Inside: Free loom knit Bowl Cozy pattern including written instructions for 2 sizes and fully-captioned tutorial videos.
The loom knit Bowl Cozy is perfect for protecting your hands.
This washable cotton cozy insulates you from both hot and cold dishes. They are great for microwaving a steaming hot bowl of soup that you can pick right up. Or use it to keep your hands from freezing while enjoying a bowl of ice cream. This design uses 4 triangles worked in garter stitch and shaped with increases and decreases that are seamed after knitting.
Pattern contains written instructions for 2 sizes and links to fully-captioned tutorial videos for both right and left handed loom knitters.
Loom Knit Bowl Cozy
By Kristen Mangus
A downloadable PDF of this pattern is available in my Etsy store or from Ravelry at the links below:
MATERIALS
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Yarn
#4 medium weight yarn
Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (186 yds./3.5 oz. (170 m / 100g) Color Mint (172) used in sample
Loom
Small Gauge (3/8”) loom with 30 (36) pegs set up to work in the round
KB Flexee Loom Links Skinny used in sample.
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers: 1 for loom and 4 locking stitch markers to mark right side of triangles (optional)
SKILL LEVEL Easy+
GAUGE 10 sts x 23 rows = 2” x 2” (5 x 5 cm) in garter stitch (before blocking)
MEASUREMENTS
Small: 6” x 6” x 1.75” tall (fits most cereal bowls)
Large: 7” x 7” x 2.25” tall
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = approximately
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue
K = U Wrap Knit
P2tog = Purl 2 together. Right leaning decrease
Kfb = Knit into the front and back of the stitch
Kfpb = Knit into the front and purl into the back of the stitch
P = Purl
Ssp= Slip slip purl. Left leaning decrease
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
St(s) = Stitch(es)
For a refresher on loom knitting basics see the blog posts below to get started:
13 Questions for Beginner Loom Knitters
How to Loom Knit Basics (cast on, knit, purl, & bind off)
How to Loom Knit Basic Stitch Patterns (garter st, seed st and ribbing)
How to Loom Knit in the Round
NOTES
Cast on: I used the double E-wrap cast on.
Knit stitch: I Use the U wrap knit stitch. The E-wrap will be too loose for hot items.
Increases:
Kfb – Knit into the front and back of the stitch:
Make a True Knit stitch by wrapping your working yarn above the stitch, pull yarn loop through and place NEW stitch on outside peg without removing the existing stitch. Ewrap knit the existing stitch. Tug working yarn to tighten tension.
Kfpb – Knit into the front and purl into the back of the stitch:
Make a True Knit stitch by wrapping your working yarn above the stitch, pull yarn loop through and place NEW stitch on outside peg without removing the existing stitch. Purl the existing stitch. Tug working yarn to tighten tension.
Decreases:
NOTE: All decrease terminology in this pattern reflects working purl rows toward the left and knit rows toward the right. If you are left-handed or working in the opposite direction, the way you work the stitches is still the same, but the terminology is the opposite.
P2tog – Purl 2 together: Move the right stitch onto the left and purl both stitches together.
Ssp – Slip, slip, purl: Move the left stitch onto the right and purl both stitches together.
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 3 sts.
Foundation Row: Knit 3
Row 1: Kfb, Place marker. p2. [4 sts]
Row 2: Kfpb, k3. [5 sts]. Middle peg is marked.
Row 3: Kfb, purl to end of row.
Row 4: Kfpb, knit to end of row.
Repeat Rows 3-4 until 29 (35) sts on the loom [approx. 3 (3.5)”] ending after a Row 4.
The next rows have decreases in the center. Before working the row, move the stitches for the p2tog and ssp.
Row 5: Purl to 2 sts before marked peg. P2tog. P1 (marked peg). Ssp. Purl to end of row.
Row 6: Knit to end of row.
Repeat Rows 5-6 three times. [21 (27) sts].
Bind off loosely using the purl bind off.
NOTE: On 2 triangles leave a 1.5-2 yard tail for seaming. All other tails should be woven in before seaming.
Make 4 total.
Seaming:
Place the triangles RS up on table in front of you with bottom points toward the center and side edges lined up. (Your pieces should resemble a 4-leaf clover. See image.)
Use long yarn tails to seam along side edges using the whip stitch method. Weave in remaining tails.
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Looom Knit Bowl Cozy Tutorial Videos
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