It is officially holiday crafting season and I am so excited to show off these adorable knitted coffee cozie sweaters that I created for our teacher & bus driver gifts this year. These coffee cozie sweaters are so inexpensive to create, but have that “wow” factor that you look for in an inexpensive gift.
This month’s craft project was created for Walmart utilizing some inexpensive materials you can find at your store. I have a feeling that you are really going to love this project and here are some of the materials that I used to create these adorable sweaters!
Since I wanted to keep the cost factor low on these, I used the inexpensive Red Heart Super Saver yarns. As you can see from the photo I snapped in the store, these are priced right in my budget at $2.47 and come in a variety of colors. I took a picture of the labels if you would like to replicate the colors that I used for your own creations.
I happen to love acrylic yarn for projects like these because they really hold their shape well and you can create a lot of adorable cozies for a very small price. You are looking for a medium weight yarn on this project (#4- as shown in the label above) to replicate how I made these.
I wanted to pair these with a sweet treat and found these yummy Starbucks Hot Cocoa packets over in the Coffee/Tea aisle of the grocery section. Eight come in a package and they run $5.38 a box. The reusable coffee mugs were priced at just $4.98 each and are located over in the Housewares section of the store. You may recall, I did a similar gift last year with these super easy coffee cozies with a rosette!
I tied up my cocoa packets with some chunky yarn I had leftover from the boot cuffs I knitted last month!
Modifications Were Made to The Featured Pattern. Please Read Carefully!
The pattern is available on Ravelry for $1.99. You will need to purchase this pattern to make these cozies. Instead of making them for a mug with a handle, I knitted these in the round for a travel mug.
To make this size, you need to size up those needles and add stitches! Instead of casting on 28 stitches, cast on 36 stitches. I used my 12″ circular needles in Size 10! The other pieces were knitted with Size 5 straight needles to create the mittens, sweater arms, and pockets!
Grab the Pattern HERE on Ravelry (for purchase for $1.99). Don’t forget to friend me while you are there! I love new knitting buddies! Oh, and here are 54 MORE Handmade Gift Ideas to get you thinking about crafting this holiday season!
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