Keep Your Jars Cozy

I have a friend who pretty much only drinks out of Mason jars. She has a little washable lid that makes it like a to-go coffee cup, and she takes it with her everywhere.

Of course she needs a cozy for her jar, especially when there’s warm stuff inside because it just won’t stay very warm in glass. It also just makes it a bit cuter.

Whether you use your jars to hold liquids or to display your knitting needles, it’s nice to give them a little extra love by knitting them a cozy.

Hers is simple stockinette stitch; I’ve made one in seed stitch, too, which I love.

Red Heart featured cabled jar cozies in its 12 weeks of Christmas knitting patterns, but there’s no reason at all you couldn’t use them all year long. They’re pretty easy to knit and don’t really take all that much yarn, so you could probably use some leftovers from another project to make some of these.

[Photo via Red Heart.]

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I love a good pattern with a bit of whimsy, and luckily for me that’s easy to find when it comes to Easter knitting patterns. Read on for fun patterns with a theme of bunnies, chicks and eggs, perfect to knit for Easter and beyond.

There’s something about the combination of babies and Easter (and knit things, of course) that is just extra cute, so I couldn’t help sharing this bunny ear hat for babies from Catherine Anfield. It’s actually a set that includes a matching romper, but I’m focused on that sweet hat with the droopy bunny ears. It’s worked in worsted weight yarn, sized to fit a newborn and available on Ravelry.

For bigger kids and adults, Amanda Berry has this cute bunny ears headband, which is a free pattern on Ravelry. They call for bulky weight yarn and are worked in garter stitch, so they’re a great project for beginners.

Whether your egg hunt involves real eggs or the candy variety, you might want to knit up something to keep them warm. WarmandKnittedS on Etsy has a cute set of egg warmers with an Easter twist including a little hat, a chick, a bunny, an owl, a carrot and a sheep. The patterns call for sport weight yarn.

The patterns from Wild Welsh Knitting say they are specifically for creme eggs, but they would probably cozy real eggs just fine, too. This set includes a rabbit, hen, chick and piggy all worked in DK weight yarn. These knit up super fast for a fun little addition to your egg hunt or as a fundraiser.

How about eggs that look like bunnies? Amy Gunderson has this cute pattern (with knit and crochet versions) for an egg shaped rabbit that looks like it’s wearing a little ear hat made with a contrasting color. The pattern calls for worsted weight yarn, but try different weights to get different sizes of eggs. You can find the pattern, called Egg-cited, on Ravelry.

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