Yarn Stash Busters: Kitchen Goodies & Cozies

Here’s a list of free patterns for a variety of kitchen items and cozies, these are great projects for using up the burgeoning yarn stash you may have piling up in the craft cupboard.

The bulk of the patterns are for knitting but I have included a dozen crochet patterns as well (toward the bottom of the post).

Some of the patterns listed in the Knitting section do include alternate crochet patterns as well, I’ve noted that where applicable.

Enjoy!

Yarn Stash Busters – Knit Patterns

Can, Bottle & Wine Cozies

1. Soda Can Cozy….Free Pattern: Knit pattern using dpn, knit in the round. Approximately one inch of ribbing for the top then done up in the knit stitch.
2. Wine Cozy: Knit pattern with a twisted yarn rope at the neck, knit in i-cord around the base (helps prevent tipping), includes some embellishment ideas.
3. Cotton Cabled Wine Cozy: Knit pattern with some crochet work for the top, drawstring closure (twisted yarn rope), cable design, made up in dishcloth cotton.
4. Swirled Wine Bottle Cozy: Uses one skein, worked in the round. Drawstring closure at top (twisted yarn rope). Nice!

Mug & Coffee Cup Cozies

1. Mug Cozy, with tutorial: Knit cozy for a standard sized mug with handle, has an open slot to accommodate the handle, just pop over the mug and voila! fits snug.
2. Knit Tea Cozy *pdf download. Here’s a tea cozy that’s quite charming, made for a mini-teapot (fits standard size mugs as well), two button closure around the handle slit, tri-color design.
3. Jazzy Coffee Cup Cozy: Knit pattern – This cozy is for takeout coffee mugs (or those large plastic thermal cups without handles), sleeve design, easy peasy to make.
4. Kureyon Coffee Cozy: Knit pattern to fit a 16 oz. coffee cup (takeout), worked on 4 dp needles in the round.
5. Knit Coffee Sleeve: Quick & easy cabled sleeve for takeout coffee mugs. Found on the Craftster forum, pattern is here.
6. Slingshot Coffee Cozy: Slingshot style carrier and sleeve for takeout coffee cups, no more burning hands from holding cups of hot coffee.
7. Mug Cosy Pattern: Suitable for large mugs with handles, knitted in aran (worsted) weight wool. Some knitting in the round involved. Pattern is available via pdf download.
8. Starbucks Coffee Cozy: Designed to look like the cardboard sleeves from Starbucks, cute!

Teapot & French Press Cozies

1. Easy Tea & Coffee Press Cozy Pattern: Scroll down the page to view the image, three tied yarn i-cords along the handle opening to keep things tied snugly.
2. Recipe for a Coffeepot Cosy: Drawstring closure at top (3 string i-cord) with a split for spout and handle, rib stitch. The pattern says it’s a coffeepot cozy, but I’d say it’s for a tea pot?
3. Flower Top Tea Cozy: Fitted knit around the pot topped with a leaf and flowers, sweet and simple design.
4. Grannies Traditional Tea Cozy: Uses 4 skeins but in three colors so it’s suitable as a stashbuster, this is a nice fitted cozy with a flower top (pattern is based on an old cozy which is topped with a pom pom–I think that looks cute too).

Mug Mats & Coasters

1. Mini-Rug Mat: Knit pattern using up sock yarn, has fringes on the sides just like a floor rug, cute! Pattern is available in a pdf download.
2. Calla Coasters: Both knit and crochet patterns available, these are finished with a fabric backing.

Knit Dishcloth & Towel Patterns

1. Coasters, towels and potholders: Four knit patterns – Coasters, Garter Stitch Towel, Checkerboard Towel, Potholder and one Crochet Potholder pattern. Nice!
2. Candy Striper Cloth: Knit dishcloth pattern, uses 1/3 of a skein in two colors (dishcloth cotton).

You might also like the Free Knitted Dishcloth Pattern previously featured on Tipnut, one of my favs! as well as the Homemade Swiffer Cloths (both knit and crochet patterns listed).

Yarn Stash Busters – Crochet Patterns

1. Loaf Pan Tote: A cozy pattern that will fit a loaf pan snugly, has two handles for easy toting.
2. Tribble Scrubbies: Crochet versions of the knit pattern above – Nice crochet examples here plus the crochet pattern version here.
3. Crocheting dish scrubbies 101: Dish scrubbies made out of netting, a how to tutorial.
4. Crochet: Old Fashioned Potholders: Charming 5-sided design, boy do these bring back memories! Examples are nicely done .
5. Crochet Dish Sponges: A new pattern I recently discovered and I love them (featured previously on Tipnut)!
6. Crochet Tea Mug Cozies: Two different crochet patterns for mug cozies, velcro straps close things up nicely.
7. Crochet Teapot Cozy: A simple pattern with bow ties fastening the handle and spout openings, button strap closure along the bottom side, cute!
8. Scrappy French Press Cozy: A Mondrian-inspired cozy, 4 button closure along the side for a snug fit. Perfect, modern design to use up scraps.
9. Coffee Cup Cozy: This is quite a unique design for takeout coffee cups, the cozy buttons over top to catch all the spills, unbutton when you’re ready to drink.
10. Chie Crochets Tawashi: Japanese for “scrubby”, crochet pattern using acrylic yarn, square shaped.

If you like vintage style potholders, check out the Vintage Crochet Patterns here as well as here.

These patterns are not only a great way to use up your yarn stash, the items you create are actually useful .

Update: Pruned dead links and patterns no longer available

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