Gift a coffee lover in your life a new mug, some coffee and this Easy Knit Coffee Cozy for a gift that’s sure to please.
Design Story and Inspiration for This Easy Knit Mug Cozy
It’s that time of year again where I design for my annual Holiday Maker’s Challenge!! This is the 7th year that I have done the challenge, and I’m excited to be doing it again!
I designed this pattern as part of the 2025 Holiday Maker’s Challenge, where we encourage each other to work to our holiday deadline. There are a few criteria for our patterns in the challenge, which are:
1. Uses stash yarn
2. Is easy to intermediate
3. Is small so it doesn’t take a long time to make
4. Is well received by gift recipients
This pattern fits the bill because you can make several mug cozies from a single skein of yarn and they make great gifts!
Yarn Options for Knit Mug Cozies
You can use most any yarn for mug cozies. Most of the time I use cotton, but I wanted to knit up a quick gift so I chose a bulky weight yarn that I had in my stash.
Feel free to use any bulky weight yarn (category #5) in your stash that gets gauge.
Pattern Details for this Face Scrubby Knitting Pattern
This pattern is meant to fit a standard-sized mug with a handle (not a travel mug). It has a button and buttonhole to easily fit around your mug.
It is knit in simple garter stitch and the broken rib stitch.
Easy Knit Coffee Cozy
What You’ll Need
Yarn: Bulky Weight Yarn (Category #5)
Needles: Size 10 (6.00mm) straight needles
Notions: One 1″ button, yarn needle, scissors
Gauge: 16 sts and 20 rows = 4″ in pattern st
Finished Measurements: Approximately 12″ long by 3 1/2 inches wide to fit mug approximately 4 1/2 inches tall and 12″ circumference
Special Stitches:
Knit front and back (kfb): Knit stitch like normal but leave on LH needle, insert tip of RH needle into the backside of the loop and knit it through the back loop, then pull stitch off needle. (Increases by turning one stitch into two).
Pattern Note: This length fit my cup perfectly, but I would suggest trying it on your cup as you go to see how long it needs to be. Yours may need to be longer or shorter depending upon the cup.
Easy Knit Mug Cozy Pattern
Cast on 8 sts.
Rows 1-2: Knit.
Row 3 (Buttonhole Row): K 3, bind off 2, k 3.
Row 4 (Buttonhole Row): K 3, cast on 2, k 3.
Rows 5-10: Knit.
Row 11: K1, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 – 10 sts.
Row 12: Repeat row 11 – 12 sts.
Row 13: Repeat row 11- 14 sts.
Row 14: Knit.
Row 15: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end.
Rows 16-57: Repeat rows 14-15.
Rows 58-60: Knit.
Bind off knitwise.
Finishing
Wrap cozy around cup to determine button placement.
Sew on button.
Weave in ends.
Final Thoughts on the Easy Knit Coffee Cozy Pattern
I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I enjoyed designing it!!
Join me for our seventh annual holiday challenge – but only until December 25!
Happy Knitting!
Amanda
