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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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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