Many of us are into crafts and this is a great way to be creative. Crochet has been around for many, many years and is often quicker than knitting, which is why I like it. Crocheting a small item like a tea cosy, for example, could be done in a matter of hours! Did you know that it is easy to find free patterns to crochet a tea cozy?
Here are a few websites that offer free patterns - some just have links you have to click on and others have the actual picture you can click on, which saves you some time.
Crochet Pattern Central, for example, has a whole page with almost 200 links to choose from. Not all of them are for teapots. Some are for mugs, for coffee pots, certain fruit, candles and even a laptop. Also if you're looking for a cover for your Kindle, Nook or Kobo you can find it here! Still the majority are the ones we are looking for. They have very unique ones, like Sugar'n Cream - Chicken Tea Cozy and usually the instructions how to make them are very good.
Tipnut.com has images you can click on so right away you get to see if you would like it or not. There is also a small description of the item next to the picture. With this site, knitted, crocheted and sewn items are all on the one page, so you have to look carefully at the description to see if it is one you would consider. They also have some knitted ones with crocheted flowers on top, for a nice effect. They have some unique items such as a cupcake one, even an aromatherapy one with inner pockets where you can put sachets which have either dried herbs or cotton wool soaked in your essential oil of choice.
Allcrafts.net has over 100 free crocheted cozies patterns to choose from. However, on more careful perusal, I see that there are not that many that are actually for tea! Still their Classic Wool looks nice and is actually to cover your teapot! Another is Cosy in Tricot which looks really good and is a pop over one. Obviously their Geisha Girl pattern could serve green tea! Also, from these 100 patterns, you can get ideas to make your own.
An important tip when looking at these sites and instructions, is to make sure the size is right for you. Some patterns mentions the actual size of the teapot while others go with how many cups of liquid it will hold - some do both.
As you see there are so many free crochet patterns to choose from that there is definitely something for everyone.
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