Beginner Tea Cozy Knitting Pattern
Even if you're a beginner, this easy tea cozy pattern is a breeze to knit!
Tea drinkers, rejoice! This Beginner Tea Cozy is just what you need for your kitchen. Made entirely in the garter stitch, you'll be able to use this tea cozy pattern to make a practical item for your kitchen in no time.
The beauty of this easy knitting pattern is that you'll be able to gain confidence and accuracy with a basic knitting stitch while creating a charming and unique accessory for your kitchen! Just follow the diagrams for complete seaming instructions for one of the best beginner knitting patterns in existence.
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Knitting Needle Size7 or 4.5 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge19 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches [10 centimeters] in garter stitch.
Finished SizeTo fit 4 cup tea pot.
Materials List
- Lily Sugar’n Cream (Solids: 70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds) 01215 (Robin's Egg) 2 balls
- Size 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Large eye blunt-ended needle.
- 4 safety pins.
Pattern
Instructions:
Make 2 Squares.
SQUARE
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Cast on 38 stitches.
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1st row: (Wrong side). Knit.
2nd row: (Right side). Knit. -
Repeat these 2 rows for garter stitch pattern. Continue in pattern as established until work from beginning measures 8 inches [20.5 centimeters], ending with a Right side (2nd) row.
Cast off knitwise (Wrong side). -
Weave in ends.
FINISHING
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Place squares on top of one another with wrong sides facing each other.
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Mark side edges with safety pins 1 inch [2.5 centimeters] up from bottom edge, and 3 inches [7.5 centimeters] down from top edge.
Sew edges together with a Flat Seam leaving area between safety pins open for spout and handle.
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mulberrygalprinces s
Apr 09, 2018
Ok, you got my attention with the word beginner. I read thru the directions and it really is easy. I know that I can do it. And I have ways of decorating it bouncing around in my head all ready. It won't take much and it will make a very pretty gift.
suzettaw 6056887
Jan 24, 2017
This is so cute. It would be easy to embellish it with flowers, leaves or bees. I don't currently have a tea cozy and this would be just the thing for my teapot. The recommended yarn is available in the stores where I usually spend my yarn money, so I will add it to my do to knitting list.
mmsladek 3464941
Dec 18, 2016
knitted this up in 2 days between soccer and curling matches. using Caron Cakes medium weight. Added an I-cord, and eyelets 1" down from the top edge. (k2, k2tog). knitted leaves pulled from another pattern, and crocheted flowers. Bright colors for a cold winter's evening!
rsdb
Mar 24, 2016
What a cute, practical project for the kitchen! This tea cozy reminds me of one that my grandmother had in her kitchen when I was a little girl. She had embroidered flowers and added some beads to her tea cozy - great memories of afternoon tea parties with her! Have to make this
cnhartman2 4436057
Jan 20, 2014
Does anyone know where I could find that tea set? It's adorable!
cnhartman2 4436057
Jan 20, 2014
This was a quick, easy, and very cute pattern! I made one for my mother-in-law in Caron Simply Soft's Pistachio (cheapest at WalMart). Very nice!
bobkal1 4276415
Feb 09, 2013
This the tea cozy that was on the TV show Elementary with Lucy Lu as Watson and The English guy as Holmes. Love the show ..........have been looking for a pattern for a tea cozy.....just have to find an interesting yarn
knitty001
May 24, 2012
just copy and paste the directions and go to your notepad or word documents and print out directions....hope that helps so you have a copy in your hand...
evieindyca 8067541
Apr 02, 2012
I need a hard copy of pattern. I spent two months with computer turning off every half hour, had to wait almost that long to resume. Hard copy allows me to continue working.
jeannealy1 2331718
Aug 30, 2012
This was just what I was looking for....Has anyone knit the pattern yet...it looks like it might be simple to do.
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