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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Free Pattern – Cottage Tea Cozy [Knitting]

This free knitting pattern falls in the category of cute but maybe not essential, as well as a nice way to use some yarn left over from another project.

The Briggs St. Fruit Hammock from Mycah Knits is beginner friendly because it’s a big rectangle worked in stockinette stitch on larger needles than the yarn would usually call for (size 11 US/8 mm for DK weight/weight 3 yarn) to provide more air flow around the fruit.

The idea behind a fruit hammock like this is both that it saves you counter space since it’s meant to be mounted under a cabinet and that air flow around the fruit helps prevent moisture from getting trapped below the fruit, which should keep it fresh longer. They’re also just cute and keep your fruits or veg accessible so hopefully you will eat more of them.

This pattern also includes I-cord handles, which is how you hang the hammock, and you’ll need to be able to pick up stitches for them, but that’s the only beyond beginner skill required in this project.

It only uses about 25 grams of yarn, so this is a perfect project for using a little something left over from another project. It would also be cute with stripes, so you can use odd balls from several projects. Or make the I-cord with a contrasting color to add a bit more fun if you like.

The designer does recommend using acrylic yarn for this project because it shouldn’t stretch out of shape with use and is easy to wash should your aspirations for eating fruit outstrip your reality. But they also provide tips for testing the stretch in a yarn you want to use and adjusting the pattern to account for that.

I don’t have a space in my place for this but it is super cute and a fun way to add knitting to the home, which I’m always a fan of.

You can grab the free pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Mycah Knits]

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