I struggled to find a single pattern for a steel tea pot (those ‘catering’ rather than pretty style types). Rather than getting Gran to change her habit of a lifetime, I created a pattern to fit the cylindrical rather than typical sphere shape for her. Thus the tree trunk tea cosy! This is for a 5” diameter, 4 1/2” high pot (3-4 cups).

It is made up of two flat pieces, a left and right side of the cosy, which get joined at the top in the round before the rounds reducing to create the flat top. This pattern is mainly suited to a semi-experienced knitter who enjoys improvising. It gives a base pattern and suggestions for how to make knarled bark, you choose where and how big. However, it can be done as the simple base version for a less experienced knitter - it will look more angular and less knarled.