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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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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