How to Crochet a Beautiful Teapot Cozy with Decorative Flowers

You’ll Need:

50g of DK yarn in cream and raspberry colors;

Odds of the same yarn, but in lipstick, saffron, meadow, fondant, gold, shrimp, lime, khaki, and grape colors;

Crochet hook 4 mm;

Darning needle;

Beads;

Scissors;

Stitch markers.

Instructions

Using the raspberry yarn, Ch 4. Join with a slst to form a ring.

Creating the Base of the Cozy

Row 1: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 6hdc into ring, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (6hdc).

Row 2: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 2hdc in same space, 2hdc in each st around, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (12hdc).

Row 3: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 2hdc in same space, 1hdc in next st, *2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next st*. Repeat * – * to end, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (18hdc).

Row 4: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 2hdc in same space, 1hdc in next 2 sts, *2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 2 sts*. Repeat *-* to end, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (24hdc).

Row 5: Ch1 (does not count as st), 2hdc in same space, 1hdc in next 3 sts, *2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 3 sts*. Repeat *-* to end, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (30hdc).

Row 6: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 2hdc in same space, 1hdc in next 4 sts, *2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 4 sts*. Repeat *-* to end, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (36hdc).

Row 7: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 1hdc in same space and in each st around, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (36hdc).

Row 8: Ch1 (does not count as a st), 2hdc in the same space and in each st around, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (72hdc).

Row 9 and 10: Repeat row 7, finish with a slst in 1st hdc. (72hdc).

Marking the Handle and Spout Holes

To mark out handle and spout holes, take x4 st markers:

Place the first marker in the st behind where you joined the last row.

Counting backwards (or to the right) miss x3 sts and place the second marker in the next st. This marks out your handle.

From this second marker, count backwards (or to the right) 30sts and place the third marker in the next st (31st st). Return to the first marker and count forwards 30 sts (or to the left) and place the fourth marker in the next st.

You have now marked out the handle and spout positions for your cozy. Marker 1 and 2 indicate the handle space and markers 3 and 4 indicate the spout space.

Constructing the Sides

The next stage of the cozy is to construct the sides, referred to as Side A (between markers 1 and 4) and Side B (between markers 2 and 3).

Side A row 1: In cream yarn, Ch 1 (does not count as a st), 1hdc in the same st and in each st along to marker 4, ch1, turn.

Side A row 2: Repeat Side A row 1 returning to marker 1.

Repeat (Side A row 1 and Side A row 2) to fit the height of your teapot. Complete 15 rows in total. Fasten off.

To complete Side B, join cream yarn in the stitch to the left of stitch marker number 2 and repeat Side A instructions between markers 2 and 3. Fasten off and sew in all loose ends.

Remove stitch markers.

Place on your teapot to check the fit.

Using a darning needle, sew sides A and B together from the bottom of the cozy to below the spout (approx. 2 rows) and on the handle side from the bottom of the cozy to below the handle.

Creating Dotty Little Crochet Flowers

Now for the creative part: making ‘dotty little crochet flowers’. I made x4 flowers in each of the following colors: lipstick, fondant, grape, gold, raspberry, saffron, and shrimp.

Dotty Little Flower Instructions

To make a ‘dotty little flower’, ch4, slst to 1st chain to make a ring. Ch 2 (counts as a hdc), x9 hdc into ring, slst into the top of the starting ch and fasten off to finish.

To create flower centers, you can cross stitch the centre, add beads, and create a French knot centre.

You can use a cheat method to create the French knot centre by pulling a piece of yarn from the back of the flower to the front and then tying a knot x10 in the yarn in the exact same place to make a large knot.

To finish, thread the other tail of the yarn from the front to the back, so both tails are now at the back of the flower, tie to secure and trim tails short.

Secure your dotty little flowers to both sides of the cozy. You can sew them into place or secure them with hot glue! Then using green yarns, sew simple stems and leaves using a back stitch to finish with Stylecraft Special DK yarn in meadow, khaki, and lime.