Hi,
I think your tote colors sound great, to me,
Nancy.
Harriet, Who is WonderBoy?
A son or DGS?
Good luck on your quilting space.
I went to Crochet Pattern Central, to look for teapot cozies. Under "Cozies," I found one called "Crochet Teapot Cozy/Warmer." The design's by Clare Sullivan. It's a very easy-to-crochet teapot cozy. The tutorial said their teapot's length is 8" and the top to bottom is 6". However, when you crochet your beginning chain, they said to hold it up to your teapot bottom, up high (since it's crocheted by height) to custom-fit your cozy to your own teapot. They say to chain the # of chains you need, SC in 2nd chain from the hook, until the end, chain 2, turn, SC in back loop to end. Continue until the ribbing fits around 1/2 of the teapot, as you crochet 2 panels. There is also a drawstring for the top. They said you can chain a drawstring to fit under the handle for a snugger fit, too. The ribbing's vertical, stretches very well, and you leave a space, when you sew the 2 pieces together, for the spout and handle- like DUH! Don't we always do that?
The pattern calls for several colors and crocheting stripes. However, the example is in rose pink solid. I thought it'd be nice in a pretty variegated color, too, or a bi-color. My kitchen colors are cobalt accents, but I also have a forest green sofa in the great room, which can be seen from the kitchen and dining room. And the seat cushions to our dining room pub stools are off-white and an off-white cozy would be pretty refreshing-looking, but would get dirty easier. I'm trying to decide if I want to stripe the cozy in royal blue and off-white or use darker colors striped all around. I have a bin of yarn underneath the dining room bay window, which I am working from, but the lid's on. It's out of the way and I could open it up, and crochet stripes as I go, or put the skeins in a tote, from the bin.
I'd love a multicolor stripes cozy, but then again, I keep thinking about weaving in all those loose ends.
I want to simplify and also, I got to thinking how a tea cozy would make a nice Christmas gift for friends, too.
I have 3 teapots; 2 are straight sides and 1 is curves. If I make this for a gift, I can use my teapots as examples to fit the cozy for all 3 teapots and then, since its size would be "universal", I wouldn't need to "worry" about a cozy not fitting a friend's teapot. I have 1 dfriend in mind. She has a white kitchen, with pale grey walls, and a darker clay color wall. If I made her a white one or off-white, it'd be so pretty in her kitchen. I'm also making her Christmas (round stripes) potholders/extra 1 hot pad. If I did the cozy, it would eliminate my previous idea of crocheting her a hanging dishtowel. It's a lot of work to do those and then you need to "fuss" with finding the perfect button and sewing it on.
The cozy would be fun for me to do, it's a great idea, as she's extremely health conscious, and stays away from coffee, at last check. Oh, I'm so GLAD I found this pattern tonight!
Sorry I chatted so long!
(I get excited and then can't be quiet.)