I’ve been kind of obsessed with this color scheme lately. It started with the paper bunting, and moved on to this mandala and then that mandala, and a few days ago I turned it into a polymer clay cane.
Totally obsessed.
So, naturally the next step was to make a mason jar cozy. Or two. That pattern is simple enough, that I’m going to share it here.
Yarn
I used the cheapest craft store cotton I could get my hands on. I love that inexpensive stuff for this kind of thing. I have a little tub of it in various brands, and it makes it so easy to just dive in and make something whenever the urge hits. I have trouble justifying some of my other yarn stashes, but the cheap cotton yarn stash? That one’s a keeper.
A – Reddish Orange: Premier Home Cotton in Orange (#06)
B – Yellowy Green: Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton in Kiwi (#170)
C – Pale Aqua: Peaches & Creme in Baby Green (#54)
D – Off White: Premier Home Cotton in Cream (#02)
The Baby Green (Color C) is no longer available. I bought it in a cone via eBay 3 years ago, and I am so in love with this color! I will probably cry when it is gone. An acceptable substitute would be Premier Home Cotton in Pastel Blue (#13)
Hook/Gauge
For the 16-oz cozy, I had a stitch gauge of 4 hdc / inch. For the 8-oz cozy, I had a stitch gauge of 3 dc / inch. In both cases I used an I-9/5mm hook.
If you have a different gauge, change hook sizes (If you get more sts/inch, try a larger hook. If you get fewer sts/inch, try a smaller hook.)
Pattern Notes
For simplicity’s sake, I’m going to leave out a few details in the pattern steps, but I’ll mention them here so that you know. I hope this won’t be too confusing for beginners, but if it is, please let me know!
- The first stitch of every dc or hdc round is actually a set of chains, the purpose of which is to get your hook into the correct position. So, if the round calls for 12 dc, you would actually ch 3 for the first dc, and then do 11 dc after that. (ch2 for hdc rounds).
- Every round ends with a slip stitch into the top stitch of that round’s starting chain.
- When a new color is announced, fasten off the previous color, and secure the new color to the work with a slip stitch.
- When you reach the end of the pattern, weave in the ends and block if it you like. I didn’t bother with blocking. The first time I used the cozies in action, that was enough to block them to the dimensions I wanted.
Patterns
The cozies come in two sizes: one for a 16-oz jar (which is my favorite for drinking), and one for an 8-oz jar (which I like to use to hold pens on my desk).
16 oz cozy
Color A
Round 1: Make a magic loop. 12dc into the loop.
Round 2: [dc, ch1 in next dc] around
Color B
Round 3: [2dc ch1 in ch1 sp] around
Color C
Round 4: 3dc in ch1 sp around
Color D
Rounds 5-8: hdc around *
Color A
Round 9: sc around
Color D
Round 10: hdc around *
Color C
Round 11: sc around
* I think my 16-oz cozy isn’t tall enough. If I do it again, I will add an extra Color D round after Round 8, and probably another Color D round after Round 10 as well.
8 oz cozy
Color A
Round 1: Make a magic loop. 12dc into the loop.
Round 2: [dc, ch1 in next dc] around
Color B
Round 3: [2dc in ch1 sp] around
Color C
Round 4: dc around
Color D
Rounds 5-7: dc around
Color A
Round 8: sc around
Color B
Round 9: sc around
Those Colors!
I have to come back to those colors… I’m seriously considering making them into my next polymer clay color scheme for the Handmades Shop. But if I do that, I’m going to need to give the color family a name. I generally prefer one-word names, but I’ll use two words if they’re perfect. Any suggestions?
Oh, and happy crocheting!
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