10 Free Tea Cozy Crochet Patterns

Updated on 10/16/21

Teapot cozy and heart mug — Laura Mott / Getty Images

Tea time is a little more enjoyable (and charing) when you have a fabulous tea cozy on hand to keep your kettle warm while you sip. Crochet tea cozies are unique projects that many crafters haven't tried yet—and once you do try one, you may discover you absolutely love making them. These 12 tea cozy crochet patterns are all free and they showcase great versatility in both stitches and styles.

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Roses Tea Cozy

Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me

This tea cozy is embellished with large three-dimensional crochet roses. It's a beautiful, feminine accent that adds a touch of romance to any table. This statement piece is also the perfect project for a special occasion gift.

Roses Tea Cozy from Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me
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Granny Tea Cozy

Crochet with Raymond

This crochet tea cozy takes the idea of the granny square and uses the stitch combination to create a granny chic teapot. This design can be done in any color scheme to match your table settings and is one of the most popular classic tea cozy crochet patterns.

Granny Tea Cozy from Crochet With Raymond
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Ripple Crochet Tea Cozy

Justjen-knits&stitches

This colorful cozy is crocheted using a zigzag (ripple stitch) pattern. It's available in two different sizes to adjust for the size of the teapot that you have. This same designer also offers a variation of this tea cozy called the flower tea cozy that turns the basic design into a beautiful flower opening up around the teapot.

Ripple Crochet Tea Cozy from Justjen-knits&stitches
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"Short and Stout" Tea Cozy

Ella Jensen / Ravelry

This crochet pattern uses basic crochet stitches in combination with post stitches for the top ribbing. It features a button closure to wrap and secure the tea cozy around the teapot. This pattern is available for free download on Ravelry and uses less than 100 yards of DK weight yarn, so it can be a good stash buster project.

Short and Stout Tea Cozy from Ella Jensen via Ravelry

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Straightforward Tea Cozy

The Adventures of the Gingerbread Lady

This cozy begins with a circle, evolving into a rectangle with simple color changes to make large stripes. It's a good beginner's crochet pattern because it shows all of the steps and details for properly measuring and making an easy tea cozy.

Straightforward Tea Cozy from The Adventures of the Gingerbread Lady
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Easy Teapot Cozy

Just Be Happy Life

This crochet cozy is designed to fit a 44-ounce teapot and is made using only single crochet and half double crochet stitches, so even beginners can master this pattern. This is another good stash-busting crochet pattern and one that can be finished very quickly for last-minute gifts.

Easy Teapot Cozy from Just Be Happy Life
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Teapot Tea Keeper

Jaycee Hosier / Ravelry

Unlike many of the other tea cozies out there, this crochet teapot cozy includes the spout in the design. This tea keeper was designed by Jaycee Hosier and is available for free download at the Ravelry website. Bonus: This same pattern actually doubles as a drawstring purse crochet pattern.

Teapot Tea Keeper from Jaycee Hosier via Ravelry
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Christmas Crochet Teapot Cozy

YARNutopia

This festive crochet teapot cozy celebrates the joy of the holidays. Use it to decorate your table during Christmas dinner or make it as a gift for someone special during this beautiful season.

Christmas Crochet Teapot Cozy from YARNutopia

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1930's Inspired Crochet Tea Cozy

Megan Mills

This crochet pattern is also called the Puffy Rib crochet tea cozy because of the stitches it uses in a textured ribbed pattern. The pattern also has the design of a flower basket incorporated into the top portion, which was inspired by the 1930s crochet seen by the designer.

1930s Inspired Crochet Tea Cozy from Megan Mills
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Teapot Wrap

Yellow Ribbon Knits

This crochet pattern is designed to fit a specific type of teapot: The Noble Teapot with an infuser. It's a rectangular crochet teapot cozy that is secured with buttons.

Teapot Wrap from Yellow Ribbon Knits