Here’s the pattern. It will fit a medium sized teapot, but can easily be adjusted for larger or smaller pots. My teapot is 6.5 inches high and 17 inches circumference at its widest point.
You will need 2.5 skeins of Noro Kureyon or similar yarn, 4mm needles and a tapestry needle for sewing seams
Cast on 49 stitches, using a robust method which will give a neat edge. I used a crochet hook cast on.
Rows 1 – 45 – K2, P2 to last stitch, K1
After a few rows, measure the width of your knitting. It should equal half the circumference of your teapot. It won’t matter if it’s a little less because the tea cosy will stretch a bit. However, if it’s significantly larger, you will need to start again and cast on fewer stitches.
Measure your work at this stage. It should measure roughly half an inch less than the height of your teapot. You can easily knit a few more rows if you need to.
Row 46 – K2, then (P3tog, K1) until 3 stitches remain, P2, K1
Row 47 – K2, P2, then (K1, P1) across the row, ending with K1
Row 48 – K1, then (Sl1, K1, PSSO) until 2 stitches remain, K2tog
Row 49 – K1, P until last stitch, K1
Row 50 – K2tog until last stitch, K1
Cast off, using a method which will give you a neat edge. I cast off with the following method:
Knit stitch number 1, then knit stitch number 2. Slip stitch number 1 over stitch number 2, so that only stitch remains on your right hand needle. Knit stitch number 3. Slip stitch number 2 over stitch number 3, so that you are back to just one stitch again. Repeat this process for the remaining stitches. When you have finished and the last stitch is sitting in solitary splendour on your right hand needle, cut your yarn leaving a short tail. Draw that tail through your last stitch, then drop the stitch off the needle and pull the tail tight to secure it. Don’t pull too hard when using Noro Kureyon as it is a weak yarn.
That completes one side of your tea cosy. Repeat the whole process again for the other side.
All you need to do now is sew up the two seams, leaving gaps for the handle and spout of your teapot. You should find that the cosy curves naturally because the fibre is so stiff and because of the broken rib pattern. There will be a small hole at the top of the cosy, formed by the two cast off edges. You can draw this closed if you want to, but it’s intended for the knob on the teapot lid to poke through. If you draw it closed, you might find the knob distorts the cosy a bit.
Have fun!
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I seem to be stuck at Row 48 since I am not sure how to make S11 as per your instructions: K1, THEN (S11, K1, PSSO) UNTIL 2 STITCHES REMAIN, K2TOG. What does the S stand for? I would appreciate your help as soon as possible since my friend is waiting for her cosy…..
Thanks so much.
Jean Winjum
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Hi Jean
It isn’t S11, but SL 1 i.e. slip 1 stitch. Sorry that the font is not as clear as it could be.
Pamela
Hi Pamela,
I’ve just seen this and would love to knit it. I just wanted to make sure that you mean that you double the yarn. That is, that you use two strands of yarn while knitting. Thanks for the help.
Angela
Hi Angela
Yes that’s right, you use two strands of yarn while knitting.
Pamela
How much wool is in a skein please and what weight is it: double, chunky, etc.?
Hi Ali
I am so sorry that I overlooked your question. Noro Kureyon is aran weight and you get around 110 yards per skein.
Pamela
Hi Pamela
I love this tea cosy and have attempted it 3 times so far but mine always looks a bit of a mess because I can’t get both sides to match. I’ve got 3 skeins of noro kureyon yarn but they are all slightly different so that I end up with different colours on the two sides. Yours looks so neat and uniform, how did you do it?!
Bethan
Hi Bethan
I was fortunate in having yarn with an even distribution of colours among the balls. I did do some unrolling of balls to check for long lengths of random colours and indulged in a bit of cutting and spit splicing where colours were going really awry, but was really lucky with how the colours emerged overall.
Pamela
I just finished this. Love it! Bought a 2 cup teapot for my granddaughter for Christmas. It is 14 inches around. I casted on 33 stitches and knit 23 rows and it worked perfectly! And I only used 1 strand of worsted wt. yarn! Thanks for the pattern!
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Success! I have finally managed to match my yarn (took a bit of unravelling, not helped at all by my cat!) but have finished my tea cosy and I love it! Thank you for posting up a lovely pattern!
Bethan
I’ve just made this today as a Christmas present for a friend who I know was looking for one. Either my wool is much thicker than yours or my teapot is much smaller. But I successfully worked out the number of stitches and rows I needed to fit, and it looks great! Thanks.
Thank you for this! I have been in search of a tea cozy pattern for my teapots. These are perfect. I have made two, with pictures here in my blog post (at the bottom) http://www.thistlerosestudio.com/2014/01/new-needlework-projects.html
Just made this tea cozy and very pleased with the outcome. Fits like a glove and did not take a lot of time to knit. Thanks so much! 🙂
Can you tell me what ply this wool is?
Noro Kuryon, a bulky single pky.
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Thank you once again.
Here is the link to my photo of the finished article
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