Tea cozies add a fancy/chic aspect to any tea
party! This cozy
really hits the home run with it’s simple and elegant style. This pattern is fairly simple, and took me about a day to construct and knit.
Yarn
recommended:
Either cotton or wool yarn works here, but you might opt for
cotton, because it’s easier to wash.
This project does ask for a double strand of yarn, so don’t
use anything too chunky. I used worsted
weight wool/acrylic mix (I don’t have the name because I used some leftover
yarn I had lying around).
What you will need:
-5 size 4 US (3.5 MM) double pointed needles.
-1 stitch marker
-tapestry needle
Dimensions:
I made this for a teapot that, at it’s largest, measures
14,5 inches (37cm), and at it’s tallest measures 4,5 inches (11cm), although
the belly is a bit big and can stretch to fit a fatter pot.
Abbreviations:
C/O = Cast on
B/O – Bind off
K = Knit
P = Purl
PM = Place Marker
K2tog = Knit 2 together
Inc 1 = increase 1 stitch by knitting front to back
Sl 1 = Slip one stitch from left to right needle (ALWAYS AS
IF TO PURL!)
YO = Yarn over
YF = Bring yarn to the front
YB = Bring yarn to the back
Instructions:
11.
C/O 9 st.
Knit one row as if on straight needles and then join in the round, spreading
evenly over 3 dp needles.
22.
PM
33.
K1, inc 1, K1 over each of the 3 needles (12 st)
44.
Knit 1 row even, dividing the stitches evenly
over 4 needles (3 st per needle)
55.
K1, inc 1, k1 over each of the 4 needles (16 st)
66.
K1, inc1, inc 1, k1 over each of the 4 needles
(24 st)
77.
K1, inc 1, knit to 2 before the end of the
needle, inc 1, k1.
88.
Repeat step 6 until there are 20 stitches on
each needle (80 st total)
99.
*k1, yf, sl 1, yb * repeat * to * until the end
of the round.
110. Knit
1 row
111. *yf, sl 1, yb, k1 * repeat * to * until the
end of the round
112. Knit 1 row
113. *k1,
yf, sl 1, yb * repeat * to * until the end of the round.
114. Purl
back [This is now the start of the
opening for the handle. Instead of
working in the round, the piece will now be worked as if on straight needles.]
115. *yf,
sl 1, yb, k1 * repeat * to * until the end of the round
116. Purl
37 stitches
117. With
a piece of scrap yarn, purl 6 st. (this will be used at the end like an
afterthought heel.)
118. Slip
these 6 st from the right hand needle to the left hand one.
119. Purl
over these 6 stitches again, but with the main yarn, and purl to the end of the
round.
220. *k1,
yf, sl 1, yb * repeat * to * until the end of the round.
221. Purl
1 row
222. *yf,
sl 1, yb, k1 * repeat * to * until the end of the round
223. Purl
1 row.
224. Repeat
steps 20-23 (4 rounds knit)
225. Repeat
steps 20-22 (3 rounds knit)
226. Re-join
the work in a round and knit 1 row.
227. *k1,
yf, sl 1, yb * repeat * to * until the end of the round.
228. K1,
k2tog, knit to 3 before the end of the needle, k2tog, k1 (18 st per needle)
229. Repeat
step 28 until 10 st remain on each needle (40 total)
330. B/O
using Jenny’s Super Stretchly Bind Off
a.
YO, K1
b.
Pull YO over K stitch (1 st on right hand
needle)
c.
YO, K1
d.
Pull YO over K stitch (2 st on right hand
needle)
e.
Pull
right hand stitch over stitch that was just made (1st on right needle)
f.
Repeat steps c-e until one st remains on right
hand needle. Cut a long tail and thread
through loop.
331.
Pick
up the 12 stitches on the scrap yarn.
(if you’ve never done this before,
here’s a good video to help you out! Start at 0:37)
332. K6,
pick up 1 st from the gap
333. K6
pick up another stitch from the gap (7 st on each needle)
334. On
the top needle (the one that is closest to the lid of the teapot) K1, k2tog,
k1, k2tog, k1 (5 st on this needle)
325. Knit
straight across the second needle (7 stitches on this needle)
336. Do
the same B/O here that you did for the underbelly of the cozy.
337. Tie
in ends. To let the top handle of the teapot through, I simply did not pull the yarn through the 9 st I initially cast on. If your teapot is different, you can, of course, close the hole.
338. If
you think blocking will help, go for it!
If not, make yourself a nice cup of tea J