THE CAROL CORPS COFFEE COOZIE

for all your java-jacketing needs!

designed by Mad Maudlin for the first ever Carol Con Gift Exchange!

So these little coozies (a regionalism that I

fully support) are a great stash-buster in
general, since a) even on these tiny
needles, they knit up quick and b)
anybody who regularly consumes hot
drinks in paper cups knows the
importance of having something
substantial between your hand and the
paper.

I knit this up in a cotton-acrylic yarn, for

washability, and it should fit most
standard-sized coffee cups without
slipping. You might want to adjust the size
or the needles you use if you choose a
100% cotton yarn, however, since those
tend to knit up with less stretch.

Materials

Bernat Cotton-ish in Lemon Twill (1), Crimson Twine (1) and Royal Denim (1). You will get
multiple coozies out of just these three skeins, I promise.
A set of five US0 dpns/a US0 circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge. I really
recommend the magic loop method for this if you know how, just because the frequent incs and
decs in the chevron area can result in a lot of shifting stitches between DPNs
Size C crochet hook (or size needed to obtain stars)
Yarn needle.

Gague: 7sts x 11 r = 1"/2.25cm in stockinette.

Abbreviations:
Knit part:

k knit
p purl
ss slip stitch
m1 make a stitch: pick up a strand of yarn from between two stitches at the place indicated
and place it on the left-hand needle like a new stitch. Knit into the back of this stitch (so that it
twists at the base) and then proceed normally.
k2tog knit two together
ssk slip, slip, knit
wt wrap and turn: for the short-row sections, slip the indicated stitch purlwise, pass the yarn
between the needles, slip the unknit stitch back to the left-hand needle and pass the yarn
between the needles again; turn.
 Crochet Stars:

ch chain
ss slip stitch
sc single crochet (double crochet for non-USians)
dc double crocket (treble crochet for non-USians)

Body:

CO 58 sts in red, divided evenly among four dpns (if that's what you're using).

Round 1-2: k58

Round 3: Switch to the blue yarn and k58 again

Short rows, beginning at the first st of Round 4:

Row 4A: k24, wt

Row 4B: ss2, p20, wt
Row 4C: ss2, k16, wt
Row 4D: ss2, p12, wt
Row 4E: ss2, k8, wt
Row 4F: ss2, p4, wt
Row 4G: ss2, k14, ss3, DO NOT TURN

Repeat rows A-G, slipping the last three sts of the round.

Back into rounds again:

Round 5: k 58
Round 6: k12, m1, k2 m1, k27, m1, k2 m1, k15 (62 sts)
Round 7-8: k62
Round 9: Slip the last st from row 8 to the left-hand needle, *k2tog, k12, m1, k2, m1, k12, ssk, k1*
twice (62 sts)
Round 10-11 k62
Round 12: k14, m1, k2, m1, k29, m1, k2, m1, k15 (66sts)

Round 13: Switch to the yellow yarn. k66

Round 14: *k2tog, k13, m1, k2, m1, k13, ssk, k1* twice. (66 sts)
Round 15-16: k66

Round 17: Switch to the blue yarn. k66

Round 18: switch back to yellow yarn. k66

Round 19: *k2tog, k13, m1, k2, m1, k13, ssk, k1* twice, (66sts)
Round 20: k66
Round 21: k15, m1, k1, m1, k31, m1, k2, m1, k16 (70 sts)

Round 22-23: switch to red yarn. k70.

Round 24: *k2tog, k14, m1, k2, k1, k14, ssk, k1* twice (70 sts)
Round 25: k70

Short rows again! Start by wrapping the first stitch of Round 26, then slipping the last three stitches
from row 24 to the left-hand needle.

Row 26A: k3, ss2, wt

Row 26B: p7, ss2. wt
Row 26C: k11, ss2, wt
Row 26D: p15, ss2, wt
Row 26E: k19, ss2, wt
Row 26F: p23, ss2, wt
Row 26G: k27, ss2, wt
Row 26H: p31, ss2, wt
Row 26I: k54, ss2, wt
Row 26J: p5, ss2, wt
Row 26K: k9, ss2, wt
Row 26L: p13, ss2, wt
Row 26M: k17, ss2, wt
Row 26N: p21, ss2, wt
Row 26O: k25, ss2, wt
Row 26P: p29, ss2, wt
Row 26Q: k33; this is the new end-of-round.

Round 27: k70.

Bind off and weave in/trim your ends.

STARS (make two of these:)

This is adapted loosely from Lucy's Teeny Tiny Stars: http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/teeny-tiny-
stars.html but with additional picots to make the alternative long and short rays of the star.

Round 1: With the size C hook, ch 2. In the second ch from hook, sc 6. Join with a ss.
Round 2: 2sc in each sc. Join with a ss.
Round 3: *In the first st of the round, sc dc ch2; ss in the second chain from the hook. In the next st, dc
sc. In the third st, ss, then ch3, ss in the third chain from the hook and then ss in the st again.

Repeat from * three more times, then fasten off with a nice long tail.

You might need to tug on your stars and smoosh them around to get the points sticking out nice and
point-y! Sew the stars into place with the tail that you left when you fastened off (and use your last
chance to get the points where you like them); there should be a vertical column of knit stitches
centered on the lowest point of the chevron, for placement purposes.