I found this pattern on Ravelry.com which looked pretty simple and straightforward so I started my first cozy.
My prefered knitting-in-the-round method is the magic loop as opposed to double-pointed needles. I feel that the pattern holds together better and ends up more circular. I picked a nice fall yarn I had in the yarn cave for my first attempt.
Pretty sweet, right?! I needed to knit it a little longer because once I started drinking my delicious beverage I noticed how far down the bottle I usually hold. An easy adjustment for the next attempt.
Halfway through this first one I got an awesome idea. I wish I would have had it before I even started, but sometimes the creative juices just don't flow that way. Target audience for these cozies are beer drinkers, a lot of beer drinkers are male, therefore...
FOOTBALL BEER COZY!!! Oh man, it still needs a little work, but don't tell me you won't drink your beer out of something this amazing. A few more things to perfect, but this new project is off to a great start already :)
As I was finishing cozy one I asked Husband to go up to the yarn cave and bring me back the brown yarn. He was gone for quite sometime, but fortunately returned with the correct skein.
Husband said, "I guess I didn't realize just how much yarn you have up there..."
WHOOOPS! Better not ask him to "help" any more or I might get yelled at again ;)
I also signed up for two classes today at the local knitting shop. Man am I pumped about that! My first class is next Saturday where I will be learning to knit duffers that will then be felted. Did you just Google "duffers"? I did, too. They are fun little slipper things! Again, possibilities are endless. The other class is a couple evenings where I'll be learning to knit socks. Abilities just keep expanding...
Addition:
Here's another football beer cozy I created. Much improved, just need to finalize the laces on the next one!
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