How to Knit a Cozy for Your Mug
Knitting Needle Size
6 or 4 mm, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)
Yarn
Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge
21 sts and 27 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Finished Size
To fit mug measurement: Approx 10¼" [26 cm] around x 4" [10 cm] tall
Materials List
- Size 4 mm (U.S. G/6) crochet hook for ties
- Size 4 mm (U.S. 6) knitting needles.
- Set of four size 4 mm (U.S. 6) double-pointed knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- Lily Sugar’n Cream® (70.9 g/2.5 oz; 109 m/120 yds)
- Main Color (MC) Jute (00082) 1 ball or 35 m/40 yds
- Contrast A Soft Ecru (01004) 1 ball or 16 m/18 yds
- Contrast B Country Red (01530) 1 ball or 5 m/6 yds
- Note: 1 ball of MC, A and B will make 3 Cozies
- 4 small buttons
Instructions
Left Front and Back
With A and pair of needles, cast on 35 sts.
1st row: (WS). Knit.
2nd row: With MC, knit.
3rd row: P1. *K1. P1. Rep from * to end of row.
Rep last 2 rows for pattern once more.
With A, rep last 2 rows once more. Break A.
With MC, continue in pattern until work from the beginning measures 3¾" [9.5 cm], ending with a WS row.
Next row: (RS). With A, knit.
Cast off knitwise (WS).
Button Band
With RS facing and A, pick up and knit 18 sts down edge of Left Front.
Knit 2 rows.
Cast off knitwise (WS).
Right Front
With A and pair of needles, cast on 11 sts.
Work from above as given for Left Front and Back.
Buttonhole Band
With RS facing and A, pick up and knit 18 sts up front side of Right Front.
1st row: (WS). K1. (K2tog. yo. K2) 4 times. K1.
2nd row: Knit.
Cast off knitwise (WS).
Sew buttons to correspond to buttonholes.
Arms (Make 2)
With MC and double-pointed needles, cast on 10 sts. Divide sts onto 3 needles (4, 4, 2). Join in round, placing marker on first st.
1st rnd: Knit.
2nd rnd: (K1. P1) 5 times.
Rep last 2 rnds until work from beginning measures 2" [5 cm]. Break MC.
Mittens
1st rnd: With A, knit.
2nd rnd: Purl. Break A.
3rd rnd: With B, K4. (Inc1 in next st) twice. K4. 12 sts.
Knit 2 rnds even.
Next rnd: K6. Turn. Cast on 3 sts (thumb). Cast off 3 sts. Pass last cast off st onto left-hand needle. Turn. Knit to end of rnd.
Knit 3 rnds even.
Next rnd: (K2tog) 6 times. Break yarn, leaving a long end. Draw end through remaining sts. Pull tightly. Fasten securely.
Ties (Make 6)
With A and crochet hook, ch 12. Fasten off.
Sew 1 Tie to each corner of Back. Sew 1 Tie spaced evenly between last 2 ties. Sew remaining 3 Ties in same positions across side edge of Right Front.
Finishing
Wrap Cozy around mug and knot Ties in position around mug handle as shown in the picture.
Sew Arms to sides of Body. Sew Mittens to front of Body as shown in the picture.
Abbreviations
- Inc1: Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
- K2tog: Knit next 2 stitches together
- Ssk: Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together.
- WS: Wrong side
- Yo: Yarn over
- Cont: Continue(ity)
- Ch: Chain(s)
- Rem: Remaining
- Rep: Repeat
- Beg: Beginning
