Keep the pot hot: free knitting patterns for tea cosies

Whether they keep the teapot hot or not (opinions vary), a hand-knitted tea cosy is perfect for lending an authentically vintage vibe to any tea table. Here are some of the best tea cosy knitting patterns, all from the UK, and all free.

Super Chunky Tea Cosy, from Nixneedles
Solidly stripy, in muted shades – and with a pompom!

Home Sweet Home, by Zoë Halstead, from Let's Knit
A Fair Isle design featuring hearts, houses and 'Home sweet home'

Grannie's Traditional Tea Cosy, from Tea by the Sea
Keren Smith created this pattern based on a vintage tea cosy that her gran knitted, working out how to create the double layer.

Traditional striped tea cosy, from Nixneedles
This pattern is for an 8-10-cup teapot, worked in chunky wool.

Stretchy zigzag tea cosy by Ruth Cross, from Let's Knit magazine
You'll need to register to download this PDF pattern (which doesn't mention the sewn-on sequins this one's been decorated with – obviously you can embellish any tea cosy, or other knitted item, in whatever way you choose).









Here's another Made it! blog post on where to find free knitting patterns