Scrap Cup Cozy (knit)

Ever have a little balls of yarn rolling around leftover from projects? I do! I do! I'll often make them into coasters for the kid's play kitchen or other assorted play kitchen goodies. This time, I'm giving cup cozies a go! Keep those chilly fingers warm while holding on to that metal water bottle so your fingers don't freeze to it (some times literally...). Use it in place of a cardboard cozy when you get coffee or tea to go. Cute as gifts with a bag of coffee beans, hot chocolate, tea bags, and/or cookies!

Materials

• US 6 (4 mm) 12" circular knitting needles
• stitch marker
• yarn needle
• scrap worsted weight yarn

Notes

• Sized to fit paper coffee cups and reusable water bottles. The stretchiness is pretty adaptable to many circumferences but I didn't test a range. The range of fit will also depend on the yarn used. Since I don't keep track of what my yarn scrap is (therefore no set gauge or fiber content etc), the forgiving fit is needed! Play around with cast on sts and needle size.
• Gauge: 1x1 inch = 7 sts x 5 rows
• Knit in round
• attach additional yarn as needed

Finished Measurements

Circumference: 8 inches, not stretched

Height: 4.5 inches

Abbreviations

k = knit

p = purl

sts = stitches

*_* = repeat the following

Instructions

• long-tail cast on 36 sts, join in round, place stitch marker
• rounds 1-2: knit in round
• rounds 3-4: purl in round
• knit in round until 4 inches from cast on edge
• *k2, p2* four rounds
• bind off in pattern

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