The giving season is just around the corner and for those that make handmade gifts for the holidays, it is time to start our engines! Today’s craft project is for easy knitted coffee cozies that can keep your coffee nice and cozy during the cooler seasons. These coffee cozies are the best mindless-activity-my-kids-have-hours-of-sports-or-I-need-an-excuse-to-catch-up-on-t.v.- and-sit-on-my-couch-without-guilt type of knitting project.
Why should you throw this on your knitting needles? First, it is a great yarn stash buster. You know all of those tiny balls of leftover yarn that you don’t know what to do with? You now have the perfect excuse to use them up!
Trying to think of the perfect gift to give to your child’s teacher, principal, bus driver, hostess gift, postal worker, best friend, or your mom that will cost you $5 or less? Well, this is the perfect project for you.
Looking for a gift for the person who has everything? I bet they don’t have a cute sweater for their coffee!
If you know how to knit in the round, you can do this project. If you don’t know how to knit in the round, YouTube and Knitting Help are your BFFs.
I do not love knitting on three needles and I have not mastered magic loop knitting yet so I like to knit on tiny 12′ circular needles. This is the exact set I bought and they are what I use when knitting all tiny knitted projects like this. These are one of the best tools in my knitting arsenal and help keep me out of practice with double-pointed needles.
I found my coffee cups and individual packets of Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate and Peppermint Hot Chocolate at our local Gordmans. If you don’t have one of those stores, I am sure you could find something very similar at Marshall’s or TJ Maxx.
Use more of your scrap yarn to tie your cocoa packets or make your own homemade hot cocoa mix or homemade vanilla chai tea mix to include with your gift.
This gift cost me about $5, but I’m not telling the recipient’s that. I love when I spend $5 and make someone’s day. I have a feeling this little treat is going to do that for a few of the special helpers in our lives.
Rest assured, many $5-10 gift features will be happening these next two months! In the meantime, be sure to visit my list of 36 handmade gifts you can create for the holiday season!
Don’t forget to friend me on Ravelry! It’s where I share all of my fun knitting projects that I have been working on!
Grab the free and easy pattern over here!
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Those are so adorable! Love them!
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 9:38 am
Aw! Thank you so much, Tammy!
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Are these ceramic mugs with flexible lids? So cute! I’d be happy to get this as a gift!
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 9:37 am
These were the plastic type! I hope that helps!!
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How cute!! I can’t wait to get started! I have a feeling I will be making a ton of these as gifts this year!
Thanks!
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 11:47 am
I am so glad you liked this pattern feature, Michele! You have to love a good mindless knit
xo
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Michele Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
I love a mindless knit!!
Can’t wait to see your other ideas for a handmade holiday!!
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BTW, what yarn did you use?
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 11:48 am
Honestly, I stash busted some of my yarn collection so it wasn’t any one specific type of yarn. The majority of these were knitted with the Vanna White yarn or the Loops & Threads yarn that I had on hand from other knitting projects. The only yarn I would not recommend is cotton, simply because it has too much stretch and won’t stay as nicely on your mugs. A fun acrylic would do the best with this knit! I hope that helps!
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Thank you so much! I LOVE the patter and have a ton of yarn that can be converted into great gifts. I love these Upcycled gifts (getting, making and giving!) Can’t wait to see what other crafts you are working on this season! XXOO
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Oh, thank you, Renee! You made my day! I am all about those upcycled gifts too. Your comment means so much- have a wonderful day! xo
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I would be thrilled to get one of these for Christmas!!
I so wish I could knit!!!!!
these are charming!
I pinned the 36 handmade Christmas ideas! I’m sure I’ll use one!
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
You are so sweet! I wish I could teach you how to knit, Leanne!
Thank you so much for the pin love today! xo
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Those look great! I need to go check out the link… are the flowers knit or crocheted? And thanks for the heads up on the 12-inch circulars! I have a Knit Picks interchangeable set that I LOVE, but the smallest cables don’t come anywhere close to being 12 inches. And let’s just say that I don’t get along very well with DPNs
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Amy Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
I feel the same way. I like that set that was featured because the cords are a bit thicker too, so it is really easy NOT to twist your work.
The flowers are knitted as well as the coffee cuff
Hope that helps!
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I used the exact needles you suggested, the #7 12″ but they are too long. the 36 stitches are too stretched and I can’t join. How did you make this work?
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Amy Reply:
November 18th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Lisa- Those are what I used. I would suggest maybe choosing a bulkier yarn if you don’t have a bulky yarn on your needles. It does take a little shifting to get it started, but after the first two or three rows, I didn’t have to shift as much. I hope that helps!
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lisa Reply:
November 19th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Thanks Amy, I am not giving up until i get it right! I think my yarn is too thin, going to try something thicker. That helps to know as I get further in it will be easier too.
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Where is the pattern for the flower?
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