A Knitters Guide to The Best Ways to Sew Knitted Arms Legs Tails and Long Thin Knitted Tubes

Skinny knitted tubes such as tea cosy arms legs and tails can be tricky to sew neatly. This guide shows simple ways to sew long thin knitted pieces with smooth seams and a tidy finish so your tea cosies look their very best.

What’s the Best Stitch for Sewing Up Knitting?

Discover the top techniques for joining knitted pieces neatly because finishing deserves just as much care. Sewing up made simple: - how to stitch your knitting together for a polished, professional finish.

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Dodgem Car Tea Cosy Design Sketch

Fly Me to the Moon Hot Water Bottle Cover Knitting Pattern Sketch

Pancake Day Lady Tea Cosy Shrove Tuesday Tea Cosy Design Sketch

Titanic Tea Cosy Knitting Pattern Sketch

Yule Goat Tea Cosy

Partridge in a Pear Tree Christmas Table Decoration a Knitting Pattern Inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas

Cube Cake Tissue Box Cover

Knackered Reindeer Tea Cosy a Funny Christmas Design from TeaCosyFolk

The Pumpkin Reaper Tea Cosy A Spooky Knit for Halloween

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Characters

Moon Inspired Cowl

Halloween Skeleton Sweet Box Cover

Sugar Lump Ant Tea Cosy

Big Wheel Tea Cosy

Peregrine Falcon Tea Cosy Design

Capybara Tea Cosy

Happy Birthday Cake Chocolate Orange Cosy Design

Mime Tea Cosy

Little League World Series Tea Cosy

Jane Austin Tea Cosy

Druid Tea Cosy Design

Emu Tea Cosy

I'm a Little Teapot Doll

World War II Lumber Jill Tea Cosy

TeaCosyFolk's End of the War Kiss Tea Cosy

TeaCosyFolk at the Rowan Connect Weekend

George and the Dragon Tea Cosy

WREN Tea Cosy

Plesiosaurus Creme Egg Cosy

Easter Chicks Chocolate Cosies for Terry’s Chocolate Oranges and Cadbury Creme Eggs

Helicopter Tea Cosy

White Embden Goose Tea Cosy

Spinning Jenny Tea Cosy

Valentines Cupid Tea Cosy

Christmas Victorian Street Lamp Decoration

Bah Humbug Tea Cosy

Hedgehog Tea Cosy

Chain Reaction Tea Cosy

Mini Snowy Fir Tree Tea Cosy

Handbell Ringer Tea Cosy

Conker Player Tea Cosy

Haunted House Tea Cosy

Spider Trick or Treat Quality Street Box Cover

Florence Nightingale Tea Cosy

Excalibur Tea Cosy

TeaCosyFolk Calendar 2025

Black Rod Opening of Parliament Tea Cosy

Tower Bridge Tea Cosy

Marie Curie Tea Cosy

Phone Box Wine Bottle Cover

Marilyn Monroe Tea Cosy

Churchill Mark IV Tank Tea Cosy

Ice Cream Van Tea Cosy

Pelican Tea Cosy

Fab Lolly Hot Water Bottle Cover

Easter Egg Factory Tea Cosy

In Love Hearts Tea Cosy

Haggis Chocolate Orange Cosy

Chinese Dragon Tea Cosy

Palace of Westminster Tea Cosy

Sledging Tea Cosy

Wise Man on a Camel Nativity Tea Cosy

Chameleon Tea Cosy

Fortune Teller Tea Cosy

Decorated Elephant Tea Cosy

Alice in Wonderland Chocolate Orange Cosies Part 2

Alice in Wonderland Chocolate Orange Cosies

Redknee Tarantula Tea Cosy

Zeus Tea Cosy

Japanese Pagoda Tea Cosy

Buoy Tea Cosy

Robin Hood Tea Cosy

Lancia Montecarlo Tea Cosy

Galapagos Giant Tortoise Tea Cosy

Tuba Player Tea Cosy

Rock Star Tea Cosy

King Charles III Coronation Tea Cosy

Lucky Chimney Sweep Tea Cosy

Bingo Tea Cosy

Mini Chinese New Year Rabbit Tea Cosy

King Alfred the Great Tea Cosy

Springer Spaniel Tea Cosy

The Christmas Tree Bringer

Victorian Ice Skater Tea Cosy

Terry’s Chocolate Orange, Lindor and Candy Canes

Dressage Tea Cosy

Gamer Tea Cosy

Terry’s Chocolate Orange Nativity

Count Dracula Tea Cosy

Statue of Liberty Tea Cosy

Romany Gypsy Caravan Tea Cosy

Shetland Pony Tea Cosy

French Birdcage Tea Cosy

Herring Packer Tea Cosy

Crofters Cottage Tea Cosy

Synchronised Swimming Tea Cosy

Golfer Tea Cosy

Miniature Schnauzer Tea Cosy

March Hare Tea Cosy

Dustman Tea Cosy

Photographer Tea Cosy

Pufferfish Tea Cosy

Get Well Soon Tea Cosy

Bulldozer Tea Cosy

Cyclist Tea Cosy

Vintage Deer Tea Cosy

Mammogram Tea Cosy

Snowman Cafetiere Cosy

More Christmas Terry's Chocolate Orange Cosies

Relaxing in the Bath Tea Cosy

Diwali Tea Cosy

Medusa Tea Cosy

Sweeney Todd Pie Tea Cosy

The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference Tea Cosy

Granny and her Zimmer Tea Cosy

Submarine Tea Cosy

Day of the Dead Tea Cosy

Cleaning Lady Tea Cosy

Greenhouse Tea Cosy

Pug Dog Tea Cosy

Naked Gardner Tea Cosy

School Teacher Tea Cosy

Hair Stylist Tea Cosy

Blue Whale Tea Cosy

Innocent Smoothie Big Knit Hats

Ladies Day at Royal Ascot Tea Cosy

Volkswagen Campervan Tea Cosy

Frog Tea Cosy

Boris Johnson Tea Cosy

Easter Terry's Chocolate Orange Cosies

Virgin Queen Tea Cosy

Magician Tea Cosy

Artist Tea Cosy

Lollipop Lady Tea Cosy

Chef Tea Cosy

Duck-Billed Platypus Tea Cosy

Swaledale Sheep Tea Cosy

Jester Tea Cosy

Gingerbread House Tea Cosy

Santa's Sleigh Tea Cosy

Ferrero Rocher Christmas Tree Hangers

Train Guard Tea Cosy

Christmas Brussel Sprout Tea Cosy

Salvation Army Tea Cosy

Christmas Gnome Tea Cosy

Fat Christmas Elf Tea Cosy

Fairy House Tea Cosy

Welsh Dragon Tea Cosy

Terry's Chocolate Orange Cosies

Toucan Tea Cosy

Spanish Flamenco Dancer Tea Cosy

Mayflower Pilgrims Tea Cosy

Sumo Wrestler Tea Cosy

Hippo Tea Cosy

Mountain Rescue Tea Cosy

Gone Shopping Tea Cosy

Rhinoceros Tea Cosy

Leprechaun Tea Cosy

Gone Fishing Tea Cosy

Biker Tea Cosy

Caveman Tea Cosy

Captain James Cook

VE Day Winston Churchill Tea Cosy

Narwhal Tea Cosy

Holiday Cruiser Tea Cosy

Keep Fit Tea Cosy

Robert Burns Tea Cosy

Scottish Sheep Cushion

The Nutcracker Tea Cosy

Believe Bell Tea Cosy

Skier Tea Cosy

Eskimo Girl Tea Cosy

Viking Tea Cosy

UFO Tea Cosy

Pumpkin Harvest Tea Cosy

Traditional Welsh Lady Tea Cosy

Rugby Player Tea Cosy

Parachutist Tea Cosy

Mallard Duck Tea Cosy

Cowboy Tea Cosy

Vintage Fighter Pilot Tea Cosy

Steam Train Tea Cosy

Nurse Tea Cosy

Beltie Tea Cosy

Yeoman Beefeater Tea Cosy

Basket of Easter Eggs Tea Cosy

Knitted Cable Lampshade

Blue Ford Tractor Tea Cosy

Bluebell Tea Cosy

Flamingo Tea Cosy

Pirate Tea Cosy

Scottish Hogmanay Tea Cosy

Christmas Train Tea Cosy

House Tea Cosy

Citroën 2CV Tea Cosy

Hollyhock Tea Cosy

Large Black Pig Tea Cosy

Laughing Buddha Tea Cosy

Summer Solstice Tea Cosy

Devonshire Strawberry Picker Tea Cosy

William Shakespeare Tea Cosy

Ballerina Tea Cosy

Caravan Tea Cosy

World War Two Evacuee Tea Cosy

Granny Patchwork and Teacup Tea Cosy

Football and World Cup Trophy Tea Cosy

Gargoyle Tea Cosy

French Bulldog Bath Time Tea Cosy

Nelson Mandela Tea Cosy

Outdoor Crocheted Christmas Baubles

Hospital Patient Tea Cosy

Suffragette Tea Cosy

Valentine Tea Cosy

Mr Punch Tea Cosy

Winter Wonderland Tea Cosy

Yorkshire Rose Tea Cosy

Cat Lady Tea Cosy

Tennis Player Tea Cosy

Orangutan Tea Cosy

Unicorn Tea Cosy

Cornish Fisherman Tea Cosy

Dinosaur Tea Cosy

Victorian Lady Tea Cosy

Snorkeler Tea Cosy

Morris Dancer Tea Cosy

Meerkat Tea Cosy

Married By Elvis in Las Vegas

Red Panda Tea Cosy

Friesian Cow Tea Cosy

Firefighter Tea Cosy

Nottingham Forest Football Supporter Tea cosy

Beekeeper Tea Cosy

King Cole Tinsel Christmas Tea Cosies

King Cole Tinsel Tea Cosies

Beach Babe Tea Cosy

British Bulldog Tea Cosy

Royal Navy Sailor Tea Cosy

Puffin Tea Cosy

Glastonbury Festival Tea Cosy

Catholic Nun Tea Cosy

Canal Boat Roses Tea Cosy

Alpaca Tea Cosy Design

Lawn Bowls Tea Cosy

Queen's 90th Birthday Tea Cosy

Gardner Tea Cosy Design

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