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The cheery Christmas robin is no stranger to cold bleak winters. He knows how you can maintain warm and he will maintain the teapot warm too. The festive robin novelty Tea Cosy is speedy and easy to create and adds Christmas cheer towards the kitchen or breakfast table, he also makes for a very unusual gift.

To make the Christmas Robin tea cosy you are going to need…

5.5 mm, UK size 5 or US size 9 knitting needles,

When you will be just studying to knit that you are very eager and anxious to obtain creating items other than garter knit scarves. Many individuals are tempted to jump into a pattern which is beyond their knitting skill level and as a result they turn into discouraged and often just give up.

50g Brown double knitting wool,

What you should be undertaking is selecting a pattern that matches your skill level. This will make certain you might have a pleasant knitting experience and find out new techniques as you go along. Select only those for Easy or Beginner levels. While socks and hats are not that difficult, when you are not entirely comfy with knitting on two needles it may perhaps not be a good concept to try double pointed needles just yet.

50g Red double knitting wool,

25g White double knitting wool

And scraps of felt for the eyes and beak.

Divide all the balls of wool into two balls so that the yarn may be applied in double thickness but knitted up as a single strand.

Leave the stitches on a spare needle till later.

The Front
Using double thickness brown wool, cast on 28 stitches and work four rows in garter stitch.

Break the yarn and alter to white (again double yarn) Work yet another four rows.

Row 9: Knit 6 stitches with white, Join Red (double yarn) knit in red to last 6 stitches. Knit 6 with white.

Don’t carry the yarn behind the work, instead use separate balls of wool and twist the yarns together when changing colours to prevent leaving holes.

Row 10: K6 white, K16 red, K6 white.

Repeat the last row 21 extra times.

You should obtain a pattern or web site that can provide you with superior beginner patterns with clear instructions. Read over the pattern first. If you don’t comprehend a term used inside the pattern and they don’t totally clarify the abbreviations then maybe you ought to tuck that 1 away for later whenever you are much more achieved within the craft.

You just have to find a web page that delivers instruction for beginners. Sign up for their newsletter and send them an e-mail with a question. My subscribers e-mail me all the time and I’m happy to answer their questions.

Row 33: K5 white, K8 red, K2 white, K8 red, K5 white.

You also can know additional articles at this site on Free Afghan Knitting Patterns and also Double Knitting Patterns.

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