Free Knitting Patterns for Can and Bottle Cozies
Two fun cozies for anyone to try knitting
These free knitting patterns are just what Dad ordered! After my own informal poll of friends and family, I present you with these great patterns.
The first one is a 12 oz can cozy and the second is for a bottle cozy. These help insulate and keep his beverage cool and also keep Dad’s hands from getting wet while he’s enjoying his favorite microbrew or summer thirst quencher.
Can cozy
–Use 3 US#3 DPNs and worsted weight yarn.
–Cast on 6, divide evenly among 3 needles
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Row 1: knit all (stockinette stitch)
— 2: *yarn over (yo), k1, repeat from * = 12 sts
— 3: k all
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4: *yo, k2, repeat from * = 18 sts
— 5: k all
— 6: *yo, k1, repeat from * = 36 sts
— 7: k all
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8: *yo, k9, repeat from * = 40 sts
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9: k all
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10: purl all
— 11: *yo, k10, repeat from * = 44 sts
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12-14: k all
— 15: k2, p10, k remaining sts
— 16-17: k1, p12, k remaining sts
— 18: k2, p10, k remaining sts
— 19-24: k all
— 25-28: as rows 15-18
— 29-33: k all
— 34-37: as rows 15-18
— 38-43: k all
— 44: p all
— BO in purl
Bottle cozy
— Use 4 US#6 DPNs, a cable needle, and worsted weight yarn. {brackets} indicate cable portion of pattern.
— Cast on 36 stitches.
— Row 1-4: *k2 p2 k2 p2 k2 {p1 k6 p1}* repeat from * to *.
— 5: *k2 p2 k2 p2 k2 {p1 place 3 stitches on cable needle and hold behind work, k3, k3 from cable needle, p1}* repeat from * to *.
— Continue repeating rows 1-5 until cozy is as tall as the body of the beer bottle that you would like it to fit. The decreases occur only in the ribbed portion of the pattern, so you should continue the cable as above throughout the decreases.
— Decrease row 1: *k2 p2 k2 p2tog k2 {cable continued from above}* repeat from * to *. (34 stitches remain).
— DR 2: *k2 p2tog k2 p1 k2 {cable}* repeat from * to *. (32 stitches remain).
— DR 3: *k2 k2tog k1 p1 k2 {cable}* repeat from * to *. (30 stitches remain).
— DR 4: *k4 k2tog k1 {cable}* repeat from * to *. (28 stitches remain).
— Neck rows: k6 {cable} k6 {cable}.
— Continue with the neck rows until the neck of your cozy is as long as you wish.
These are fun, quick knits. Use one or both of these free knitting patterns for the men in your life.