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Have you ever felt that it was unfair that it is socially acceptable for toddlers to be adorable little teapots, but not adults? Have you, on occasion, admired a colorful tea cozy and secretly wished your clothes looked more like that? Have you ever worried that your leftover yarn stash might attain sentience and swallow your house if you don’t find some way to use it?

If you answered yes to any of those questions (and especially if you answered yes to all three!), then the Tea Cozy Cardigan is for you! This pattern is designed to quickly use up your leftovers by holding two strands of sock weight yarn together. This creates a beautiful marled effect and is also surprisingly entertaining- some might even say this pattern is impossible to put down (it’s me, I said that). Seriously though: as soon as I finished my firstTea Cozy Cardigan I immediately cast on another because it was the most fun and relaxing thing I had knit in ages. And my intrepid and talented test knitters agree!

The pattern includes instructions for both an open front and a buttoned version.

Construction Top down, seamless raglan.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)(8, 9, 10)

Finished chest measurement: 34 (38, 42, 46)(50, 54, 58)(62, 66, 70)” / 85 (95, 105, 115)(125, 135, 145)(155, 165, 175) cm
Choose a size with 4-6” / 10-15cm of positive ease.

Yarn: Sock weight yarn held double, approx. 375 (430, 500, 575)630, 700, 77525, 1000) grams.
Note that the yardage estimate counts both strands, so the size 1 uses the approx equivalent of 650 yards of worsted weight yarn, size 8 uses the equivalent of 1700 yards etc.

Gauge: 18 stitches and 24 rows in 4”/10cm with larger needle in stockinette stitch.

Needles: US #6/4mm and US #8/5mm circular— or size needed to obtain gauge + two sizes smaller.

Notions: 4 markers, stitch holders, yarn needle, 4-7 ¾” buttons (optional).