Tutorial: Teapot Cozy from an Old Sweater

I think just a month ago, if you had told me that I would own a teapot cozy, much less write a tutorial about it, I would have rolled my eyes and said, "No way!!"

Well, actually, yes way. It's been cold where I live. I like hot tea. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I chug down hot liquids because I can't stand them lukewarm. Well, it was about time I made my teapot a cozy.



(Please click on the images for larger pictures)

The starting point is an old sweater. It can't be a sweater that unravels easily when cut:

(Please ignore the tea-stained bottom - can't say I don't use my teapot)
Measure your teapot:
A = center of the bottom of the teapot to the edge.
C = circumference of the widest part of your teapot.

B= from the bottom to the top of your teapot.

Use your measurements to cut out the fabric that you need. Include the bottom band of the sweater:

Start shaping your cozy:



After sewing, you can cut off excess seam so that there are less bumps when you turn the cozy right side out:

You can call it a day here. It's quite pretty.
Due to the fact that my teapot was quite small, and the seam at the bottom caused the teapot to be wobbly, I decided to stabilize the cozy with some ruffles on the bottom. I think that if you had a bigger pot, this wouldn't be a problem.

To make the ruffle piece:




And there you have it:
I hope you find this tutorial somewhat useful.

May your beverages stay warm (hot in my case) during the coming frostbite inducing season.

Assuming of course, that you live in an area where it is getting unbearably colder with each passing day.

Like here. Cold... brrrr.