I'm a little teapot... I mean Dinosaur!

This little one was my gift to my big brother for his 30th birthday. It may seem strange as a man's gift, but it was perfect for him. 

I'm not quite sure where I got the idea from but searched the web and couldn't find any dinosaur tea cosies out there- so I set to making up my own. I used a generic tea cosy pattern from the book Really Wild Tea Cosies and then just kind of made up the little spikes. The cosy is knitted in the round on 2 sets of circular needles and the spikes are crocheted. 

I debated whether to add legs etc but I just like the simplicity of it like this. He was very pleased :)