Are you a teetotaler? Do you tote your tea with you? Maybe you’re a teetotaling tea toter! If so, you’ll need these handy wallets to keep your tea bags from shredding in the bottom of your purse. Knit flat and seamed up the sides, they even hold the larger sized Tazo or Numi tea bags. I made mine with kitchen cotton, but any worsted weight scraps will corral your tea bags just as handily.
materials: worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles, darning needle, button
abbreviations:
kfb= knit in front and back of stitch
co= cast on
directions:
To To Make Flap:
co 3
k3, turn
kfb, k1, kfb, turn
k across, turn
kfb, k3, kfb, turn
k across, turn
kfb, k1, p3, bind off one stitch purlwise, k1, kfb, turn
k4, cast on 2 stitches using backwards loop method, k4, turn
kfb, k1, p6, k1, kfb, turn
k across, turn
kfb, k1, p8, k1, kfb, turn
k across, turn
kfb, k1, p10, k1, kfb, turn
k across, turn
k3, p10, k3, turn
k across
To Make Tea Holding Part of tea toter:
repeat last 2 rows 18 times, turn
To Make Envelope Style indented front of tea toter:
k3, p3, k4, p3, k3, turn
k 3 rows, turn
k7, turn and knit back
k5, turn and knit back
k3, turn and knit back, turn
k to end of row, turn
k 7, turn and knit back, turn
k 5, turn and knit back, turn
k 3, turn and knit back, turn
bind off all stitches
fasten off
To Finish:
sew up sides, leaving flap free. Sew button to front to match up with buttonhole.
Now you can tote your tea in style!
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38 Comments
This is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing the pattern – I can’t wait to cast on for this! It will make very nice gifts as well. I can see giving some of theses, complete with tea bags, as holiday gifts!
I totally agree with Kristie!! I already have some friends who I can knit these for!! Great holiday gifts with tea and pretty tea cup or mug!!
So glad you were inspired, Kimmee!
Those are adorable! I love tea. And I do carry it in my purse, lol.
These are so much prettier than the snack sized plastic bags I use to carry tea bags in my purse. Now I can put my small scraps of dishcloth cotton to good use. Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea and pattern!
Great pattern and tutorial, thanks for sharing!
These are so cute! I crochet, but my mom knits. I’ll have to ask her to make me some!
I’d love for you to share: http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/search/label/Link%20Party
Thanks so much, Lauren! That’s right – put Mom to work. That’s what Carli does to me.
Downloaded your wonderful pattern
knit one up
and blogged about it here http://GerryART.blogspot.com
I’m of to raid my leftover stash pile for more Tea Toters
Hi Gerry! Your tea toter looks so cute. You’re tension is so perfect, too. I really love your blog! Thanks so much for taking the time to include us in a blog post. We appreciate it.
My tension was neaten up by a quick soak and blocking :^)
These are going to be so fun to knit up.
I’ve sorted out some Noro yarn for my next attempt.
I’ll be back.
Earl Grey hugs
Gerry
I made this and put it on my blog. I also tweeked it and made it a bit larger for my single cup coffee bags. I had so much fun making them!!!
If it’s okay, my blog is http://jcearthangel.blogspot.com
I love your site!!!
Great idea, Paula! Thanks so much for linking to us on your blog. We really appreciate it. We’re really glad to have you following along.
Hello. This is soooo brilliant and adorable.
Thank you for sharing.
I blog in Japanese. I would like to know if it’s all right to post the translated version on my blog. Of course, I am going to clarify that it’s from this blog and add link to here.
Thanks again and happy knitting!
Hi Eriko,
I’m sorry, but it’s important to us to keep the pattern itself on our own site. However, if you’d like to make a japanese translation of the pattern, we’d be more than happy to add it to our site on the pattern page and we’ll link to your site to give you credit for the translation. Happy Knitting to you, my friend!
Hi, Thanks for the response.
I totally understand.
I will let you know when I’m done with the translation.
Happy Knitting!
Love this project, thanks so much for sharing!
You’re very welcome, Sabrina! Thanks for reading!
This is an awesome pattern! Thank you so much for sharing, can’t wait to try it.
You’re so very welcome. Hope you enjoy it!
Cool pattern! I have a question, though. I don’t understand how to, for example, k7,turn and knit back, turn or when it says to turn after every row. I thought you put your work in your left hand after you’re done with that row, so what does it mean?
Hi Madeline! when you’re knitting an item flat, (such as this item), after you finish knitting a row, you turn the work to knit the next row. I think that’s the same as what you mean by putting the work in your left hand when you’re done with a row. However, at the end of this pattern, you use what is called short rows, so you only knit part of the row, then turn the work and knit back in the other direction. This creates the indented shape, like an inside of an envelope. Hope that helps!
thanks for this cute pattern, making a few for gifts and myself.
You’re welcome, Jadee! Hope they come out well for you.
Thanks so much for the pattern. This is a great thing to add to my Mom’s mothers day gift!
You’re welcome solina! Glad it worked out for you.
Hi! I’m a new knitter and I just fell in love with this pattern! One question: I followed the pattern and mine would fit the size of a pack of sugar to put into my tea. LOL It’s not long enough. When you say repeat last 2 rows 18 times, does that mean each row 18 times or the 2 rows combined 18 times? Trying to figure out what I did wrong. Maybe I need to use the next size up in needles? Thanks for sharing a great pattern! I see many gifts for my tea friends!
Hi Beth! It means repeat the combo of the two rows 18 times. What kind of yarn did you use? The kitchen cotton like Peaches & Cream (or is it Sugar & Cream?) that you buy at most large craft stores seems to knit up into a good size toter.
Thanks for writing! Got it figured out and I just love this pattern! I am using the cotton that you use to make dishcloths out of. I already have my cotton balls lined up waiting to be knitted into tea toters!
Thanks again ~ I’m having too much fun with this pattern! I don’t know if I can wait till Christmas to give them out as gifts! 
he he!
Finally got it.:) Thanks Julie for the timely help and I am the proud owner of my newly knit teatoter+ coin purse + infinite possibilities.
hugs:))
Hugs back to you Prashanti! Good work! Happy Tea Toting.
Could you please make a crochet pattern of this. i have a lot of friends that i would love to make this for. but my knitting sucks lol so please could you.
Thank you so much
Pam smith
I think this pattern is absolutely perfect. I’m going to make mine a bit longer so I can put my pendants that are on cards into it. That way my customers have a soft package that they can take them home in and store in if they choose. Thank you so very much for this lovely pattern.
Bonnie, I’m so glad to know it serves such a special purpose for your handicrafts! Very cool!
I’ve had two people ask for help with row 6, so here’s some clarification:
In row 6 you will have 7 stitches. You will kfb in the first stitch, k1 in the second stitch, purl in the 3rd, 4th and 5th stitch. Then you’ll bind off one of those purls by passing the second to last stitch over the last stitch. Then you’ll k1 in the 6th stitch and kfb in the 7th stitch. That will give you eight stitches to start the next row.
I just tried this pattern and wrote a review of it on my blog: http://knittingpatternreview.blogspot.com/2013/02/simply-notables-tea-toters.html
I so wish someone could make a pattern of this in Crochet i don’t knit but I would love one and i have some friends that would love one as a thinking of you gift please think about it. I just love the shape, and how cute it is.
Thank you
I’ll put that on my “to do” list, Pam. I’m not sure now how I’d accomplish it in crochet, but I’ll put on my thinking cap.
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