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How to Knit the Tomato Top for the Greenhouse Tea Cosy with Video Tutorial

How to Knit the Tomato Top for the Greenhouse Tea Cosy with Video Tutorial

Knitting the tomato top for the Greenhouse Tea Cosy, with a clear video showing how to work the shaping from row 5 onwards.

Understanding Knitting Skill Levels; Why TeaCosyFolk Patterns Feel Different for Everyone

TeaCosyFolk patterns don’t fit neat difficulty labels because every knitter brings a different mix of confidence and experience to the needles. This guide explains why the same cosy can feel simple to one person and challenging to another.


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Chihuahua Tummy Rub Tea Cosy Design Sketch

I must start with an apology for the pencil colours in the sketch. My brown pencils appear to be thin on the ground, and the ones I do have lean more towards orange than anything convincingly dog‑like.


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Why Digital Row Counters Are My Favourite Knitting Gadget

Digital row counters keep your knitting rhythm flowing, save time, prevent mistakes, and remove the faff of pens, paper, tally charts and needle‑end counters. After years of knitting, they’ve become my favourite gadget, and in this article I’ll explain exactly why.


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TeaCosyFolk Knitting Podcast for October 2026

We are welcoming in spooky season at TeaCosyFolk with a skeleton filled knitting podcast. It looks like I have a thing for skeletons this year with a couple of my designs. I have a Chocolate Orange cosy to share with you, a reminder about the 2027 subscription you can sign up to, a Simply Knitting tea cosy pattern update, and a fabulous knitting tip for people who like to knit when they are a passenger in a car. It’s brilliant, so make sure you watch that.


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Nurse Tea Cosy Knitting Tutorial How to Work the Mid-Row Cast On, Turn and Cast Off for Textured Hair

How to Lazy Daisy Stitch Around a Hole

Halloween Skeleton Tea Dance Tea Cosy Design Sketch

Learn Short Rows the Fun Way with the TeaCosyFolk Cactus Tutorial

TeaCosyFolk’s September Knitting Podcast with Big Reveals You Won’t Want to Miss 2026

Colour Work Knitting Catching Floats Every Time

Innocent Smoothie Cup and Saucer Hat - Knitting Pattern Tutorial

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for August 2026

Why I Love Simply Knitting

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for July 2026

Why Tea Cosies Still Matter in 2026

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for June 2026

The Scarecrow That Started It All, How One Knitted Toy Sparked a Lifetime of Sculptural Knitting

Inside the Design; How a TeaCosyFolk Character Comes to Life

On The Needles Summerhouse Spruce

Axolotl Tea Cosy Design Sketch

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for February 2026

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for January 2026

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for December 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for November 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for October 2025

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TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for August 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for July 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for June 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for May 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for April 2025

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for March 2025

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TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for December 2024

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for February 2024

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for November 2023

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for July 2023

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for December 2022

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TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for July 2022

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Casting On In The Middle of a Row Help

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for December 2021

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for November 2021

TeaCosyFolk Knitting Vlog for October 2021

Using a Hairdryer for Blocking Your Work

Top Tip when Embroidering on the Face

More Than One Knitting Project?

Knitting Pleats Help

Pinning for Correct Placement

Lost Your Knitting Mojo?

When the Fun Stops, Stop

How to Pick Up and Knit Stitches Evenly Along an Edge

How to Knit Soapsuds AKA Bobbles

Sewing in Ends Securely

Sewing Running Stitches along the Cast On Edge

Getting Safety Eyes Through Knitting

Labelling

Carry Yarn up the Sides

Turning Heads

Where to Position Ears

Use The Same Yarn Brands and Yarn for The Best Results

Sewing Up Skinny Bits

Wool Winder Knitting Tip

Stuffing With Left Over Yarn

Tips for Positioning Safety Eyes

Knitting Lacy Patterns

How Much Yarn for Long Tail Cast-on Starts

Watching Knitting Help Videos

Enough Yarn?

Digital Row Counters

Working Yarn Tension

Stop Things Levitating

Keeping Seams Hidden

It's a Stitch Up

How to Knit into Back Loops from Cast on Edge

Stuffing

Marking Along a Row

Stitch Markers

Pins and Pegs

Purling or Knitting 3 or More Stitches Together

Vintage Tea Cosy Stitch

Embroider on a Mouth

Working From The Inside

Scallop Edge Cast Off

Long Tails

Unsightly Increase Ladders

Don't Get Bogged Down in Monotony

How to Knit The Bubble Stitch Pattern

Snipping Threads

What, Why and Where Funky Foam?

Sewing Up Letting You Down?

Wobbly Head Syndrome

Help Video for the Suffragette Chain

Always Pin Before Sewing

 
 
 
 
 

Further reading

Casting On In The Middle of a Row Help

Using a Hairdryer for Blocking Your Work

Top Tip when Embroidering on the Face

More Than One Knitting Project?

Knitting Pleats Help

Pinning for Correct Placement

Lost Your Knitting Mojo?

When the Fun Stops, Stop

How to Pick Up and Knit Stitches Evenly Along an Edge

How to Knit Soapsuds AKA Bobbles

Sewing in Ends Securely

Sewing Running Stitches along the Cast On Edge

Getting Safety Eyes Through Knitting

Labelling

Carry Yarn up the Sides

Turning Heads

Where to Position Ears

Use The Same Yarn Brands and Yarn for The Best Results

Sewing Up Skinny Bits

Wool Winder Knitting Tip

Stuffing With Left Over Yarn

Tips for Positioning Safety Eyes

Knitting Lacy Patterns

How Much Yarn for Long Tail Cast-on Starts

Watching Knitting Help Videos

Enough Yarn?

Digital Row Counters

Working Yarn Tension

Stop Things Levitating

Keeping Seams Hidden

It's a Stitch Up

How to Knit into Back Loops from Cast on Edge

Stuffing

Marking Along a Row

Stitch Markers

Pins and Pegs

Purling or Knitting 3 or More Stitches Together

Vintage Tea Cosy Stitch

Embroider on a Mouth

Working From The Inside

Scallop Edge Cast Off

Long Tails

Unsightly Increase Ladders

Don't Get Bogged Down in Monotony

How to Knit The Bubble Stitch Pattern

Snipping Threads

What, Why and Where Funky Foam?

Sewing Up Letting You Down?

Wobbly Head Syndrome

Help Video for the Suffragette Chain



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