The Sweeney Todd Pie Tea Cosy knitting pattern was inspired by the popular Victorian horror about a murderous barber who turned people into pies.

The pie is based on an old style pie that is usually seen these days for pork pies. The top of the pie looks crimped and makes a nice wavy edge to the top.

But far from being scary, this meat pie has comic appeal. In stead of trying to disguise what’s inside as the villainous cut-throat barber did, this tea cosy hints at the kind of meat that was used. A couple of eyeballs are sitting next to the pie as if they were an accompaniment and if you look there’s a green finger or thumb poking out from the pie. Round the back of the pie there is some blood looking gravy oozing out from the pie, it’s gruesomely grim.

It’s a wonderful tea cosy for Halloween, poking funny at the old horrors.

There is a help video on Youtube to help to assemble the tea cosy and to add the crimped edge - the link is included in the pattern.

The pattern will be available for digital download as soon as you have completed purchase, so you could start knitting it very soon!

This product is the knitting pattern only to make your own Sweeney Todd tea cosy.

This tea cosy fits a teapot that holds up to a pint of tea - it’s a small sized tea cosy.