24 February 2006
So, interesting news. I was contacted by an American publisher regarding the tea cup cozy I made a while back and a crochet book they're doing for next year. It seems like a nice opportunity, so we'll see what happens.
Over lunch yesterday, Pauline and I decided it would be fun to have a cozy for regular drinking glasses. So last night, with a little Noro Silk Garden and ribbon, I made this:
I'm not crazy about the colours (these muddyish colours were on the inside of the skein, whereas the outside was bright and vivid and lovely), but I like the look and love the texture.
I proposed the idea of having alternate patterns for the teacup cozy to the American publisher -- I think the one for my Bodum mug might be too specific, and it's always nice to have options. He said he "[didn't] really care about the glass idea." Hm, okay then. And Rob thinks you can't put hot liquid into glass that isn't either toughened or very thin.
Will nobody love my little cozy? Actually, it's not so pathetic. I'm pleased with it, and Pauline thought it looked good, and I'm going to try breaking a drinking glass with hot water. That's practically science!
Please note: I never wrote up a pattern for this pattern, nor the teacup cozy. I'm very sorry, but I have no plan to do so.
I think its really pretty how sturdy is it? You could put a toilet roll inside it and have it as a pencil holder.. Just a mad idea. Oh, and boiling water will crack the glass. Hot water should be OK. How do I know this? I accidentally mixed up a 3 litre glass jar of acid dyes the other week and used boiling water. Jar cracked, 3 litres of boiling water and a generous helping of vinegar all over the floor.
posted by kerrie at February 24, 2006 05:22 PM
i love it! i don't knit, but i asked my knitting friend to whip me up a coozy for my ever-in-th-hand water bottle. a water bottle coozy would be a great idea!!
loves!
posted by stephanie at February 24, 2006 05:27 PM
Kerrie -- Eep! How scary, but at least the dye wasn't in yet, was it? THAT could've been a true disaster!
posted by Anna at February 24, 2006 05:55 PM
It would also be nice for cold liquids. Maybe keep them cold longer? I like the idea for the pencil holder but with a glass in the cozy. Just like in the picture. Or a bud vase cozy??
posted by autum at February 24, 2006 05:57 PM
Autum -- I thought of the vase thing too! It'd be lovely to have a tall glass with a cozy that covered the entire thing, especially one like this, with a bow at the top. That may have to happen at some point. . .
posted by Anna at February 24, 2006 06:37 PM
Hehe, well I like it. Let us know how it turns out with the book!
posted by Joleen at February 24, 2006 06:38 PM
I would say very scientific process figuring the breaking point of glass using hot liquid...safety goggles remember safety goggles...hehe
posted by Tanya at February 24, 2006 07:00 PM
I will love your glass cozy! It will soak up all the condensation that forms on the glass and makes rings on the coffee table!
posted by Alicia at February 24, 2006 07:20 PM
Well done and congratulations! :D
I think a tea-cup shape cozy would be fine. Most of the time people only use these patterns for inspiration anyway, or you could just find a standard sized cup to make it more workable for the average joe ^_^
posted by Catherine at February 24, 2006 07:40 PM
I'm with Alicia, it's brilliant for catcing the condensation on a ice cold beverage.
posted by sarah n. at February 24, 2006 08:16 PM
Who says it has to be for hot liquids? When you have an iced drink, the glass sweats, and the cozy would be the perfect thing to absorb that moisture!
posted by Leslie at February 24, 2006 10:15 PM
I think it's adorable, and honestly, I don't see why it can't be used for a cold beverage? My fingers get cold rather easily...
posted by Jackie at February 24, 2006 10:23 PM
Another cute cozy! I like the ribbon you added.
posted by Angela at February 24, 2006 11:54 PM
Why not eliminate the tea cup or glass. I like the idea of a knitted cup or glass for artistic reasons. Rob has stated that you can identify Art as Art if it is a creation that has no practical purpose. I think a knitted water glass or tea cup would certainly fit that bill, and people pay much more for art than craft. You could design an entire knitted place setting and make millions! Just a thought.
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posted by .d at February 25, 2006 02:28 AM
Sorry to be serious for a moment, but it's all very strange. When I first stumbled out onto the Internet I thought I would find sites that covered everything I was interested in and as a bonus they would all be full of comments from fun people on the same wavelength as me. But every time I read comments or forums on any site they always descended into angry shoving within three or four posts, as though unappreciated, bitter people had at last found somewhere to be cruel to others without having to look them in the eye. That is until I started reading the comments Anna gets: everyone is polite, supportive, sincere and kind. It just seems like a better world that crafters live in. So I'm considering giving the Internet a second chance. But the first time someone posts, "Moron, read the ****ing FAQ" on a craft site I'm going back to being a hermit.
posted by Rob at February 25, 2006 08:19 AM
I'm not even a coffee drinker, but I know they serve them in glasses with little paper napkins (see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_latte).
Oh, Rob - shut the fuck up, yeah?
posted by pauline at February 25, 2006 09:21 PM
ooh oooh. seriously needed, a cosy for those take away cardboard coffee cups with the Tommeee Tippee type tops. I ALWAYS burn my fingers on them.
posted by ra at March 8, 2006 01:18 PM
I've been looking for some of these little cozies for glasses for years. I don't crochet or knit; do you know where I can buy some???
posted by millie ternasky at February 4, 2007 04:06 AM
could someone email me the knitting pattern for these please
posted by Louise at February 10, 2007 01:21 AM
Could yiou please email me the directions or send me the link? Thanks
posted by Susan H at March 8, 2007 04:45 PM
Please email me the crocheting directions for the drinking glass cozy. I have been looking for a pattern for a long time.
It's beautiful! Thanks.
posted by Sharon at May 14, 2007 12:44 PM
Please e-mail the pattern for the glass cozy. Can you buy them anywhere that you know of?
Thanks
posted by Sandra Schloz at June 8, 2007 03:37 PM
Very good-looking!
posted by Elise Connolly at June 10, 2007 05:09 PM
Please email me the pattern for the glass cozy. Been looking for a long time. Also for a bag for a water pobble. Thanks and God Bless.
posted by Em Owens at June 24, 2007 09:59 PM
I really love this pattern and I have already bought the Noro yarn to make it. I'll be happy to pay for it.
Thanks much.
Elise
posted by Elise Connolly at June 26, 2007 01:32 AM