This easy tea cozy pattern is super fluffy and great for spring!
Make a fluffy tea cozy with flowers for a gift or for your own teapot.
The size of the cosy will fit a teapot with an 18 inch circumference.
This cosy has been knitted for a 4-cup pot, but you can easily adapt the pattern to make it smaller or much larger.
This pretty cosy is made with a fluffy white yarn in two pieces.
The peach flowers and green leaves are made as separate pieces and then stitched into place.
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Flower Tea Cozy Pattern
A lovely easy knitting project, for a beginner or seasoned knitter.
The tea cosy pattern is easy to follow, knitted flat on straight needles.
You can use up leftover yarns in your stash and make lots of tea cosies in different colours.
The tea cozy pattern is great for any beginners who are learning how to knit, as it is a great project for learning new stitches.
If you would like to make more knitted items for the home, please take a look at the other patterns in the home knitting pattern library.
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Skill Level – Easy/beginner
Materials
- 100G Super Bulky Yarn – I used Sirdar Snuggle Snowflake Chunky (White)
- 50g double knit yarn (I used peach) for the flowers
- 50g double knit yarn (green) for the leaves
- yarn weight guide
Tools
- 9mm (US 13) Knitting needles
- 4mm (US 6) Knitting needles
- Scissors
- Darning Needle
Pattern Instructions
Tea Cosy – make 2 pieces >
- With your chunky yarn and 9mm knitting needles cast on 20
- Knit every row until piece measures 6 inches.
- Next row – K2TOG knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
- Repeat this on ever row until you have 10 stitches left.
- Cast off.
Flowers >
With your 4mm (US 6) knitting needles and double knit yarn (peach) cast on 20sts (Leave a tail of 8 inches)
Row 1 and each alternate row – Purl
Row 2: Increase knit wise into each stitch.
Row 4: *K1, increase into next stitch*, repeat * to * to end.
Row 6: *K2, increase into next stitch*, repeat *to* to end.
Row 8: *K3, increase into next stitch*, repeat *to* to end.
Row 9: Purl
Row 10: Cast off knit wise
Curl your flower inwards and secure by stitching loose cast off end through the bottom. Leave a tail, long enough to sew onto the top of the tea cosy.
Leaf >
Using 4mm (US 6) knitting needles and double knit yarn (in green) cast on 3sts
1. K1, M1, K1, M1, K1
2. Purl
3. K2, M1, K1, M1, K2
4. Purl
5. K3, M1, K1, M1, K3
6. Purl
7. K4, M1, K1, M1, K4
8. Purl
9. K5, M1, K1, M1, K5
10. Purl
11. K6, M1, K1, M1, K6
12. Purl
13. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K8, K2TOG
14. Purl
15. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K5, K2TOG
16. Purl
17. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K2, K2TOG
18. Purl
19. K2TOG, K2, K2TOG
20. Purl
21. K2TOG, K2TOG
22. P2TOG
23. Fasten off.
Making Up >
- Stitch the tea cosy pieces together leaving holes for the handle and spout.
- When you have secured your knitted flowers into shape, stitch into place on top of the tea cosy.
- Arrange the leaves where you want them around the flowers and stitch into place.
- Weave in all loose ends.
Notes
This tea cosy knits up quickly and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
You are welcome to sell items knit from this pattern, I just ask that you give pattern credit to Handy Little Me and link to www.handylittleme.com in any listings. Thank you!
Gauge – It’s hard to see with the type of yarn it is, so this is a guestimate!
4 sts in 4 rows in 1 inch
Size – To fit circumference of teapot 18 inches.
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Begin(ning)
Cont = Continue(ing)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
P – Purl
M1 = Make 1 stitch
Rem = Remaining
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
SKPO – Slip one, knit one
St(s) = Stitch(es)
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Happy Knitting! xoxo
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