Knit Accessories for Your Coffee

It happens that a couple of different projects involving coffee have been submitted to me to share lately, so I thought I’d pair them up for anyone looking for some fun knitting projects for the kitchen or a semi-homemade gift for a coffee lover.

First there’s the knitted cafetiere cozy from the Crafty Gentleman. This blankie for a French press is worked in Garter Stitch stripes and includes a button to keep everything snug.

And if you like your coffee with a side of silly, make a mug cozy in boa yarn. This fuzzy cozy looks a bit like what Cookie Monster might use when he drinks his coffee (not that he needs any coffee) and is actually a pretty easy knit (and any mistakes will be hidden by the yarn). This one comes from Evelyne of Nemcsok Farms, via Moms and Crafters.

Do you have any knit accessories you use with your coffee? I have used my two-color coffee cup cozy so much it actually somehow got a hole in it!

[Photo via the Crafty Gentleman and Moms and Crafters.]

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In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never watched Gilmore Girls. I know I probably should, but I feel like I wasn’t quite the right age for it when it came out and I’ve never gone back to watch it. That said, fans of the show are sure to enjoy these knit homages to the beloved characters from Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls: The Official Knitting Book.

Edited by Tanis Gray, the book includes 29 projects for hats, cowls, scarves, socks, mitts, garments and home decor designed by a variety of stitchers.

Six of the projects are rated easy, 17 intermediate and six for advanced knitters.

The projects are sometimes literally inspired by the show, such as the tam Rory wore when she went golfing with her grandfather, while others incorporate icons, quotes (like “I smell snow”) and logos (Luke’s Diner) from the show.

There’s a hat made to look like newsprint as a nod to Rory’s journalistic aspirations, mitts and gloves for supporting the teams at Stars Hollow High, a beaded lace scarf inspired by Rory’s adventure with the Life and Death Brigade, and a cardigan designed to show Paris’s love of macaroni and cheese.

Some of the patterns are less obviously related to the show, like a cowl with falling leaves or an argyle vest.

Each pattern comes with a quote from the show and a little back story about the cast, different storylines or the inspiration behind the design. The book is scattered with photos from the show and other fun facts about its production.

In the back of the book you’ll find a glossary of techniques (words but no pictures), and the book has a ribbon bookmark to hold your place on the pattern you’re working on.

This book would be a fun gift for a knitter who is a Gilmore Girls fan, or use it to stitch something up for someone who watches this show as their comfort show almost 25 years later.

About the book: 200 pages, hardcover, 29 patterns. Published 2024 by Insight Editions, suggested retail price $34.99

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