"A tea cosy is a marvelous household item that does not suffer modernisation well. A good tea cosy should be cosy itself, such as this East London flea market find that quite obviously embodies many well-spent nights of fireside knitting. Slip one over a favorite pot and bask in the warmth of the thought that in the time it takes to finish its satisfying contents, thousands of disappointing sips of room temperature tea will be taken all over the world."
It's a little sad how much joy I get from Fantastic Man's daily recommendations.
And they make lovely hats!
(Also I confess--I love a good tea cosy).
As a child growing up in 'Merica, I came across a passage in a book in which someone walks in a a person who is wearing a tea cosy on his head.
I did not know what it was and could not figure it out from the ensuing dialogue. We did not have the internet back then.
Years later, I learned what a tea cosy was; later still, that "cosy" meant cozy, as in actually keep the tea cosy; and even later, that not only tea, but the silly cutesy idea of keeping tea cozy, along with the propensity to put the tea cosy on one's head, was quintessentially British. Hands across the sea!
I learned the many ways and uses of the tea cosy from my New England in-laws. It also was not a household item growing up in Tennessee.
Sadorable.
May I use that word? I will credit you.
I have a lot of British friends and I've learned the only way one should drink tea is preferably while it is still boiling in your cup.
With a chocolate biscuit.
chocolate biscuits are only for special occasions. oh, go on, have one...
Seed of the Snuggy.
The Southern version is the Barbie torso with knitted dress that covers the extra toilet paper roll in the bathroom.
See also: Midwest.
My grandmother made several of these. She was a crocheting fiend.
I think it looks like Walt Fruhtinger got his high school girlfriend pregnant after all!