Make your own Mallow Covers

Teapot:

Needles: 3.25mm (size 10) and 2.75mm (12UK).

Yarn: Small amounts of red/white/blue DK yarn and gold fingering for crown.

Teapot body:

• Cast on 28 stitches, Purl 1 row.
• Increase row
• Knit 2, (pick up stitch, Knit 8) to last 2 stitches, pick up stitch, Knit 2  –  32 sts.
• Beginning with a Purl row – 11 rows Stocking Stitch [add own pattern]
• Decrease rows
• Knit 3, (Knit 2 together, Knit 2) to end of row, Knit 3  –  25 sts.
• Purl 1 row.
• Knit 2 rows for rim of teapot. [in contrast colour]
• Knit1, (Knit 2 together, Knit 1) to end of row, Knit 1  –  17 sts.
• (Purl 2 together, Purl 1) to last 2 sts, Purl 2  – 11 sts.
• Thread yarn through stitches and pull tightly. Sew sides together.

Teapot Spout: Cast on 5 stitches.

• Knit front and back of every stitch  –  10 sts.
• Beginning with a Purl row, Stocking Stitch 5 rows.
• Knit 2 together, Knit 6, Knit 2 together  –  8 sts.
• Purl 1 row.
• Knit 2, Knit 2 together, Knit 2 together, Knit2  –  6 sts.
• Purl 1 row, Knit 2 rows, cast off.
• Add a tiny amount of stuffing to the widest part of the spout and attach it to the teapot then sew up the edges of the spout. Bend to shape.

Teapot Handle:

• Cast on 16 stitches. Knit 3 rows. Cast off knitwise.
• Sew handle to teapot covering the join.

For bobble:

• Cast on 6 stitches [in contrast colour]. Stocking Stitch 5 rows.
• Thread the yarn through stitches and pull tightly.
• Sew sides and lightly stuff, join to top of teapot.

Crown (for teapot):

• In gold fingering or lamé yarn, 2.75mm (size 12) needles.
• Cast on 15 stitches, Stocking Stitch 4 rows.
• Knit 1, (yarn forward, Knit 2 together) to end of row.
• Begin with Purl row, Stocking Stitch 4 rows.
• Cast off loosely leaving a long tail to sew cast off and cast on edges together.
• Sew around bobble on lid.

Crown

Needles: 3.25mm (size 10)

Yarn: 

• Purple (Paintbox 147 Pansy)
• Fur (King Cole Truffle 4365 Coconut)
• Gold (Rico Creative Lamé)
• [or suitable DK alternatives]
• Jewels to decorate.

For hat piece:

• Cast on 28 stitches in Purple, Knit 2 rows. Don’t cut yarn.
• Join in Fur, Knit 4 rows. Cut Fur yarn.
• Join in Gold, Knit 6 rows. Cut Gold yarn.
• Continue in Purple.
• Increase row – K2, make 1 [by picking up yarn between stitches and knitting into the back of the new stitch], (K4, make 1) to the end, K2  –  35 sts.
• Starting with a Purl row – Stocking Stitch 5 rows.
• Decrease rows –      K2, (K2tog, K4) K2tog, K1  –  29 sts.
• P2tog, purl to end of row  –  28 sts.
• K2tog across the row  –  14 sts.
• P2tog across the row  –  7 sts.
• Thread yarn through stitches. Sew crown.

For bands: knit 2.

• Cast on 28 stitches in Gold.
• Knit 3 rows, cast off knitwise.

For bobble:

• Cast on 10 stitches in Gold.
• Knit 6 rows, thread the yarn through stitches and pull tightly.
• Sew and lightly stuff. Covering a large bead (pony) works as well.

To finish:

• Make up crown by sewing the bands in a cross over the hat piece.
• Sew on bobble where bands cross making sure you go through all layers.
• Decorate with jewels.