Free Crochet Teapot Cozy Pattern
Learn how to crochet a teapot cozy with this free pattern that uses textured bobble stitches to help keep your tea warm to the last drop. This beginner friendly pattern explains how this easy teapot cosy is to stitch up and will look fetching on any coffee table.
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Free Crochet Teapot Cozy Pattern | Free Crochet Patterns
Teatime is best enjoyed in a quiet moment to relax, but life isn’t always like that – this free crochet teapot cozy will allow teatime to be disrupted and you tea will still be warm, when you’re ready for it.
This pattern will show you how to create a teapot cozy with an opening for both the spout and the handle using a button to secure the teapot cozy around the base.
The overly textured tea cosy is created using the blackberry stitch all over to trap as much heat in as possible. This is the same reason for using a bulky / chunky weight yarn, for better heat insulation.
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Pattern Inspiration
This pattern was originally designed as an exclusive pattern for Happily Hooked Magazine for their Color of the Year magazine that was published in August 2022.
In case you didn’t know, the colour of the year for 2022 was Very Peri – which is described as representing the transitional phase we are moving through.
Every time I looked at the colour, I kept being reminded of summer fruits and I always love creating patterns using bold texture – when I discovered the blackberry stitch, I was sold and the Blackberry Teapot Cosy was designed!
What yarn is best for a teapot cosy?
I have designed so many teapot cosy’s, from a Christmas Pudding through to a simple striped cozy; and every time, I have used 100% acrylic yarn.
Acrylic yarn is designed to mimic sheep’s wool with great heat retaining properties. This makes acrylic yarn a great choice for a teapot cozy, but for this pattern, I wanted to try working with a more luxury yarn to see if the finished project would be even better.
In the picture below, I used James C Brett Marble Chunky, 100% acrylic (200g, 312 m) in shade MC15 which has a deeper purple tone with marbled colour changes. This is a great yarn to work with and there are 55 other colours to chose from in this range!
In the main images, which feature the colour of the year, I REALLY treated myself with this yarn choice; I used Malabrigo Chunky in the shade Periwinkle.
Malabrigo Chunky is what I consider a luxury yarn; not because of the price (although, it’s more than I usually budget for), but because of the fibre content. Malabrigo Chunky uses 100% merino wool which is harvested from their own free-range sheep- and wow was it a pleasure to work with.
The yarn comes in hanks that need to be wound before use. It is also dyed on site so there maybe some variation between the shades. I used 2 hanks to make my teapot cosy and the smell of vinegar to lock the dye in was a surprise – don’t worry, the scent soon faded.
Using a luxury yarn for this teapot made it feel like an extra special project that I will be gifting to my mum for Christmas this year – along with a new teapot to match – she’s such a tea lover that it’s a perfect handmade gift.
How to crochet the Blackberry teapot cosy
Skill Level: Easy
Materials:
- 140 m Chunky/Bulky (size 4) 100% acrylic yarn
- I used Malabrigo Yarn Chunky, bulky weight #5 yarn (100% merino wool; 104 yds/95m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein) in shade Periwinkle (192)
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- James C Brett Marble 100% acrylic (200g 312m/341yds) in the shade MC35
- 6mm crochet hook
- Stitch Markers
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle for chunky yarn
- 1-1/2″ button
Abbreviations: US terms (UK in brackets)
St(s) Stitches
Ch Chain
Sc (Dc) Single crochet (Double Crochet)
2Sc (2Dc) Work 2 Single (UK-Double) Crochet into the same stitch
Berry Blackberry Stitch
Rs Right Side
Gauge:
- (5 blackberry, 5 sc) and 10 rows = 4”/10 cm with 6mm hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain gauge.
Finished Size:
- For standard 6 cup teapot (36 oz/1.2 litre capacity)
- Cozy Height: 8”
- Cozy Width: 9”
Pattern Notes:
- Whatever your skill level with crochet, it’s recommend to read through this pattern before beginning. Get in touch if you need any help completing the pattern on [email protected].
- This pattern is worked in the round to create the top of the cozy, next adding sides in rows before finishing the edging in the round.
- Beginning ch-1 does NOT count as stitch.
Special Stitches
Berry (Blackberry Stitch)
- Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook in stitch indicated
- YO, pull up loop
- YO, pull through 1 loop (3 loops on hook)
- [YO, insert hook in same, YO, pull up loop
- YO, pull through 1 loop] 2 times
- YO, pull through all 7 loops.
Blackberry Teapot Cosy | Free Crochet Pattern
Make a magic ring. (Alternatively, Ch4 and sl st into 1st chain made to make a ring).
Round 1: Make magic ring, ch 1, 6 Sc in ring, join. (6 sc)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each around, join. (12 sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, berry in same, *2 sc in next, berry in next; repeat from * around to last, 2 sc in last, join. (6 berry, 12 sc)
Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same, sc in next, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 2, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around, join. (24 sc)
Round 5: Ch 1, berry in same, sc in next, berry in next, 2 sc in next, *berry in next, sc in next, berry in next, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around, join. (12 berry, 18 sc)
Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same, sc in next 3, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 4, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around, join. (36 sc)
Round 7: Ch 1, berry in same, [sc in next, berry in next] 2 times, 2 sc in next, *berry in next, [sc in next, berry in next] 2 times, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around to last 2, berry in next, 2 sc in last, join. (18 berry, 24 sc)
Round 8: Ch 1, sc in same, sc in next 2, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 6, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around to last 3, sc in last 3, join. (48 sc)
Round 9: Ch 1, berry in same, [sc in next, berry in next] 2 times, 2 sc in next, *[berry in next, sc in next] 3 times, berry in next, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around to last 2, berry in next, sc in next, join. (24 berry, 30 sc)
Round 10: Ch 1, sc in same, sc in next 3, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 8, 2 sc in next; repeat from * around to last 4, sc in next 2, place marker in last st, sc in last 2, join. (60 sc)
Stitching the Sides | Free Crochet Teapot Cosy Pattern
Row 1: Ch 1, berry in same, sc in next, *berry in next, sc in next; repeat from * around to marker, leaving remaining unworked, turn. (29 berry, 29 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each across, turn. (58 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in same, [berry in next, sc in next] 13 times, place marker in 4 th to left of last
leaving remaining unworked, turn. (13 berry 14 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each across, turn. (27 sc)
Row 5: Ch 1, berry in same, *sc in next, berry in next; repeat from * across, turn. (14 berry, 13 sc)
Row 6: Repeat Row 4.
Rows 7-12: Repeat Rows 3-6, ending on Row 4 repeat, place marker in last (2nd marker). Fasten off.
With RS facing, join in 1 st marked, repeat Rows 3- 12, join to opposite side after completion of Row 12.
Fasten off.
Edging and Closing Loop | Free Crochet Teapot Cozy Pattern
Row 1: Join in 2 nd marked, ch 1, *sc in next 7, sc2tog; repeat from * across, turn. (48 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, *sc in next 6, sc2tog; repeat from * across, ch 9, join to 1 st ch to create loop. (42 sc, 1 ch-9 loop)
Fasten off, weave in all ends.
Sew button to opposite side of loop
If you’ve loved making your very own Time for Me Tea Cosy, why not check out my other teapot cosy patterns:
Christmas Pudding Teapot Cozy
Cup Cake Tea CosyMore Cosy Rosie Crochet Patterns
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