Tea Cosy (was: I'm new here so sorry if this isn't correct)

[sbursztynski]

No: HPFGUIDX 157333

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hagrid" <aussie_lol at ...> wrote:
>
> > lynn wrote:
> >
> > I am very curious about a lot of things. <SNIP> what's a tea cosy?
> >
> 
> Aussie writes:
> 
> The tea cosy:
> - Keeps the tea in the pot hotter
> - Stops you burning your hand on the tin pot
> - Holds the lid on the teapot so it doesn't topple while pouring
> - Allows House Elves to poke ears through where a tea pot would have 
> the spout poking through one side and the handle the other.
> 
> It looks like a beanie with slits on either side. Traditionally, 
> they were knitted with wool, so stretchy. The quilt matterial ones 
> have larger splits on the sides since they don't stretch as well.
> 
> If Dobby can wear a tea cosy, that makes his head the size of a tea 
> pot. So is it the tea pot like the one the Mad Hatter uses in Alice 
> in Wonderland for his tea party, or the one Mary Poppins uses on the 
> ceiling?
> 
> Great question, Lynn and now watch the debate over the size of 
> Dobby's head grow .... lol
> 
> aussie
>

Sue here:

Good point about Dobby's head and the tea cosy - how big a teapot must it be? (g)

The tea cosy is also great to knit for that fund-raising bazaar, or for a local history 
museum souvenir shop. I can imagine Molly knitting them in between all those jumpers...