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Well, I finally wrote up the pattern. I can't guarantee it's error free as I'm the only person that's tried it and it's written in a way I can understand. It's very quick and easy (took me less than an hour). I used Pencil Roving from The Yarn Yard but I'm not sure Natalie's doing Pencil Roving anymore, so you may need to substitute with another pencil roving. I think something like Colinette Point 5 or One Zero might be interesting, though maybe a little too thick and thin. The cafetiere cosy/French press cover is designed to fit the eight-cup Bodum cafetiere. A larger/smaller cafetiere will require significant pattern jiggery-pokery.

British crochet terminology used throughout

Version 1 - loops (orange in photo)

100g The Yarn Yard Pencil Roving
9mm crochet hook
sewing thread
2 1-inch(ish) diameter buttons
sewing needle that fits through holes in buttons.

ch. 25
row 1 - dc in second ch from hook and in each ch across (24 dc) ch.1 . turn.
rows 2-11 - Dc in each dc (24 dc) ch 1. turn
row 12 as row 2, but do not ch 1 at end of row. Turn
Shell edging - skip 1st dc. *3 tr in next dc. sk next dc, slip stitch in next dc, sk next dc (first shell made)* repeat from * to end of row, ending with a slip stitch in final stitch (6 shells made)
Work 1 dc in each stitch along 'short edge' of work (12 dcs)
As previous shell edging row.
Turn, work 1 dc into each stitch along short edge (12 dc). Fasten off.
At two equally spaced points on one short edge join in yarn, ch 9, rejoin with sl st to st where yarn joined - forms button loops.
Sew buttons on corresponding points on other short edge.

Version 2 - buttonholes (finished size approx. 30cm x 15cm) (blue/brown in photo)

ch. 29
row 1 - dc in second ch from hook and in each ch across (28 dc) ch.1 . turn.
rows 2-11 - Dc in each dc (28 dc) ch 1. turn
row 12 as row 2, but do not ch 1 at end of row. Turn
Shell edging - skip 1st dc. *3 tr in next dc. sk next dc, slip stitch in next dc, sk next dc (first shell made)* repeat from * to end of row, ending with a slip stitch in final stitch (7 shells made)
Along short edge, 3dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc, 2dc, ch 2, sk 2 dc, 3 dc
As previous shell edging row.
Dc along final short row. Fasten off.
Sew buttons on short edge at corresponding points to buttonholes on opposite short edge.