Knackered Reindeer Tea Cosy by Susan Cowper

Knackered Reindeer Tea Cosy

Knitting
November 2025
yarn held together
DK
+ DK
= Bulky (7 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Over Stocking stitch on 4.0mm needles
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
This tea cosy fits a medium sized teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups or 2 pints
English
This pattern is available for £3.52 GBP
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Meet the Knackered Reindeer; a Christmas tea cosy knitting pattern from TeaCosyFolk that’s perfect for those who’ve wrapped, baked, and now just need a cuppa.

When you’re searching for a novelty Christmas tea cosy knitting pattern, it’s lovely to find something a little different and this one truly captures the spirit of Santa’s reindeer after their epic Christmas Eve shift. They must arrive back at the North Pole absolutely shattered. I doubt Dasher feels much like dashing after that!

This cosy features a reindeer flopped down and ready for sleep; legs stretched out, chin resting low, and eyelids beginning to droop. It’s a scene many of us Christmas magic makers can relate to.

The Knackered Reindeer Tea Cosy is a fun and relatable festive knit. The 6-page pattern is easy to follow and worked flat on two knitting needles with seams. It’s designed using Stylecraft Special DK, though any good-quality DK yarn will work beautifully.

There’s also a YouTube help video included to guide you through stitching the cloven feet; the case-sensitive URL is provided in the pattern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idun338Yt04

Bring a bit of festive honesty to your teapot with TeaCosyFolk’s Knackered Reindeer Tea Cosy; a Christmas knitting pattern that’s simply adorable.

Watch a Youtube Video of the finished tea cosy here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuDGVcWr2lM

The Knackered Reindeer tea cosy fits a medium sized teapot that covers a teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups or 2 pints.

The pattern will be available for digital download as soon as you have completed purchase, so you could start knitting Him very soon!

This product is the knitting pattern only; to knit your own Knackered Reindeer tea cosy.