Tea pot cozies to keep your tea stylish and hot in fanciful, fashionable or traditional designs.
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Free Patterns
Flower Basket Tea Cozy
Teapot cover perfect for spring celebrations like Easter, Mother's Day, bridal showers, and more, with a basketweave stitch body, braided cable handle, and knit flower and leaf bouquet on top. Great stashbuster too! Designed by Yarnspirations.
Smocked Teapot Cozy
Yarnspirations designed to cushy cozy that has a matching pattern for a smocked afghan.
Mrs. Bunny Rabbit Tea Cozy
The tea cozy will fit a medium teapot and is knit flat in worsted yarn and seamed. Designed by J. J. Waugh
Tea Time Cozy
Diagonal striped teapot cozy in two colors. Finished Measurements: 7½ x 7½" (19 x 19cm) to fit teapot 4" (10.2cm high and 15" (38cm) circumference. Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team.
‘I love you cupcake’ Tea Cozy
The designer says this teapot cover takes one day to knit. Designed by Claire Garland
Fairy Cake Tea Cozy
Frankie Brown’s whimsical imagination creates the perfect pastry-themed cozy to go with your tea. Customize with buttons for to simulate candy sprinkles!
T.A.R.D.I.S Tea Cozy
Gail Hodgman’s tea pot cozy for Doctor Who fans! Pictured project by HappieChappie
Ms Daffy Dill Teapot Cozy
Loani Prior’s design was Australia’s Official Biggest Morning Tea Daffodil Tea Cosy for the Cancer Council.
Rosy Posy Tea Cozy
Loani Prior designed this pattern with a ribbed body topped with knitted or crocheted roses. Pictured project is by Noscrubs58
More Free Patterns
Fox Teapot Cozy
Beverley Laundry’s cozy is made from a rectangular shape fastened with buttons that create a fox face when fitted around the tea pot. Note — I couldn’t get to the original site so this is a link to the archive.
Daffodil Stitch Cozy
I love this stitch! This is a vintage 1937 pattern by Madame Weigel from Madame Weigel Series 6, Cushions & Cosies.
Elephant Teapot Cozy
Trampled by Geese took advantage of the teapot spot for this cute cozy.
Grannie’s Traditional Tea Cosy
Keren Smith’s created this design to replicate vintage cozies that pull the yarn across the wrong side of the work between color patches to create the pucker, and give a double insulating layer to keep the tea warm.
Hobbit Cottage Tea Cozy
Heather Tunnah’s pattern instructs you how to knit the body, roof and chimney of this cozy. Embellishments are added with duplicate stitch, embroidery, or crochet. The pictured project by jesbelle varies from the original pattern by using crocheted circular doors and windows.
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Pineapple Teapot Cosy
The link below is to the Wayback Machine because the pattern is no longer available at the redesigned Prima site. Height: 6in (15cm) excluding leaves. Lower edge circumference: 15in (38cm)
Algormortis Teapot Cozy
Vanessa Carter’s skull and crossbones cozy is perfect for pirates, Halloween, or just when you want to make a statement.
Oliver Cat Teapot Cozy
Knitting pattern offered free by Craft a Cure for Cancer
Strawberry Teapot Cozy
Designed by Katya Frankel. Pictured project by mspurrl
Teapot Turtleneck
Fun easy tea pot cozy by Suzanne Resaul that is as versatile as it is stylish. It can be “worn” many different ways and the opening allows you to easily add more water.
Tea Mitten
Elizabeth Kleven designed a form-fitting sweater for teapots. The ribbing holds the cozy snugly to the teapot and is secured with a button flap. The lid remains uncovered for easy access.
Cauldron
Keep your brew hot with this cauldron tea pot cozy from Celia Jones. Pictured project by figcottage
Patterns for Purchase
World or Globe Tea Cosy
The world tea cosy is knitted in light blue and green and depicts the world as you might see it from space. The globe tea cosy is an atlas style tea cosy with the countries picked out in different colours. Designed by TeaCosyFolk
- See more pics and get the WORLD tea cosy knitting pattern on Etsy
- See more pics and get the GLOBE tea cosy knitting pattern on Etsy
Owl Heart Tea Cosy
Written instructions and chart included for this adorable teapot cozy. Designed by YarnNeedlesandThread
Fairy Mushroom Tea Cosy
The teapot cozy features a fairy house in a mushroom. Knitted on the flat with single pointed needles. Designed by Nowmine
Bagpiper Tea Cosy
Scottish bagpipe player inspired cozy pattern is designed by TheKiltedKnitter
R2D2 Tea Cosy
The tea cosy fits a medium sized tea pot that covers a Teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups.
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- Shop for DK yarn for this project at Annie’s
- See more Star Wars Knitting Patterns
Bunny Tea Cosy
This adorable teapot cozy even has a fluffy pompom tail!
Yoda Tea Cosy
The tea cosy fits a medium sized tea pot that covers a Teapot that holds 6 to 8 cups. The hood can be up or down.
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- Shop for DK yarn for this project at Annie’s
- See more Star Wars Knitting Patterns
Dog Tea Cosy
This teapot cozy reminds me of Gromit!
Budgie Tea Cosy
I love budgies and this tea cozy parakeet is adorable!
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- Get DK yarn for this pattern on Etsy
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Dormouse Teapot Cozy
Designed by Debi Birkin.
