Bottle Cozy
Bottle Cozy
I found a lace pattern I wanted to play with and I had gotten tired of dropping glass bottles because they had gotten damp. This pattern met both needs.
The bottle cozy will fit Fitz' soda, large Starbucks Frappuccino, Mike's Hard Lemonade, that cider that I can't think of the name of, and all the other glass bottles I have tried it on. It is probably too big for glass cola bottles, but I have not tried it on those before.
The lace pattern used for the cozy is fairly easy and pretty stable. It requires no blocking, as it will be stretched around the bottle when in use and does not lose its shape when removed.
Materials
- 1 skein Caron Simply Soft
- 1 set of 4 US size 4 DPNs
- Tapestry Needle (for finishing)
- Stitch marker
Directions
CO 6 sts, spread evenly over 3 DPNs
Row 1 (and all odd rows): K 1 rnd even
Row 2: (M1, K1) around
Row 4: (M1, K2) around
Row 6: (M1, K3) around
Row 8: (M1, K4) around
Row 10: (M1, K5) around (36 sts)
K1, place marker, K the rest of the row even
P 1 row even
K 1 row even
Lace Pattern
Setup row: *K5, YO3, SKP, K4, P1* three times.
Row 1: *K3, K2tog, YO3, drop the YO's from the last row (they will hang out just fine, don't worry), SKP, K3, P1
Row 2: *K2, K2tog, YO3, drop overs from last row, SKP, K2, P1
Row 3: *K1, K2tog, YO3, drop overs from last row, SKP, K1, P1
Row 4: *K2tog, YO3, drop overs from last row, SKP, P1
Row 5: *K1, drop overs from last row. CO 4 sts with a twisted cast on, K1 st under the dropped sts. CO 4 more sts as before. K1
Row 6: K4, K2 tog, YO3, pick up loop from back of last st, K this and the next st. tog. K4.
Repeat rows 1-6 of the lace pattern four more times (five repeats of the pattern in all). On the last repeat of row 6, ignore the YO's and do not knit any sts together. You should have 36 sts again.
Work in a 2x2 rib (K2, P2) for 8 rnds. Bind off loosely, or the cozy will not fit over the bottle.
Finishing
Weave in the two ends.
Abbreviations
CO – Cast on
K – Knit
K2tog – Knit two stitches together
P – Purl
SKP – Slip 1, Knit 1, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch
YO3 – Wrap the yarn around the needle three times
