Blooming Flower Tea Cozy – Crochet Pattern

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Tea time just got a little fancier! This tea cozy is fun and easy to make. It’s made up of just two very easy blocks of single crochet / single crochet decrease, then sewn together and accented with the flower motif. It’s sure to please anyone who loves drinking tea and wants to dress up their favorite teapot!

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How did I come up with the idea for a teapot cozy? Well, it just so happens that I have a lovely relative who absolutely loves tea. I wanted to make her something fun and unique for Christmas, and remembered during my brainstorming that she also absolutely adores her Bichon Frise dog. That’s when it hit me – I could make her a tea cozy that looks like her dog! Instant Christmas win!

Coming up with the right measurements for a teapot cozy was difficult. I ended up buying my own teapot to use for measurement, since I was having a tough time finding any clarity regarding standard dimensions online. To help you measure your own tea cozy, I’ve included all the measurements / sizing info in the “Size” section of the pattern below! But I think the end results were definitely positive!

After making the puppy cozy, I decided it might be fun to write down the pattern and publish it here on my blog. But I didn’t want to start off with an amigurumi design right away, so I decided to begin with a basic floral cozy. That’s when I remembered how fun the “blooming tea flowers” that I have seen at some of my favorite Asian restaurants are. This way, your tea can “bloom” anytime!

But don’t worry, I do plan on posting the pattern for the puppy cozy (and probably some other types of amigurumi and floral tea cozies) in the near future!

The yarn I used for the body of the tea cozy here is some lovely hand dyed superwash merino yarn. I bought it from a friend on Etsy years ago, but unfortunately the shop is no longer active. But I can provide a link for the flower yarns! The flower is made using Caron Simply Soft in Burgundy (on Amazon HERE) and the leaves are made with the same brand in the colorway Dark Sage (on Amazon HERE). They are lovely dark jewel tones with a fabulous sheen, and I think they are perfect for this project!

So what are we waiting for? It’s tea time! Let’s get started!

Supplies
Size H/8 5.00 mm crochet hook
Medium / worsted weight yarn for Body of Cozy; approx. 150 yards
1 skein each of Caron Simply Soft yarn in Burgundy for Flower, and Dark Sage for Leaves
Yarn Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations
*= indicates the beginning or end of a section to be repeated.
BLO = back loop only
Ch = chain
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
3 sc and 4 rows = about 1 inch

Size
Made to fit a 6 cup teapot; cozy measures 9 inches wide (at bottom/widest point) and 6 inches tall (not including flower). The 6 cup teapot measurements are 5.25 inches (H) x 6.5 inches (W) x 9.75 inches (D). If you are making the cozy to fit your teapot, it’s recommended to measure your teapot and adjust the sizing using gauge, if necessary.

 

Instructions
Body of Cozy (Make 2)
Ch 31.
Row 1 – sc in each ch across. Ch 1, turn (30 sc)
Row 2 – sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn (30 sc)
Rows 3 – 28 – rep Row 2.

Row 29 – sc in first st, sc2tog over next 2 sts. Sc2tog up to last st of row; sc in last st. Ch 1, turn (16 sc)

Row 30 – rep Row 29. (9 sc)
Row 31 – sc in first st, sc2tog until end of row. (5 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Sewing pieces together
With right sides facing each other, use long rem tails to sew both sides together. Sew from top of Cozy down to Row 20, leave the next 12 rows unsewn, and sew from Row 8 to bottom of Cozy. Rep on other side. Turn right side out. Weave in all ends.

Flower
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; you may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd. Also, all rnds after Rnd 1 are worked in BLO.
Rnd 1 – with Burgundy, make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep around. (30 sc)

Rnd 6 – turning work, and working in rem loops left by working in BLO after working into sts of Rnd 5, *ch 5, sl st in same st, sl st in next st.* Rep from * to * until center of piece (Rnd 1) is reached.

Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Leaves
With Dark Sage, ch 10.
Row 1 – sc across in each st across. *Ch 10, sc across each st, sl st to center gap.* Rep from * to * 12 more times for 14 total leaves.
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Finishing
Sew Flower to Leaves. Sew Flower/Leaves piece to top of Cozy, over rem gap left after Row 31 of Cozy. Weave in all ends.

Here is the finished cozy!

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