i found it quite hard to come up with a quick handmade gift idea for big G's school teacher, so after a little web browsing i came up with a mug cosy, because surely all teachers enjoy a cuppa in the staff room
& this one turned out so cute, i'm really pleased with it, it also turned out to be very friendly on the purse, as the mug came from Sainsbury's & the yarn was some Debbie Bliss cashmerino i had left in my stash from another project, the buttons were all from my huge button stash too
it only took about 18g of wool & knitted up in an evening, trouble is i want one now too! i will probably include some nice tea bags with the present when i warp it, (or home-made biscuits if i get the time)
the pattern can be found on ravelry, but i changed it quite a lot from the original, so check out the notes on my projects page if you want to make one the same
You've done an amazing job, it looks fab. :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks great - off to follow the link now!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this! I think this will come in handy as a last minute gift...
ReplyDeleteI love that- so clever the way the cables make an owl!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, ideal for a teacher present, well done- one gold star
ReplyDeleteWow, awesome. I'm a teacher too, in The Netherlands. Come and live here!
ReplyDeleteCute! Oh I wish I could knit when I see things like this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gift! I would have loved this when I was teaching. Just the thing to prevent cold tea when on playground duty. So sweet! I'll be adding the pattern to my Ravelry queue, I suspect...
ReplyDeleteLaura x
How fabulous, I love the cabled owl idea! I think I need to be knitting 1 or 2 this christmas if I can squeeeezzze it in xox
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