This time of year it always happens. Just when I think I've finished making gifts, I remember one more person who I had planned to crochet a gift for. When I find myself in this predicament, crochet wine cozies are one of my favorite quick crochet projects to make because they can be made in a couple hours or less.
Pair one with a bottle of wine and they make excellent last-minute crochet gifts!
The free crochet pattern for the Twisted Textures Wine Cozy can be found in this blog post below, or you can find an ad-free print friendly version on Love Crafts here, Ravelry here, or on Etsy here.
The Twisted Textures Wine Cozy is a perfect crochet gift to keep on hand for last minute gift giving all year round! Not only is it great for last minute gifts, it's modern, works up quickly, and it is also a one skein crochet project!
A crochet project that looks great, works up quickly, and uses less than a ball of yarn, that's a win-win in my book!
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Crochet wine totes also make great housewarming, wedding, birthday, and teacher gifts. I like to keep a couple different styles made up ahead of time. This way, I always have a last minute gift on hand, when the need arises.
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YARN
For this crochet wine cozy, I chose Lion Brand Yarns Wool Ease, which is a worsted weight yarn. Wool Ease is an acrylic / wool blend yarn that is available in 66 gorgeous colors. Although Wool Ease is classified as a Craft Yarn Council 4 / worsted weight yarn, I’ve found that it is on the lighter side of most worsted weight yarns. Keep this in mind if you plan to substitute your favorite worsted weight yarn.
It's not a secret that Lion Brand Yarn's Wool Ease has long been a favorite of mine. I love the variety of colors available in both solids and heathers. You're sure to find a colorway that's perfect for your crochet wine tote!
Mini Bean Stitch
The beautifully textured crochet stitch pattern that wraps around the wine cozy is the mini-bean stitch (also referred to as the Elizabeth Stitch). The mini bean crochet stitch pattern is a simple one row repeat stitch pattern. This textured stitch pattern alternates between one mini bean stitch and one chain.
What is a mini bean stitch?
The mini bean stitch itself closely resembles the single crochet puff stitch except, as you may have guessed, it's "mini". It's a smaller stitch because you work fewer yarn overs than you do with a puff stitch.
To me, the mini bean stitch is a more dainty version of the single crochet puff stitch. It's not as bulky and the crochet fabric it creates is lighter.
When working the mini bean stitch pattern, you'll alternate between one mini bean stitch and one chain one. When you work the next row, you'll work each mini bean into a mini bean from the previous row and you'll work a ch-1 over a previous ch-1.
If you love the cables and the texture created by the Mini Bean Stitch Pattern in the Twisted Textures Wine Cozy, you may also love my other designs that use these crochet stitch combinations: Textured Twist Cabled Beanie & Slouch or the Textured Twist 12" Afghan Square.
TWISTED TEXTURES WINE COZY – FREE CROCHET WINE TOTE PATTERN
The free pattern is below, but if you love to work offline, I’ve got a couple other great options for you.
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Materials
- Yarn: Worsted Weight / 4 / Yarn, (Lion Brand Yarns Wool Ease in Linen was used for the sample in the photos) (3 oz / 85 g / 197 yards / 180 m / 80% acrylic / 20% wool) per ball.
- Wool Ease is also available on Amazon HERE.
- Yardage Needed: 150 yards per wine cozy
- Crochet Hook: G/6/4.00mm; or size needed to obtain gauge (My favorite crochet hooks are the Clover Amour Crochet Hooks, I’ve never had an ache in my hand since switching).
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Custom Leather Labels (optional)
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- sl st(s): slip stitch(es)
- st(s): stitch(es)
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- hdc2tog: half double crochet 2 together
- bpsc: back post single crochet
- fpdc: front post double crochet (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- fptr: front post treble crochet (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- fpDtr: front post double treble
- MBS: mini-bean stitch
- BLO: back loop only
- FLO: front loop only
- RS: right side
- Rep: repeat
- Rnd: round
- yo: yarn over
- Alt-dc: alternate double crochet (click HERE for tutorial)
Size
- One Size: Fits standard 750 ml size wine bottle
- 10" circumference x 9.5" H (including handles)
Gauge
- Cozy Base: dimensions are given at the end of each round
- In mini bean stitch: 14 sts = 3"; 9 rows = 2.5"
Notes
- Turning chains are not included in stitch count, unless noted otherwise.
- Lion Brand Yarns Wool Ease in Linen was used for the sample shown (3 oz / 85 g / 197 yards / 180 m / 80% acrylic / 20% wool)
- Yardage: 150 yards
- You can use another similar worsted weight / 4 yarn as long as you meet gauge.
- Each ch-1 space worked within a row is counted as a stitch.
- This wine bottle cozy is worked from the bottom up. It will stand 9.5" tall when holding a bottle of wine.
Special Stitches
- Back Post Single Crochet (bpsc): Insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the designated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru both loops on hook.
- Mini Bean Stitch (MBS): Insert your hook into the specified stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, insert your hook into the same st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through all loops on your hook.
- Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc): Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the designated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru 2 loops, yo, pull thru remaining 2 loops. (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- Front Post Treble Crochet (fptr): Yo 2 twice, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the designated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull thru 2 loops) 3 times. (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- Front Post Double Treble Crochet (fpDtr): yo 3 times, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the designated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull thru 2 loops) 4 times.
- Alternate Double Crochet (Alt-dc): Do not ch, instead, insert your hook into the first st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru both loops, insert your hook between the legs of the st just made, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru one loop, yo, pull thru remaining loops. Click HERE for tutorial.
Twisted Textures Wine Cozy Instructions
Wine Cozy Base
Rnd 1: With a 4.00 mm hook, ch 3 (does not count as a st), work 12 dc into the 3rd ch from your hook. Join with a sl st to the 1st dc. (12 sts) The diameter of your circle should be approximately 1".
Rnd 2: Alt-dc in the first st, work 1 more dc in the same st, 2 dc in each remaining st around. Join. (24 sts) The diameter of your circle should be approximately 1.8".
Rnd 3: Alt-dc in the first st, work 1 more dc in the same st, dc in the next st, * 2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st, rep from * around. Join. (36 sts) The diameter of your circle should be approximately 2.75".
Rnd 4: Alt-dc in the first st, dc in each of the next 2 sts, * 2 dc in the next st, dc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around. Join. (47 sts) The diameter of your circle should be approximately 3.5".
Do not fasten off. Continue on to the Sides of the Cozy.
Sides of the Cozy
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, bpsc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. (47 sts)
Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 1, fpdc around each of the next 8 sts, MBS in the next st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times. Join. Turn. (47 sts) *Stitch count includes ch-1's here and throughout.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, MBS in the first st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times, sc in each of the next 8 post sts. Join. Turn.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, skip each of the next 4 sts, fpDtr around each of the next 4 post sts from the previous even # row, working in front of the post sts just made, fpDtr around each of the 4 skipped post sts from the previous even # row, MBS in the next st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times. Join. Turn.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, MBS in the first st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times, sc in each of the next 8 post sts. Join. Turn.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, fptr around each of the next 8 post sts from the previous even # row, MBS in the next st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times. Join. Turn.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, MBS in the first st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times, sc in each of the next 8 post sts. Join. Turn.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, fptr around each of the next 8 post sts from the previous even # row, MBS in the next st, (ch 1, skip the next st, MBS in the next st) 19 times. Join. Turn.
Rnds 9 - 33: Rep Rnds 3 - 8, ending with a Rnd 3.
Rnd 34: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join.
Do not fasten off. Continue on to the Ribbed Cuff.
Ribbed Cuff
Row 1: Continuing on from Sides of the Cozy, ch 17, working in the back humps of the ch, hdc in the 2nd ch from your hook, hdc in each of the next 14 sts, hdc2tog in next st and same st as ch 17. Do not turn yet. (16 sts)
Photo Above Center: Photo shows hdc2tog in next st and same st as ch 17.
Photo Above Right: Photo shows the beginning of Row 2, sl st into the NEXT st along the top edge of the cozy.
Row 2: Sl st into the NEXT st along the top edge of the cozy, Turn, BLO hdc in each of the next 16 sts. Turn. (16 sts)
Photo Above Left: This photo shows the next step in Row 2, Turn. The stitch marker is marking the BLO of the first st.
Photo Above Center: This photo shows Row 2 complete, BLO hdc in each st across.
Photo Above Right: This photo shows the beginning of Row 3 complete, ch 1, BLO hdc in the first st, BLO hdc in each of the next 14 sts. Also, the green arrow is pointing to the st along the edge you'll work the hdc2tog into, the pink arrow shows the stitch you will SKIP at the beginning of Row 4, the blue arrow is pointing to the NEXT st where you'll work a sl st into in Row 4.
Row 3: Ch 1, BLO hdc in the first st, BLO hdc in each of the next 14 sts, BLO hdc2tog in the next st and the NEXT st along the top edge of the cozy. (16 sts)
Photo Above: This photo shows the hdc2tog worked at the end of Row 3. It also shows the beginning of Row 4, SKIP the next st along the top edge of the cozy, sl st into the NEXT st along the top edge of the cozy.
Row 4: SKIP the next st along the top edge of the cozy, sl st into the NEXT st along the top edge of the cozy, Turn, BLO hdc in each of the next 16 sts. Turn. (16 sts)
Rows 5 - 33: Rep Rows 3 - 4, ending with a Row 3 repeat.
Seam Cuff: Line up the first and last row sts, lay the last row on top of the first row, seam the rows together by working a sl st through both loops of the last row sts and the BLO of the first row sts across. (16 sts). See photos below of seaming.
Photo Above Left: This photo shows the beginning of the seam. Line up the first and last row stitches.
Photo Above Center: Begin to seam the rows together by inserting your hook into BOTH loops of the last row.
Photo Above Right: Next, insert your hook, from back to front, into the BLO of the next st of the first row.
Photo Above Left: This photo shows the progression of the seam being worked.
Photo Above Right: This photo shows the completed seam.
Fasten off. Weave in ends. Fold cuff in half and sew on a custom leather label to finish the look.
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