Tea Cozy Pattern {With Knitted Flowers}
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Make a fluffy tea cozy with flowers for a gift or for your own teapot.
The size of the cozy will fit a teapot with an 18-inch circumference.
This cozy has been knitted for a 4-cup pot, but you can easily adapt the pattern to make it smaller or much larger.
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An Easy Level Knitting Pattern
This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are knit, purl and k2tog.
Using mainly knit and purl stitches, it will also introduce you to decreasing and shaping.
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This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.
- You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
- You should be comfortable working the purl stitch.
- How to K2tog.
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.
Tea Cozy Pattern {With Knitted Flowers}
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Notes
This tea cozy pattern is knit in two pieces and stitched together to leave openings for the handle and spout.
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Gauge – It’s hard to see with the type of yarn it is, so this is a guestimate – 4 sts/3 rows in 1 inch
Size – To fit the circumference of the teapot 18 inches.
Skill Level – Easy
The Supplies You Need
Yarn
- 100G Super Bulky Yarn – I used Sirdar Snuggly Snowflake Chunky (White)
- 50g double knit yarn (I used peach) for the flowers
- 50g double knit yarn (green) for the leaves
- Yarn weight guide
Needles
- 9mm (US 13) Knitting needles
- 4mm (US 6) Knitting needles
Notions
- Scissors
- Darning Needle
- Tape measure
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Begin(ning)
- Cont = Continue(ing)
- K = Knit
- K2tog = Knit the next 2 stitches together
- P – Purl
- M1 = Make 1 stitch
- Rem = Remaining
- Rep = Repeat
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Pattern Instructions
Tea Cosy – make 2 pieces >
- With your chunky yarn and 9mm knitting needles cast on 20
- Knit every row until the piece measures 6 inches.
- Next row – K2TOG knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
- Repeat this on every 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 knitwise 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 knitwise.
Curl your flower inwards and secure it by stitching the loose cast-off end through the bottom.
Leave a tail, long enough to sew onto the top of the tea cozy.
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 cozy pieces together leaving holes for the handle and spout.
- When you have secured your knitted flowers into shape, stitch them into place on top of the tea cozy.
- Arrange the leaves where you want them around the flowers and stitch them into place.
- Weave in all loose ends.
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Happy Knitting!
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