Keep the pot of tea warm and protect your delicate teapot when storing with this lovely ridge tea cozy. This tea cozy knitting pattern includes a small size for the average 2-cup tea pot and a large size for the 6-cup tea pot.
Materials:
- Yarn: Lily Sugar’n Cream (Solids: 2.5 oz/70.9 g / Ombres: 2 oz/56.7 g)
Small Tea Cozy 1 ball Solids or Ombres
Large Tea Cozy 2 balls Solids or Ombres
- Knitting Needles: Size 4.50 mm (U.S. 7) knitting needles or size needed to obtain tension
- Crochet Hook: 3.75 mm (U.S. F/5) crochet hook for tab.
Sizes:
Small Tea Cozy to fit average 2 cup tea pot
Large Tea Cozy to fit average 6 cup tea pot
Gauge: 19 sts and 32 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] with 4.50 mm needles in pat.
Glossary: Tw2R = knit into front of 2nd st on left hand needle, then knit into front of 1st st, slipping both sts off needle together.
Instructions:
SMALL TEA COZY (Make 2 pieces alike)
Cast on 36 sts.
**1st row: (Wrong side). K3. *P2. K5. Rep from * to last 5 sts. P2. K3.
2nd row: K3. *Tw2R. K5. Rep from * to last 5 sts. Tw2R. K3.**
Rep last 2 rows until work from beg measures 3 ins [8 cm] ending with right side facing for next row.
***Shape top: 1st row: K3. *Tw2R. K3. K2tog. Rep from * to last 5 sts. Tw2R. K3.
2nd row: K3. *P2. K4. Rep from * to last 5 sts. P2. K3.
3rd row: K3. *Tw2R. K4. Rep from * to last 5 sts. Tw2R. K3.
4th row: As 2nd row.
5th row: As 3rd row.
6th row: As 2nd row.
7th row: K3. *Tw2R. K2. K2tog. Rep from * to last 5 sts. Tw2R. K3.
8th row: K3. *P2. K3. Rep from * to end of row.
9th row: K3. *Tw2R. K3. Rep from * to end of row.
10th row: As 8th row.
11th row: K1. K2tog. *Tw2R. K1. K2tog. Rep from * to end of row.
12th row: K2. *P2. K2. Rep from * to end of row.
13th row: K2. *Tw2R. K2. Rep from * to end of row.
14th row: As 12th row.
15th row: K2tog. *Tw2R. K2tog. Rep from * to end of row.***
16th row: K1. *P2tog. K1. Rep from * to end of row. 11 sts. Break yarn leaving a long end. Draw end through rem sts and fasten securely.
Sew 2 pieces tog with a 1-1/2 ins [4 cm] seam at lower edge and a 2 ins [5 cm] seam from top.
Tab: With crochet hook, ch 12. Fasten off. Join in ring at top of Tea Cosy.
LARGE TEA COZY (Make 2 pieces alike)
Cast on 50 sts.
Work from ** to ** as given for Small Tea Cosy.
Rep last 2 rows until work from beg measures 4-1/2 [11.5 cm] ending with right side facing for next row.
Work from *** to *** as given for Small Tea Cosy.
16th row: K1. *P2tog. K1. Rep from * to end of row. 15 sts. Break yarn leaving a long end. Draw end through rem sts and fasten securely. Sew 2 pieces tog with a 1-1/2 [4 cm] seam at lower edge and a 2 ins [5 cm] seam from top.
Tab: Work as given for Small Tea Cozy.
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