Léas Cosy by Eimear Earley

Léas Cosy

Knitting
January 2024
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stranded Colourwork blocked, with larger needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
76 - 159 yards (69 - 145 m)
To Fit Tea Pot up to 1L volume, 5” / 13 cm diameter, 6.25” / 16 cm tall.
English

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Léas (Irish for ‘glimmer’, and pronounced lace / lay-us, depending on dialect) Coffee and Tea Cosy patterns use motifs inspired by twinkling fairy lights, and flickering candle flames, to brighten up dull winter days and long winter nights.
Both patterns give you a simple introduction to steek projects.
The Coffee Cosy is knit as a cylinder, before cutting steek stitches and finishing edges with applied I-cord. The tea cosy is knit in the round, with added steek stitches, and crown shaping. The patterns are worked in a woollen-spun wool yarn for extra stickiness - great reassurance for those new to cutting steeks.

TEA COSY
SIZE

To Fit Tea Pot up to 1L volume, 5” / 13 cm diameter, 6.25” / 16 cm tall.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference below steek:
21.25” / 54 cm
Height: 7.5” / 19 cm, with curled brim

COFFEE PRESS COSY
SIZE

To fit Coffee Press up to 1L volume, 4” / 10 cm diameter, 5.25” / 13.5 cm tall from spout to base

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference when buttoned: 12” / 30 cm
Height: 5.25” / 13.5 cm

YARN
De Rerum Natura “Gilliatt” (100% Merino Wool; 273 yds / 250 m per 3.52 oz / 100 g); colours: Yarn A: 1 skein; Yarn B: 1 Skein; Yarn C: 1 Skein.

Subtle: Yarn A: Nuit, Yarn B: Goeland, Yarn C: Bouleau
Seasonal: Yarn A: Aubepine, Yarn B: Lagon, Yarn C: Ciel
Brights: Yarn A: Nuit, Yarn B: Confiture de Rose, Yarn C: Dore

Tea Cosy Approximate Yardage: Yarn A: 98 yds / 90 m, Yarn B: 58 yds / 53 m, Yarn C: 3 yds / 3 m

Coffee Cosy Approximate Yardage: Yarn: A 49 yds / 45 m, Yarn B: 24 yds / 22 m, Yarn C: 3 yds / 3m

NEEDLES
US size 7 / 4.5 mm needle, circ 12” / 30 cm long or 40” / 100 cm long for Magic Loop or dpns for st st
US size 8 / 5 mm needle circ 12” / 30 cm long or 40” / 100 cm long for Magic Loop or dpns for colourwork

GAUGE
20 sts & 22 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stranded Colourwork blocked, with larger needles
20 sts & 25 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch blocked, with smaller needles