Materials
For tea cosy
One 50g ball Blue Sky Alpacas Sportweight in each of the following shades: 514 Pale Aqua (Yarn A), 506 Natural Streaky Brown (Yarn B)
5mm crochet hook

For cafetière cosy
One 50g ball Blue Sky Alpacas Sportweight in each of the following shades: 515 Pistachio (Yarn A), 506 Natural Streaky Brown (Yarn B) (for contrast picot trim)
4.5mm crochet hook
3 vintage buttons, approximately 3cm (11⁄4in) diameter
Needle and sewing thread

For egg cosies
One 50g ball Blue Sky Alpacas Sportweight in each of the following shades (for 6 cosies, 2 in each colour): 505 Natural Taupe (Yarn A), 514 Pale Aqua (Yarn B), 500 Natural White (Yarn C); (for contrast picot trim) one ball shade 506 Natural Streaky Brown (Yarn D)
4.5mm crochet hook
One vintage button for each cosy, 10–15mm (1⁄2–5⁄8in) diameter
Needle and thread

Measurements
Tea cosy: 14cm (51⁄2in) deep; 20cm (8in) diameter at rim (fits average small teapot).
Cafetière cosy: 13cm (5in) deep; 30cm (12in) long (fits standard 1 litre or 6 cup cafetière).
Egg cosy: 6cm (21⁄2in) deep; 8cm (3in) diameter at bottom edge.

Tension
For tea cosy: 1 motif = 3cm (11⁄4in), using 5mm crochet hook.
For cafetière and egg cosies: 17 st = 10cm (4in), using 4.5mm hook.

Abbreviations
See page 120.

Tea cosy
Using Yarn B and 5mm hook, make 32 ch.
Foundation row: 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each ch to end. 31 sts.
Change to Yarn A.
Row 1 (WS): 3 ch, * miss 3 sts, 3 tr in next st, (group made); rep from * to last 3 sts, miss 2 sts, 1 tr in last st.
Row 2: 1 ch, 1 dc in first st, 2 tr in next free st of 2 rows below (working round sts of previous row), * 1 dc in centre of group of 3 tr, 3 tr in centre of 3 free sts, of 2 rows below; rep from * ending 1 dc in centre tr of last group, 2 tr in centre of 3 free sts, 1 dc in top of 3 ch.
Row 3: Repeat row 1.
Row 4: Repeat row 2. These last 4 rows complete pattern.
Rows 5-13: Repeat 4 pattern rows twice more, then row 1 again.
Change to yarn B
Row 14: 1 ch, 1 dc in first st, 2 tr in next free st, * 1 dc in centre tr of next group, 2 tr in centre free st, rep from * to end, 1 dc in top of 3 ch.
Row 15: 3 ch, * miss 1 st, dec 1; rep from * ending 1 tr in last st.
Row 16: 3 ch, * dec 1; rep from * ending 1 tr in top of 3 ch. Fasten off.
Make another piece the same.

Join seams (see page 137), leaving openings for spout and handle.

Cafetière cosy
Using Yarn A make 49 ch.
Row 1: Work in dc.
Continue to work rows of dc until work measures 11cm (41⁄2in) from starting edge. Fasten off.

Picot edge
Join in Yarn B and, working into loops from previous row, * 3 ch, 1 dc in first of these ch, miss 1 st, 1 dc in next st; rep from * to end. Fasten off.
Turn work to bottom edge and join in Yarn B, and work picot edge to match above. Fasten off.

Button loops
Using Yarn B work 3 button loops in ch, to the size appropriate for your chosen buttons. Stitch onto edge of cosy.
Using needle and thread, sew buttons along opposite edge to correspond with button loops.

Egg Cosy (Make 2 cosies in each of Yarns A, B and C)
Using Yarn A make 3 ch, join into ring with slip stitch.
Round 1: 6 dc into ring.
Round 2: (2 dc in each st) 6 times (12 sts).
Round 3: (1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) 6 times (18 sts).
Round 4: (1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) 6 times (24 sts).
Rounds 5–7: Work 5 rounds dc.
Round 8: Change to contrast Yarn D, * 3 ch, 1 dc in first of these ch, miss 1 st, 1 dc in next st; rep from * to end. Fasten off.
Repeat to make another cosy in Yarn A, then make 4 more cosies using Yarn B and Yarn C.

Using a needle and thread sew vintage button to top of cosy.