out too big once it is felted you can always cut it and then sew it up again!

Tiny Christmas Baskets, tree ornaments.