Tools & Supplies
- Caron® Simply Soft® (6 oz/170 g; 315 yds/288 m) Coffee Press Cozy Mug Cozy
- Pumpkin (13765) or (39765) 77 yds/70 m 39 yds/35 m
- Note: 1 ball will make 4 Coffee Press Cozies or 8 Mug Cozies. Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook for ties for Mug Cozy. 3 stitch markers. 6 buttons medium size (approx ¾" [2 cm]) for Coffee Press Cozy. 3 buttons small size (approx ½" [1.5 cm]) for Mug Cozy.
MEASUREMENTS
To fit Coffee Press approx 7" [18 cm] tall, 12" [30.5 cm] around. To fit Mug approx 10¼" [26 cm] around x 4" [10 cm] tall.
GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
Directions
Coffee Press Cozy
Cast on 50 sts. 1st row: (RS). K2. *K2. P2. Rep from * to last 4 sts. K4. 2nd row: K2. *P2. K2. Rep from * to end of row. 3rd row: K2. *K2tog. Leave sts on left-hand needle. Knit first st again. Slip 2 sts off left-hand needle – cable made. P2. Rep from * to last 4 sts. Cable. K2. 4th row: As 2nd row. Rep last 4 rows for Cable Pat until work from beg measures approx 6½" [16.5 cm], ending on a 3rd row. Cast off.
Button tabs: (Make 3). Cast on 11 sts. 1st row: (WS). Knit. 2nd row: (Buttonhole row). K2. yo. K2tog. Knit to last 4 sts. K2tog. yo. K2. Knit 2 rows. Cast off (WS).
Place markers for 3 button tabs: 1st at top, 2nd at bottom and last spaced evenly between. Sew buttons to correspond to buttonholes.
Mug Cozy
Left Front and Back: With pair of needles, cast on 30 sts. Work in Cable Pat as given for Coffee Press Cozy until work from beg measures approx 3¾" [9.5 cm], ending on a 4th row. Cast off.
Right Front: With pair of needles, cast on 14 sts. Work in Cable Pat as given for Coffee Press Cozy until work from beg measures approx 3¾" [9.5 cm], ending on a 4th row. Cast off. Sew Left Front and Right Front tog, securing with 3 buttons spaced evenly between.
Ties: (Make 6). With crochet hook, ch 12. Fasten off. Sew one tie to each corner of Back. Sew third tie spaced evenly between two ties. Rep for Right Front. Sew 3 ties to each side spaced evenly between.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain(s)
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
P = Purl
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Yo = Yarn over