Yule update 1 (fo: coffee cozy)

And the holiday crafting begins.  With it comes the search for quick projects that can be done over the course of a few hours without needing a whole lot of thought.

Project #1: Coffee cup cozy

Original pattern located here

Original pattern is pretty much straight up garter stitch for about 10 inches.  I changed that up a bit.

CO 18 stitches
row 1: knit 

row 2: knit
row 3: k3, p12, k3
repeat rows 2 and 3 6 times (until you have 15 rows)
row 16: knit 3, ssk, knit 8, k2tog, knit 3
row 17: knit 3, ssp, purl 6, p2tog, knit 3
row 18: knit 3, ssk, knit 4, k2tog, knit 3
row 19: knit 3, ssp, purl 2, p2tog, knit 3
row 20: knit 8
row 21: k3, p2, k3
row 22: k8
row 23: k3, m1, p2, m1, k3 (10 stitches)
row 24: k4, m1, k2, m1, k4 (12 stitches)
row 25: k3, p1, m1, p4, m1, p1, k3 (14 stitches)
row 26: k4, m1, k6, m1, k4 (16 stitches)
row 27: k3, p1, m1, p8, m1, p1, k3 (18 stitches)
row 28: k18
row 29: k3, p12, k3
repeat rows 28-29 until you've reached the length needed
row 30: k3, bo3, k6, bo3, k3
row 31: k3, co3, p6, co3, k3
row 32: k18
row 33: k3, p12, k3
row 34: k18
row 35: k18
Bind off loosely, weave in ends, block.  Sew on buttons to short end.