346 Eventide Tea Cozy

What could be nicer than a hot cup of tea on a cold winter night?  Keep your teapot warm with this beaded cozy so you can go back for a second cup.

Finished Size: about 16” around and 6.5” tall
Yarn: 1 skein Valley Yarns Franklin Hand Dyed, color Midnight - held doubled
Needles: US size 5 needles or size needed to get gauge
Other Materials: 1 tube size 6 seed beads; US size 8 steel (1.4 mm) crochet hook
Gauge: 23 sts and 37 rows = 4” in stitch pattern with yarn held doubled