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Free Knitted Pumpkin Tea Cozy Pattern

This free knitted pumpkin tea cozy pattern can be used in various ways:

1. Make a tea cozy for your tea pot

2. Copy the directions and give them as a gift - or a party favor - with some yarn if you choose.

3. Have everyone bring some yarn and start the pumpkin tea cozy as a craft project to finish at a later time.

If you are a novice at knitting, you probably will need some help. If you are quite proficient at knitting this pumpkin tea cozy pattern should be no problem for you at all.

This pattern is for a tea pot with a 13 inches circumference at the base and the lid. The fullest part of the pot measures 19.5 inches in circumference. I originally found this pattern on this fun blog.

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Knitted Pumpkin Tea Cozy Pattern: Materials

25 grams of orange yarn

A little bit of green yarn

A pair of 6mm needles

Darning needle

Stitch holder

A crochet hook

Knitted Pumpkin Tea Cozy Pattern: Directions

Cast on 70 stitches - cast on means make.

Row 1 - Knit 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by knitting 1.

Row 2 - Purl 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by purling 1.

Row 3 - Knit 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by knitting 1.

Row 4 - Purl 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by purling 1.

Row 5 - Knit 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by knitting 1.

Row 6 - Purl 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by purling 1.

Row 7 - Knit 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by knitting 1.

Row 8 - Purl 1, *purl 5 then knit 2*. Repeat * through * and finish by purling 1.

Row 9 - Follow the same pattern as row 1 until the 33rd stitch and then cast off 2 more stitches finish with the same pattern as row 1.

Row 10 - Follow the same pattern as row 2 until the 32nd stitch then cast off 2 stitches. At this point, put remaining 33 stitches onto a stitch holder.

Row 11 - Cast off 1 stitch at the beginning of the row, work in pattern until end of row.

Row 12 - Work in pattern and finish by decreasing 1 stitch at the end of the row.

Row 13 - Decrease by one stitch and then work in pattern. Finish by purling 1.

Row 14 - Work in pattern and finish by decreasing 1 stitch at the end of the row. Break off the yarn and put all stitches onto a stitch holder.

Row 15 - Take all the stitches of the stitch holder from the opposite side of the tea cozy and them put back on your needle. Cast off 1 stitch at the beginning of the row, work in pattern - same as row 1 until end of row.

Row 16 - Work in pattern and finish by decreasing 1 stitch at the end of the row.

Row 17 - Work in pattern. Finish by purling 1.

Row 18 - Work in pattern across all stitches. Cast on 10 new stitches and then join with other side and work straight across all stitches in pattern.

Row 19 - Work in pattern.

Row 20 - Work in pattern.

Row 21 - Knit 1, *purl 5 and knit 2 together*, repeat * to * to the end.

Row 22 - Work in pattern across all stitches.

Row 23 - *Knit 1, purl 2 together, Purl 1, purl 2 together*, repeat * to * to the end.

Row 24 - Work in pattern across all stitches.

Row 25 - *Knit 1, purl 1, use green and purl 1,* repeat * to * to the end.

Row 26 - *Purl 1, use green and knit 3, use orange purl 1*, repeat * to * to the end. Tie off the orange yarn.

Row 27 - Use green and work in pattern.