Bottle of Bubbly Striped Cozy

Everyone loves a holiday toast, and now you can store the bubbly in this festive knit wine bottle sleeve. The Bottle of Bubbly Striped Cozy is a great way to jazz up your drink of choice while keeping it nice and cool. It's a fun project to add to the list of ever popular wine bottle crafts, and it makes a great hostess gift for parties and family gatherings. The yarn can easily be swapped out for a less festive color scheme, making the Bottle of Bubbly Striped Cozy a can't-beat knitting project.

Easy

Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials:

RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 368 Paddy Green A, 316 Soft White B, 320 Cornmeal C, 376 Burgundy D and 624 Tea Leaf E.
Susan Bates® Double-Pointed needles: 5mm [US 8]
Yarn needle
Stitch marker

GAUGE: 17 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 25 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS
A = Color A
B = Color B
C = Color C
D = Color D
E = Color E
K = knit
K2tog = Knit two stitches together
mm = millimeters
P = Purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
St st = Stockinette stitch
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.

Fits standard 750ml wine bottle
Finished circumference: 10” [25 cm]
Height: 12” [30 cm]

NOTE
Bottle Cozy is worked in the round from the bottom up.

BOTTLE COZY
With A, cast on 42 sts. Arrange stitches evenly around three double-pointed needles. Join, taking care not to twist sts. Place marker for beginning of round.
Rounds 1-2: Knit.
Rounds 3-5: Change to B. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 6-8: Change to C. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 9-13: Change to D. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 14-15: Change to A. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 16-20: Change to D. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 21-23: Change to B. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 24-28: Change to E. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 29-31: Change to C. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 32-36: Change to A. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 37-38: Change to D. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 39-43: Change to A. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 44-45: Change to B. Knit to end of round.
Rounds 46-47: Change to E. Knit to end of round.
Round 48: Change to D. Knit to end of round.

Begin decrease rounds as follows:
Round 1: *K5, k2tog; repeat from * to end of Round - 36 sts.
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: *K4, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 30 sts.
Round 4: Knit.
Round 5: *K3, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 24 sts.
Round 6: Knit.
Round 7: *K2, k2tog; repeat from * to end of round - 18 sts.

NECK OF BOTTLE
Change to A.
Round 1: Knit.
Rounds 2-13: *K2, P1; repeat from * to end of round.
Round 14: Bind off sts tightly.

FINISHING
With A cut an 18” [46 cm] piece of yarn and thread through yarn needle. With needle, weave in and out around neck of bottle, tie in a bow to secure. See photograph for placement. With D, make 2 pom-poms
measuring approximately 2½” [6 cm] in diameter. Sew to ends of ties. Weave in ends.