Easy Tea Cosy Knitting Patterns for Beginners

One of the most common questions I’m asked is: Which TeaCosyFolk pattern is best for beginners?

And honestly, it’s a tricky one to answer, because 'easy' means different things to different knitters. If you’re looking for a plain garter stitch cosy with no shaping, that’s as simple as it gets, but that’s not really what TeaCosyFolk is about. I design patterns with character, charm, and a little bit of challenge to keep things interesting.

The Country Chickens Tea Cosy Knitting Pattern is an Easy Pattern for Beginners
That said, I do have a go-to recommendation for newer knitters: the Country Chickens Tea Cosy Set, which also includes matching egg warmers. You can find it here. The main cosy is knitted in garter stitch with some gentle shaping, just a few knit-two-together decreases at the top. The chickens themselves are made from simple squares of knitting. It’s a great introduction to shaping and construction without being overwhelming.

Even this pattern includes a few purl rows and decreases, but once you’ve mastered those, you’re not far off from purl-two-together and basic increases. And with those skills under your belt, a whole world of TeaCosyFolk patterns opens up. Most of my designs use these foundational techniques, so if you’re comfortable with them, you’ll find far more 'easy' patterns on the website than you might expect.

I always aim to make my patterns as accessible as possible, and I try to minimise sewing up wherever I can. Occasionally, I’ll use a slightly trickier technique to avoid excessive sewing, but if I do, I include help videos to walk you through it. These videos are freely available on YouTube, and you can find the full playlist here. In the PDF patterns, the video links are clickable and case-sensitive, with underscores where spaces would be.