Knitting Patterns: Charming Tea Cozies to Keep Your Teapot Warm

It looks like it’s been a really long time since I last wrote a post about tea cozy knitting patterns, but with cold weather coming (I’m sorry to tell you) in the Northern Hemisphere it’s a good time to think about them.

Tea cozies run the gamut from simple to silly and we’re going to cover a little bit of everything.

On the simpler side there’s the Teapot Turtleneck from Suzanne Resaul (which is a free pattern on Ravelry). This one starts in the round, then the main part of the body is worked flat to allow space for the handle and spout. The top is worked in the round again to make your teapot extra cozy and give you different options for using it.

Frankie Brown’s Mistake Rib Tea Cozy is also free on Ravelry. It uses DK weight yarn and all the options shown on the pattern page use a multicolored yarn, which adds a bit of interest beyond the fun stitch pattern.

Boost the skill level of your tea cozy by adding some cable work. This design is from Cindy Craig Designs and combines little twists with a larger diamond cable. It also has a ribbed top to keep your kettle extra cozy. This one uses DK weight yarn.

Add a little whimsy to your tea cozy by stitching it beehive style and adding a little bee to the top. This pattern is from Carol Rosa and uses worsted weight yarn.

On the sillier side there’s this sheep carousel tea cozy from Kate Davies Designs. It uses fingering weight yarn in two colors (though I think the top would be cute in red and white, too) to make a carousel where all the characters are sheep. You can find it on Ravelry.

Another one that’s part silly, part sweet, is this cozy with a cat sleeping on top. You know your cat would sleep on your tea pot if it could fit up there. The design is by Cosy Pots and uses two strands of DK weight yarn held together. You can make the cat whatever colors you like to fit a cat you know.

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As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long.

What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders.

You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well.

The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn.

Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!

I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions.

Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table.

The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter.

Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.

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