Colorwork Christmas Coffee Cozy Knitting Patterns

For someone who never really leaves the house, I sure like knitting coffee cup cozies. I guess I could use them in the house, but I usually drink from a mug with a handle, which these sleeve designs don’t really work with. Maybe I need to knit a cozy that buttons on so I can use it at home?

Coffee cup cozies are fun, fast little projects and a great way to try out new skills. I’ve actually recently designed two different ones with Christmas trees on them, using different colorwork techniques.

The intarsia coffee cup cozy has a single Christmas tree on it and is a great first intarsia project because you only need three strands of yarn to work it. You can also embellish the tree with beads, surface embroidery, buttons, whatever you like, to make it even more festive. (If you’ve never knit intarsia before, I’ve got a how-to here.)

The stranded knitting cozy is a little more technical, because it uses three colors per round in the colorwork section, and you have to catch the strands on the back because the space between colors can get pretty long. I’d say this is more of an intermediate stranded knitting project. But the colorwork section is only 11 rounds, so it’s over pretty fast even if you have to take it slow. The key on this one is keeping those floats loose so it will fit on your cup when you’re done. (Learn more about stranded knitting here.)

Both of these are quick projects that would be great to give as gifts along with a new travel mug and a gift card to a favorite coffee shop. Or if you’re out of the house more than I am, you can deck your mug and spread holiday cheer wherever you go.

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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