Little Red Monster Drink Cozy!

Bound off and Stitched up!  Ready for a beverage!

 

Cast On:  48 stitches in Red on US size 6 Single Point Needles.  Knit 3 rows.

Start chart and knit one direction, purl back.  Knit the last 3 rows.  If you want to taper the bottom of your cozy, Knit 2TOG on all 3 rows once at each end to decrease by 2.  The purple squares on the chart above indicate a decrease on that row.  You are going from 48 stitches to 42 in the end.  Bind off.  Mattress Stitch up the back.  Easy Peasy!!  I do tend to knit a little tightly so you may need to check and go down a needle size or two.

This would make a super cute Baby Bottle Buddy!  Just measure your baby bottle and take off the necessary amount of stitches.  Be sure to take the same number of stitches off of each side.  You can also lengthen this cozy to fit a Kleen Kanteen, etc., just use the same number of rows before the face and after the face to keep him centered!

Carrots and Beets by SpillyJane!!

APRIL 29, 2011: UPDATE!! I didn't try these guys on until it was time for the toe decreases (Duh!!) only to find that the heel flap feels really thin to me. They are also just a wee bit snug on the carrot leaves so these will be ripped out and started again at just under the first row of beet leaves! =( Sigh...They were really a lot of fun and pretty quick so I will just count this experience as colorwork practice that Lord knows I need anyway! =)

How CUTE are these? This pattern is called Carrots and Beets Socks by Jane Dubois AKA SpillyJane (on FB and Ravelry) I LOVE LOVE LOVE her stuff but have never attempted a project. So far so good although the gusset instructions have me a bit dazed. I may not be able to figure it out but I am not afraid to rip it out and start again!!

If you knit look her up! She has cupcakes, flamingos, gnomes, beer pints, cheeseburgers, etc. in both socks and mittens!!!