Final month after I shared a set of picnic blanket knitting patterns, I mentioned that I’d spend the summer time sharing another patterns that is likely to be helpful for summer time picnics, campouts and different adventures. In that spirit I needed to share some enjoyable can and bottle coozie knitting patterns, which it appears to be like like I could have by no means earlier than completed a full roundup of, in order that’s sort of enjoyable.
First, let’s cowl our cans.
Robin Loving Life has a brilliant easy sample referred to as Cozies for Everybody that could be a excellent fundamental sample you could add stripes or different elaborations to as you want. It requires worsted weight yarn however in case you’ve obtained a can useful to ensure it suits, you are able to do this identical technique with any weight of yarn you’ve useful.
The Generic Double Knit Can Cozy from Supergraphique is one other good fundamental one you could fancy up nevertheless you want. Because the identify notes, it’s labored in double knitting for further insulation (this one makes use of fingering weight yarn) and the sample contains charts for the phrases cola and beer.
Make a stripy cozy to go together with your favourite sports activities workforce’s colours with this design from Etsy vendor Eros Presents, which has directions for 12, 14 and 16 ounce cans and makes use of worsted weight yarn. Or you possibly can elevate your drinks with these striped, fingering weight ribbed can cozies, which function a reasonably I-cord edge that ought to hug your cans properly. This sample is from Love in Stitches KN. (Additionally they have a coordinating bottle cozy if you wish to make a set.)
When you’ve by no means felted earlier than, can cozies are an amazing place to start out. This free sample from Palmeri Knits is a good way to make use of wool scraps and requires worsted weight yarn.
Choose to drink from a bottle? I believe I’ve shared this scrap busting bottle cozy from Fortunate Fox Knits earlier than, nevertheless it’s value one other look as a result of it’s so colourful and enjoyable (and in addition fairly straightforward to knit). This can be the proper use for all of your sock yarn leftovers in case you don’t need to knit socks with them.
Liat Knits has a enjoyable sample for a cabled bottle cozy, or try Jeanette Mirken’s Seeing Double (a free sample on Ravelry), which has a cute little button closure on the high.
September Hill Farm has a number of cute bottle coozie knitting patterns on Ravelry, however the houndstooth one is my favourite. It’s labored in worsted weight yarn from the underside up and can be an amazing first houndstooth knitting challenge.