Knitting Patterns for Can and Bottle Coozies

Last month when I shared a collection of picnic blanket knitting patterns, I said that I would spend the summer sharing some other patterns that might be useful for summer picnics, campouts and other adventures. In that spirit I wanted to share some fun can and bottle coozie knitting patterns, which it looks like I may have never before done a full roundup of, so that’s kind of fun.

First, let’s cover our cans.

Robin Loving Life has a super simple pattern called Cozies for Everyone that is a perfect basic pattern that you can add stripes or other embellishments to as you like. It calls for worsted weight yarn but if you’ve got a can handy to make sure it fits, you can do this same method with any weight of yarn you have handy.

The Generic Double Knit Can Cozy from Supergraphique is another good basic one that you can fancy up however you like. As the name notes, it’s worked in double knitting for extra insulation (this one uses fingering weight yarn) and the pattern includes charts for the words cola and beer.

Make a stripy cozy to go with your favorite sports team’s colors with this design from Etsy seller Eros Gifts, which has instructions for 12, 14 and 16 ounce cans and uses worsted weight yarn. Or you can elevate your drinks with these striped, fingering weight ribbed can cozies, which feature a pretty I-cord edge that should hug your cans nicely. This pattern is from Love in Stitches KN. (They also have a coordinating bottle cozy if you want to make a set.)

If you’ve never felted before, can cozies are a great place to start. This free pattern from Palmeri Knits is a great way to use wool scraps and calls for worsted weight yarn.

Prefer to drink from a bottle? I think I’ve shared this scrap busting bottle cozy from Lucky Fox Knits before, but it’s worth another look because it’s so colorful and fun (and also pretty easy to knit). This may be the perfect use for all your sock yarn leftovers if you don’t want to knit socks with them.

Liat Knits has a fun pattern for a cabled bottle cozy, or check out Jeanette Mirken’s Seeing Double (a free pattern on Ravelry), which has a cute little button closure at the top.

September Hill Farm has a few cute bottle coozie knitting patterns on Ravelry, but the houndstooth one is my favorite. It’s worked in worsted weight yarn from the bottom up and would be a great first houndstooth knitting project.

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It’s been well documented that I love a knitting pattern with a bit of whimsy, so when I saw the Mine! Pullover from Sarah L. Kelly recently I knew I had to share it with you.

I mean, who wouldn’t want to knit a sweater with a yoke full of seagulls? And another seagull at the waist? Chasing little crabs?

The story behind the sweater (and you knew there had to be one, right?) is that while Sarah was traveling around Europe there were a lot of cheeky seagulls about. They reminded her of the scene in Finding Nemo where the seagulls say “mine, mine, mine” and thus the Mine! series of patterns was born.

Oh yes, there’s a whole set. It was the sweater I saw first but there’s also a pair of socks (and the pattern says there’s a cowl, too, but I couldn’t find it as of this writing. If you see it let me know and I’ll add the link here!) so you can totally deck yourself out in pesky seabirds if you want.

But back to the sweater for now. This is worked in DK weight yarn from the top down in the round. The yoke and a section at the bottom are worked in stranded colorwork, with stripes on the body, though you could make the body a single color if you wanted. Details like the beaks and eyes are added with duplicate stitch to make the knitting a little easier.

The colorwork sections are charted. The pattern comes in 10 sizes, with a finished chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 80 to 170 cm.

The socks are worked in sock yarn and come in three sizes. There worked from the cuff down and change needle sizes to accommodate the less stretchy nature of stranded colorwork. You can choose from a side profile or a seagull that’s looking out from the sock. Make a matching pair or mix it up.

Both patterns are available on Ravelry: sweater and socks. If you make them I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Sarah L. Kelly]

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