Wine Bottle Sock Cozy

This time of year is the absolute best for knitting.  I love snuggling up on the couch with my needles and feeling the buzz of excitement as my hands whip up my latest project.  With this fantastic knitting season also comes what I think of as the long run to the finish line, which for me is usually summer (I'm an elementary school teacher!).  This year I am on a leave of absence to take care of my newborn daughter and it has been amazing and challenging.  However, one thing has remained the same, my love of wine to help unwind after a long day!  I am currently breastfeeding so the usual unwinding with a refreshing glass of wine is few and far between.  Even so, it has not kept me from making it the focus for my latest knitting project!

I have been designing wine bottle sock cozies for many years now.  The first one I designed was in college with my school's colors: purple and gold (Go J-M-U Duuuukes).  I honestly still use this wine sock even today when I am bringing a bottle of wine as a gift for a host. Using this as my inspiration, I decided to design a new style that could make a fantastic gift for a wine lover's birthday or as a thank you to a gracious host!  Currently I am a bit obsessed with the seed stitch knitting pattern and yellows/golds.  I promise I will eventually post a new styled pattern soon! If you're interested in seeing a preview of my next pattern, see my last post about my horrible motif fail.

Below is the pattern for the gold seed stitch design!  If you decide to make this pattern, please let me know how it goes by posting a comment below. :)

Happy Knitting!

Wine Bottle Sock Cozy By Rebecca McKenzie

This pattern is a winner as a gift for many occasions.  It is quick to knit up and pair with a great bottle of wine to give to a host, wine loving friend, or just to keep your own bottle cool while you indulge. This is a project that could be completed in a few evenings while binge watching a favorite show.

For this pattern, you first make the body of the sock then you pick up stitches along the cast on edge to create the bottom.  The stitch pattern is a simple mix of knits and purls, which makes it great for a beginner.  I hope people enjoy making this pattern as much as I enjoyed designing it!

Yarn-Red Heart Super Saver (Worsted Weight, 100% Acrylic, 364 yds/ 333 m, 7oz./198g): 1 skein used, Gold or any color of your choosing

Needle- Size 8 (5 mm) dpns (Set of 5) or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge: 17sts and 30 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in Seed stitch pattern

Other Notions: Tapestry Needle

Stitch Abbreviations:

Beg-beginning

BO-Bind off

CO-cast on

Dpns-double pointed needles

K-knit

K3tog-knit three stitches together

P-purl

Rep-repeat

Rem-remaining

Sts-stitches

St st-stockinette stitch (in the round you just knit all stitches)

Seed Stitch Pattern

Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to end of row.

Row 2: *P1, k1; rep from * to end of row.

Stockinette Stitch in the Round

Row 1: Knit all stitches

Rep Row 1.

*Note: Normally St st is knitting on the right side and purling the wrong side but when knitting in the round you just knit all rows (Yay!)

Pattern Instructions:

Body-

CO 35 sts using dpns, leaving a 6 in tail (9 sts on three needles and 8 sts on the last needle). Join in the round, being careful not to twist.  

Work seed stitch pattern for two rows.  Continue working two rows of seed stitch pattern until piece measures 10 inches long from beg.  End with Row 2 of the seed stitch pattern.

*Note: keep track of the beg of the round using the 6 in tail.

Work in St st for about 1 in.  Work should measure 11 inches from beg.

BO.

Bottom-

Using same colored yarn as the body, pick up 36 sts around the beg edge of the work (the end that you casted on from, not your bind off edge).

Row 1: K1, k3tog, k3, k3tog [k5, k3tog] 3 times, k2-26 sts.

Row 2: Knit.

Row 3: [K3, k3tog] 4 times, k2-18 sts.

Row 4: Knit.

Row 5: [K1, k3tog] 4 times, k2-10sts.  Slip remaining sts onto one dpn.

Break yarn, leaving a 6 inch tail.  Thread tail onto tapestry needle, draw yarn tail through rem 10 sts on needle creating a loop, pull tight (like a draw sting).

Finishing:

Weave in all ends using the tapestry needle.  Curl down the 1 inch section of st st.

This pattern is provided for your personal, non-commercial use and may not be resold or shared. © 2018 Rebecca McKenzie.  All rights reserved.