I decided to knit a couple gifts for the holidays as well. I created a fun cozy for disposable coffee cups to replace the cardboard sleeves most coffee places use... but I didn't take a photo of it before I gave it to my friend! Oops.
I did photograph this mug cozy I knit up for my future mother-in-law. I used Sugars n Cream cotton yarn. The variegation pattern was longer than I anticipated, so it ended up being only two colors! There are lots of mug cozy patterns out there, but most of the ones I liked were knit on double-pointed needles, which I'm not quite ready to learn. Instead, I modified a bracelet pattern and knit it up on sz 8 straight needles.
The design has two buttons - one on the bottom (visible) and one on the top on the opposite side.The vintage buttons I used were part of the collection I inherited from my mother-in-law's mother-in-law, which made it a little more personal. I'm not sure how well it will insulate the mug, but it sure does look cute!
