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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Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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