How to Make a Needle Knit Coffee Press Cozy!

Inside: Free pattern and tutorial videos for the needle knit Coffee Press Cozy. This pattern is available in two sizes, Short and Tall, as either a slip on cozy (knit in the round) or buttoned cozy (knit as a flat panel).

Keep your coffee warm while it brews! The Coffee Press Cozy features ribbing at the top and bottom, a linen stitch body and a cable twist design. Instructions are included to knit this pattern in the round as a slip on cozy or as a flat panel with toggles to fasten it around your coffee press. This design also works great on large insulated cups or bottles.

Pattern includes written instructions for 2 sizes, Short and Tall, and links to fully captioned tutorial videos detailing the linen stitch pattern, cable technique, and making the i-cord loops for the buttoned version.

Needle Knit Coffee Press Cozy

By Kristen Mangus

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MATERIALS

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Yarn

Bulky (#6) weight yarn
Amano Yarns Mamacha (3.5 oz./100g, 54 yds./50m) in color Chirimoy Green and Wool and the Gang Crazy Sexy Wool (7 oz./200 g, 87 yds./80 m) in color Moss Green used in samples.

Needle

US-13 (9.00 mm) circular needle.
Knitter’s Pride Dreamz Interchangeable circular needles used on samples.

Notions

Cable needle
2 Stitch markers
2-3 Toggles or buttons (buttoned cozy only)
Tapestry needle to weave in ends and sewing on toggles/buttons

GAUGE
10 sts x 20 rows in 4” in linen st pattern

SKILL LEVEL Intermediate

SIZES Short (Tall)

needle knit coffee press cozy slip on version

Slip on Cozy (knit in the round)

MEASUREMENTS
Circumference 12.75” (12.75”) by 4.5” (6.5:) tall.
[32 (32) cm x 11.5 (16.5) cm]

ABBREVIATIONS
4/4RC = 4 over 4 Right Cable
K = Knit
P = Purl
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl = Slip stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
YB = Move yarn to back
YF = Move yarn to front

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NOTES

4/4RC: 4 over 4 Right Cable. Remove next 4 sts with cable needle and let hang to back of work (inside cozy/WS). Knit next 4 stitches making sure to draw up first stitch tighter. NExt work 4 sts held on cable needle in order. Knitting may be tight for next round/row but will ease up for next cable round. TIP: I used a letter J-shaped cable needle; take sts off with smaller end of J-hook then knit stitches in order using longer part of J-hook as you would from a needle.

INSTRUCTIONS

Cast on 33 (33) sts and join in the round. Place marker after last st to mark beginning of round.

Ribbing:

Rnd 1: *K2, P1. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K1, P1.

Rep Rnd 1 three more times.

Cozy in Large Cable Linen Pattern:

Rnd 2: K8. *YF, Sl1, YB, K1. Rep from * to last st. YF, Sl1. YB.

Rnd 3: K8. *K1, YF, Sl1, YB. Rep from * to last st. K1.

Rnd 4: K8. *YF, Sl1, YB, K1. Rep from * to last st. YF, Sl1. YB.

Rnd 5: K8. *K1, YF, Sl1, YB. Rep from * to last st. K1.

Rnd 6: K8. *YF, Sl1, YB, K1. Rep from * to last st. YF, Sl1. YB.

Rnd 7: 4/4RC. *K1, YF, Sl1, YB. Rep from * to last st. K1.

For SHORT: Rep Rnds 2-3.
For TALL: Rep Rnds 2-7 one more time. Then rep Rnds 2-5.

Next Rnd: *YF, Sl1, YB, K1. Rep from * to end of round. YB.

Ribbing:

Rnd 1: *K2, P1. Rep from * to last 2 sts. K1, P1.

Rep Rnd 1 three more times.

Finishing:

Bind off in pattern. Weave in tails.

Slip On Needle Knit Coffee Press Cozy Video Tutorials

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The following tutorial videos demonstrate the skills needed to make this pattern, the linen stitch pattern and the cable pattern.

Right handed

Left handed

PIN IT!

Buttoned Cozy (knit in a flat panel)

MEASUREMENTS
*11.5” (11.5”) long panel by 4.5” (6.5”) tall
[29 (29) cm by 11.5 (16.5) cm]
*Full width of panel including loops is 13” for both sizes.

ABBREVIATIONS
4/4RC = 4 over 4 Right Cable
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit 2 together
P = Purl
PM = Place Marker
PW = Purlwise
P2tbl = Purl 2 through back loop
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl = Slip stitch
SM = Slip marker
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
YB = Move yarn to back
YF = Move yarn to front

NOTES

I-cord Loops: When knitting this cozy in a flat panel, you make the i-cord loop before casting on the rest of the panel. At the end of the cozy, you make another i-cord loop before binding off. For the Tall size an additional i-cord loop is added along the edge after finishing the rest of the cozy. Sew toggles or buttons on the opposite edge to line up with the i-cord loops.

Toggle Placement: I sewed my toggles right along the edge for a perfect fit on my coffee press. If you need a tighter fit, feel free to sew them 1.5”-2” in from the edge. Or do both so your coffee press cozy fits multiple sizes.

INSTRUCTIONS

Start with a long tail, approx 46”, and make a slipknot. Cast on 1 more stitch for a total of 2 sts.

I-cord Loop:

Slip both sts to other needle. K2. **Sl 2 PW and K2. Rep from ** for 8 rows.

Place bottom loop of i-cord onto needle. You are ready to begin casting on for ribbing.

Using the long tail from the i-cord, begin casting on in the longtail cast on 31 sts total. Turn work.

Ribbing:

Row 1 (WS): K1. *P2, K1. Rep from * to last 3 sts. P2tbl P1. [30 sts]

Row 2 (RS): *K2, P1. Rep from * to end of row.

Row 3: *K1, P2. Rep from * to end of row.

Row 4: *K2, P1. Rep from * to end of row.

Cozy in Large Cable Linen Pattern:

Row 5: *YB, Sl1, YF, P1. Rep from * five times. YB, Sl1, YF. PM. P8. PM. **P1, YB, Sl1, YF. Rep from ** until 1 st rem. P1.

Row 6 (RS): *YF, Sl1, YB, K1. Rep from * until 1 sts before marker. YF, Sl1, YB. SM (slip marker) K8. SM **K1, YF, Sl1, YB. Rep from ** to last st. K1.

Row 7: Rep Row 5.

Row 8: Rep Row 6.

Row 9: Rep Row 5.

Row 10: *YF, Sl1, YB, P1. Rep from * until 1 sts before marker. 4/4RC. **K1, YF, Sl1, YB. Rep from ** to last st. K1.

For SHORT: Rep Row 5-6.
For TALL: Rep Rows 5-10 one time. Then rep rows 5-8.

tall buttoned cozy in progress — Almost done with final ribbing!

Ribbing:

Row 11: *K1, P2. Rep from * to end of row removing markers as you reach them.

Row 12 (RS): *K2, P1. Rep from * to end of row.

Row 13: *K1, P2. Rep from * to end of row.

Stay on WS and slip 2 sts to other needle. Move working yarn between needles to RS and K2. **Sl 2 PW and K2. Rep from ** for 8 rows. Sl1 PW. YF. Sl last st back on end of needle and turn work.

Row 14 (RS): Sl1 PW. Twist and Slip back on main needle to set up st correctly. K1. Sl PW. Pick up 1 st at base of i-cord. Sl 1 st back to main needle. K2tog. Bind off 1. P1, Bind off. Continue to bind off in pattern.

TALL size only:

Add an additional i-cord in between the ones on the ends.

Cast on 2 sts. Slip both sts to other needle. K2. **Sl 2 PW and K2. Rep from ** for 8 rows. Bind off 1 and pull through to finish. Cut 9” tail. Sew i-cord along the edge centered between the other 2 i-cords.

Finishing:

Sew toggles or buttons along edge of cozy opposite the i-cord loops. You may use your yarn tails to attach the toggles or use extra yarn. Weave in all remaining tails.

Buttoned Needle Knit Coffee Press Cozy Tutorial Videos

The following tutorial videos demonstrate the linen stitch pattern, the cable pattern, and how to make the i-cord loops to fasten the cozy.

How to Knit I-cord Loops: This video shows how to make the loops at both the beginning and end of the pattern.

Linen Stitch (Flat Panel): Demonstrates the linen stitch pattern.

4 over 4 Right Cables: Shows how to work the 4/4 RC cable. It was created for a different project so the row numbers mentioned in the video do not apply to this pattern. However, the technique is the same.