cozy
As I’ve written before (I think), I’ve developed a tea fixation over the past year or so. This has resulted in the gradual accumulation of an unseemly amount of tea (both bagged and loose) as well as accoutrement: tea pot for stove, porcelain pot for brewing, tea scoop, tea strainer, tea etcetera. It really is a reasonably affordable fetish for a grad student, though — more so than the equivalent connoisseurship of coffee or tobacco, say.
The problem is that it is cold here, and I am the only tea drinker in the house. It takes me awhile to drink a pot of tea, and it chills quickly. Therefore, I find myself in need of a tea cozy. The thing is, most cozies are positively revolting — ribbons and lace and twee little patterns. What I want is either a ridiculously badass one (pinups! skulls!), or a madhatter one. (I’m not sure what that would mean — I’m thinking some crazy victorian lady in the attic sort of thing.)
I ended up ordering one from Stash that is only mostly repugnant — black and white line drawings of kitties with the words "purr" and "ooh" written in cursive. Because dammit, my tea was getting cold. But if some crafty person were to make a decently cool cozy, I’d be one of the happiest little grad students on the planet.
Comments
ah ha! a challenge. but what is the size of your teapot? smallish, i presume....
Posted by: qB | October 24, 2005 2:49 PM
My favorite tea: Market Spice, direct from Seattle's Pike Place Market. Rich and tingly on the tongue...
Posted by: susansinclair | October 25, 2005 7:03 AM
Tea cozies are best for steeping tea, too. If you steep without one, the heat moves out, whereas, I believe when you have one on, it circulates the heat within the pot and allows a "deeper" steep of your tea. Very necessary for the avid tea drinker. I've reignited my sewing bug, so maybe I will make a "badass" one for you and *actually* remember to give you your wedding present. It's getting to be a little bizarre by now..
Posted by: Spirophita | October 25, 2005 2:02 PM
Krista,
I found myself with a similar problem when buying a birthday present for my english friend. I could never find one I liked, too plain, too ugly, too whatever. The problem I run into is that my creative self says "I can make that!" and so my quest to make a cozy for Pauline. I started a month in advance of her 50th, and by the time it got here, I had made 15 of them! Well, my entreprenuerial spirit kicked in and LetsGetCozy.com was born. I've tried most all of them in the kitchen and I use 2 consistently. I've discovered the delight of afternoon tea and all things tea. If you would like a cozy, I'm sure I can come up with a cozy for you, just give me an idea and let me run. Gotta go, the kettles whistling! :-)
Posted by: SportstHER | December 2, 2005 2:16 AM