Teapots and tea cozies are somewhat underrated, in my opinion. If I had more people to share my tea with, I would probably have about a dozen themed cozies by now. I might do it anyway and start consuming absurd amounts of caffeine as an excuse to use them.

Anyway. This tea cozy is made to perfectly fit my Longaberger teapot gifted to me by my grandmother. It’s a pretty decent size teapot and larger than most I’ve seen. The instructions below note in italics where to make adjustments to fit your own teapot. The project takes only a few hours to complete.

If you will adjust the pattern to fit your own teapot, you’ll need to start recording your stitch numbers when you make the “flaps” - that’s beginning at row 14 in the pattern.

This pattern is available for free on my blog. The $1 download gives you a fully formatted pdf file free from ads that is easy to use in apps or print.

Materials

• Yarn - weight 4 is suggested. You can use any fiber. You’ll want cream/white for the main color, a little red for the berries, and a little green for the holly. I’ve used DPY (Dead People Yarn) from my stash so don’t ask me what it is because I don’t know.
• Size H crochet hook (5 mm)
• Tapestry needle
• stitch markers
• Snips
• 3 buttons
• Needle and matching thread (recommended: thimble)
• Teapot - keep it on hand while you work so you can make size adjustments if that’s part of your plan.

A side note - this can easily be adapted to other seasons and themes by simply changing the decoration. Get creative!

To make the cozy, we’ll start at the top, making a circle to cover the lid and marking where to leave space for the handle and spout. Then, we’ll make a flap down one side and repeat to make the flap on the other side. Finally, we’ll add buttons and finish the edges while also making button loops.