Knit Coffee Cup Cozies

If there are tea or coffee lovers on your list, the perfect last-minute gift is a great bag of coffee or box of tea, a mug or travel cup and a simple knit cozy.

Coffee cup cozies usually take less than an hour to knit because they are so small, and they’re a great useful gift that adds a little homemade touch to storebought goodies.

There are tons of great coffee cup cozy patterns out there, but here are just a few to get you going:

Andrew Rau’s Cup Cozy is worked in 3×2 rib for a classic look great for guys and gals alike.

The Very Simple Coffee Cup Cozy from Picking Knits is perfect for beginners because it’s worked in Garter Stitch. Use scrap yarn or multicolored yarn to make it a little more fun.

Natural Suburbia’s Cup Cozy is meant to fit around the handle of a tea cup or coffee mug, and it gives you a chance to show off a fun button.

Red Heart has a great little cup cozy worked in a simple textured stitch pattern that’s a perfect use for odd balls and leftovers.

The Fun Because Coffee! pattern from PostStitch uses stitches worked through the back loop for extra texture without a lot of extra effort. So pretty!

Do you have a favorite mug or travel cup cozy pattern? We’d love to hear about it!

When my daughter was in early elementary school we were at Joann together (RIP) and she picked out some variegated pink and white blanket yarn for me to knit a blanket for her bed. Now probably 10 years later, it’s one of her favorite possessions. I note this because the blankets we give to little ones might seem simple on the surface, like something they need to keep warm, but they can turn into so much more.

Take the Pocketful of Love Blanket from Purl Soho. On the surface this is a pretty but also easy to knit blanket for a little one. It’s worked in garter stitch stripes using sport weight yarn (the sample is a superwash wool, but this would also be nice in cotton or a blend) and available in a crib or small throw size. Though of course because it’s garter stitch, it’s pretty easy to make it any size you want.

But what makes this blanket extra special is the little details. The slip stitch selvedges and I-cord bind off give it a crisp look that’s perfect with the garter stitch of the body.

And then there’s the pocket.

This is a big pocket. At 10 inches wide and 12.25 inches tall (that’s 25.4 by 31 cm) for the crib size and 12.75 by 14.25 inches (32.4 by 36 cm) for the throw, you can easily fit a favorite stuffed animal, toy or book into the pocket.

I love how even though it uses the same striped garter stitch pattern as the blanket, it’s stitched down so the stripes run the opposite way (horizontal when the blanket stripes are vertical), though of course you can match stripes if you’d rather.

I think this blanket has the potential to be greatly loved by the little one its given to, and by the knitter look for an easy, pretty baby blanket with a little extra useful twist.

Grab the free pattern from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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