I made
my first granny square two-way teacosy back in August 2012 and I was asked for the pattern. Well its been a long time coming, but here is the photo tutorial! Its a very easy pattern but a bit hard to explain without photos. Please let me know if you need me to clarify anything!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz-Ecw8Ma9mFuxDLw4AzkAfooqPn4cmHPMTbmJvQJlMdZLLW423fdBDDaR8CEC665qS9Jx17iVLKtUfNp6-Gp-AXz2TSC4otBUl5zEd_tvoAZjCPTdzSF0dyC225z74f7nACT7paUmG0/s640/bright+side+finished.jpg) |
this is the "Spring Day" side of the two way teacosy |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFqcQ6BjFOCLemWfFIZOib6uAiwifzEeazcDcdRgG0R2swcpfCXhEWMWiOj-PkBLRHAlQAeUABRSex_H6DellQChK0Fo_CGNStzBbDskCBTEPbgQpsT41luxBDekPq2BhzfQoE2ZQGNk/s640/dark+side+finished.jpg) |
this is the "Dark Day" side of the two-way teacosy |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXBufJirPN7K8ZBESOc-5BLIKOYGZe0pEs3usSoJywGkVNLIieM2pEF5zX5QvnUp60DkYxrJl5SuOYG9EnAdOVTI_eDpDrGWi-zon2_ydpEuaZbvYlOj8qi9iz1WmXt-hp-AtoKbVArc/s320/1st+2+squares.jpg) |
1. make two granny squares of contrasting colours |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHbO2F8XQbHePgwc2izAg2sTlCh8UjCh6cElrjQoHIe43BFhiZLSEdhW8oWGYKyGFewWGAhBBuGVD01CySr6vO9IBuOJx_xS8NFnOJmpPPXAnMLYIi_aG4kZzXPbXPeeq1KdpDAH5K-E/s320/square+with+teapot.jpg) |
1b. one granny square covers about half of your tea pot |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAron1gfjc_JDNE6W4Mp9GUvqKbIN6Mi32EtIH4LYY-y0PTqU0Bfqn42Tc3e0ibfEidbUa_CsbdN6VDKaDv7UvP_xL8IOh4dPz6a4Ia2Ju_OhlgoIGve6wm0I4o4zI_Szb2mbFiwLkPeY/s320/4+squares.jpg) |
2. make two more squares the same so you now have four |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_F6gtnXh20PgKQOms-nUSD9QZSk_mMJpqCpUHQX5HRNn2oHX_l1YGfjt_yUtLRQN7VeehRoo2mt-F76tSODiYXPMCmM-bTZWRO1ptZUI223VlnyYcjgynBbFMHhZuzGblFiEijFbIE4/s320/2nd+square+with+last+round.jpg) |
3. put one more round around one square, weave in ends |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjMEN8crN830GA4_UUALjErlTxinL4AOTr-863FXuzwJrXuIpTbFeA74ryIjRxAGzFUsYMQpZLox6MbT2tObOn5wiFZH7hMu7Y_4AvQHvm87BfbAaUCLlJynjRyo3odn3Ae-WVsuiSag/s320/1st+square+with+last+round.jpg) |
4. put one more round in the same colour on a contrasting square, weave in ends |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0F-Zx8fdOfV5EI4N6PQB-Hhw31pu17N1vgNI5PpNJfGSsEsndY4cTFJksF3et0gKMtFjks3LsSPSJxq4qQsmozmrW8aGYQgOT85IMNQm_EhrefW6qcZU-E2DTu-iWwKTzG2jVcqjorQ/s320/1st+corner.jpg) |
5. in the same colour, start a round on another square, join at the corner with sc |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybId7dGkVM5uINzqx_oWT5Tgpxnb3UcEPsPH7hVrcQZx_pgg5p7IcYJ9_5zsZuLklcfc3S-_26nLylE9qET35f2qE6a_AwfKyyrD9TTfsI8V6acVhyphenhypheneUTxJo_B85De6-ccuRLZdbYcUw/s320/1st+join.jpg) |
6. join in between two more granny clusters with sc |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyK4gV_-nW3EY2wSNOPE1Q6LCKvTXfuYLn4Jogo9tAQoUYDskn5N82ABgzO5TNdYUA3HI43EEz-8ex-XKN2wO21F0NApNpBfvVR2QFUpiYG5JBUUKZQl-e2hgUpAO6cOc13wHgTkMkSY/s320/2nd+join.jpg) |
7. cont. the round as a normal granny square until the last two clusters, and join with sc in between |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMz-CNRFVogNB6_oAwMkY8dn1Z2SQxQTYojZXFwl1p_alcAurDl8nuD0sWaW2CPSyiY7kYsLNyKtPYMil35FS3jWMmRGhFauPqTDAE3p_Zv-TIy-pRrSjPJ9cvyvmgzPwcV1uaoLaVW8/s320/sc+to+join.jpg) |
8. join the other side of the two squares in the same way |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUK_bsLawFhjVDm3utBoc7L-jRl4_Geg0-SYKNuGiCzoy-miNYD1MXaEea2q-SBNfbyVljx3iaMXvBWcmplj31w0vPVnNiUVxP9vA53CwYGdM0BXnmscKmuJGjjmV8Ekgb9y-4jJh04o/s320/1st+sleeve.jpg) |
9. complete the round so you have a sleeve of two granny squares, fasten off and weave in ends |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg561tNziulu_UdZwFgJwv036HUY-eMjHxgoYEPmjk_Ms5e00gfNzBT_LjsgbgBvv8EtIUbI_ZTCbRbO4qSVfYcAdXeTPhWbB76dkWVzt8GUNmYAGFmoGPcY6aoNy5e4jbFRFX2CKGpv8U/s320/1st+sleeve+on+teapot.jpg) |
9b. your granny square sleeve would fit over your teapot like this |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjro825YgrM0XRlW9lgyiOuQH37seEHQJ9P1u3EwH5V8m_OcBIKhMxMXkzklzH-F0XiuwaTYxBhnEQSQ6MCu_rdE9jjxD2abrJJXf6IxqDFpOpLNQZ3Uh02EFMwNTuTZnWoE-2upZRKnlk/s320/2nd+sleeve.jpg) |
10. join the contrasting squares in the same way, but do not fasten off |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AlOHV9aIsTzk4nrhqJyHt9sFRe4hSxoMn8ETTALaE5Q5i6NSA1nhjldmRb3vKGtF-_Qeby9rzEg7fRyqjRWlqderlXOwkoemthuTiJKP7s_hU122BsiSUUC6kPT2i0f403bidk2KcFY/s320/1st+sleeve+inside+out.jpg) |
11. turn the first sleeve inside out |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD6NfDWajVpgeFPdWC7___Iz_9eeyDqbWxgQPMg2d2ptsIkeJB29sa4VcD3Beig6tTORwhrpFqhmxlfmNbWhRLsQWdaPtdZ7skQO1ByA5kJ2XmwIyYQ-NCszYB-IMWiiuyB7uwc1r-50/s320/2+sleeves+together.jpg) |
12. place the first sleeve inside the second sleeve, matching up the holes like this |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5Kdq2ahe9Z9dDy5u4joGXywazNxPi_KV3qyhD1Z5EQm5vno2kFcTWUvohT5DRUXnj4nhsJsWgO4Wm_aWHiP_bwj-Be1-5LcGTzXXOT0oOJWYS-INNjiC63DpLlstsB3A1T5kU6ddcwA/s320/3+chain.jpg) |
13. chain 3 to begin the next round |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-kgWNMiGBxOgzCfeJ0pf10FqXU0CFYiYy-LuRjjBl7uy5CZXkgWI5L4bYg2DCzHsdSGBI_SEh18uMwMIDY4YNu4n1ES9ZqjYpSUvbZ1RBGluRC1UgQe43_9BVQpQnA-35To05umJ6lM/s320/joining+sleeves.jpg) |
14. crochet a granny cluster in a space of both sleeves joining them together |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUfgOgIz52wkylT7TlBY1WqrofjzyXe9jq2CHR-nNJ6oS_el_QqzvMyZqvuAwhRGXSEz3tksx789UkOUTIBAlpuUG3WlH4Ea0HsnBNSm8uId45pyrfxFrokkh4h1ljsun2ftyjY0BTlI/s320/joining+corners.jpg) |
15. continue the round joining the sleeves in the spaces between the granny clusters, cont all the way around the top |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYY89ycv2IhnKUNKO6p1KHC4ndALWPitcyRLxAOJL8fs839024LVCrvAsFZe2hGiI4vKIrQ_u-BtPwQe6Q3jwowVt-EhY6R7PyhJc1uZhBOyZET0bf7Kxxl3Etla7dt4FVNq3pswjWxE/s320/last+granny+round.jpg) |
16. in the same colour or a contrasting colour, make another granny cluster round around the top |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KeNu-yQXcXPNg5GtS66mHBN65sbweLxJEEhi6OSKCzVBKxYWR-IMge6WdZTPLjt19oXTi8kgdsLwY2gHF_FzWcoXi8l95ogvkxNpqeBXqaCApAm-fq_ZEZMpdt-J4SZKhT-eIo5Nl5Y/s320/cosy+with+last+round.jpg) |
17. do an opt round of petals (5 dc into middle dc of granny cluster, sl st into sp), fasten off and weave in ends |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-gSW8W_ZVKeLRxFQPDfpS1R6cdWWfd7Ee81Ruq6xbODtxAeDFgoOjzrZA27Km_cpHCrOgOX4_-dvFxzZ5WiJ8OIS7SHwXi52p4p9hFGLe_TRpDvACuhDxJTzb3nhuprtXL1s_yl9gh4/s320/make+a+chain.jpg) |
18. count the granny clusters around the top and times by 3, make a ch of that length (eg. 20 clusters x 3 = 60 ch) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhiDQtGCve-oB2Ff7V5wLnWPLt2d_LAoOp5mxcLfsjK4oKv37P2W4s2Hd64AD9GTlOMZ1dv58TXeikhMzm7hkjin_Inn4eIoOrk7H_3qKAERQCLqvaCy8reS2JSdF_4IsstfkBE16Oug/s320/thread+the+chain.jpg) |
19. thread the chain in between the space between the granny clusters of the 3rd last round |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatafX4lIf_GZTSeGLMpre9r8HRKj1XIm2hj449eF9MtMhdqn7E0AB9ZNHhaODLDuwxxgEqX2Chv3fhoY-Z1zEO8nJXxH-sJKO0iZHor3tbByhS8RkPmbMzwbpSY87luFmHB4G5eC_VWA/s320/weave+the+chain.jpg) |
20. weave the chain in between the granny clusters all the way around the top |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OpOgiDbAb_2hZNs-Dg7geYyhj2N45zgRhMgfCTo-AS06us1Sk_F9zBStJEsa8xhhD6nH9VsB1JHXRp_wwJvN0-bH5gnx9SolMP2Oo5uOwzxjPzY54Ph42xxMSs9SrVopkXoBI3pVuV4/s320/sl+st+to+form+loop.jpg) |
21. sl st into 1st chain to for a loop |
22. Place over tea pot and pull drawstring chain tight
Congratulations, you have made a granny square two-way teacosy! Enjoy that warm cuppa this winter, and let me know what you think!
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