Aid Breast Cancer Care & Knit a Libby Tomey Tea Cosy

This pattern for a gorgeous strawberry tea cosy has been created by Libby Tomey to highlight the fact that she holds a Strawberry Tea event every year to raise money for Breast Cancer Care to show support for her aunt who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Feel free to make use of the pattern but please do make a donation to Breast Cancer Care as a thank you, and perhaps think about holding your own strawberry tea event!

The charity’s Strawberry Tea campaign runs throughout June, July and August and raises vital funds to support the 50,000 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK. The are encouraging you to host garden parties, picnics, cake sales and even themed fancy office tea breaks – and a Florence tea cosy will be just the accessory to set the tone!

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Hosting a Breast cancer awareness event? Check out these Breast cancer lapel pins and Breast Cancer decorations.

Looking for a fun way to promote Breast Cancer Awareness? How about making this DIY Bra purse ? Check out the Orginal bra purse we created here. You can use discount new bras or recycled bras too. Old bra’s might be a fun way to memorialize the loss of breasts by turning your old bra into a purse.

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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