Valentine’s Day is right around the corner so today’s project has hearts for days! We’re going to make a cute little wine bottle sweater that’s written for two weights and is the perfect addition to your wine or liquor gift.
This fun project is perfect for your galentine or it works year-round for birthdays, weddings, bridal showers etc. It’s a quick, advanced beginner level pattern that is perfect for your smaller yarn skeins laying around.
This is an easy project which includes basic colorwork, knit and purl stitches plus the increases.
You’ll need 10 mm US 15 16″ DPNs or magic loop method, circular knitting needles and either two colors of super bulky yarn OR two colors of 2 strands of worsted weight yarn held together.
If you’d like an ad-free version with some colorwork tips and a basic colorwork video link, you can find that on Etsy or Ravelry. Let’s get started!
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner (Easy)
Materials
- Takumi Bamboo Knitting Needles (10 mm) – Art. No 3644
- Interchangeable Cord 16 in. – Art. No 3646
- Takumi Bamboo Knitting Needles Double Pointed (10 mm) – Art. No 3015-15
- Super Bulky yarn
- Approx. 30-40 yards
- I used Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick in Slate and Fisherman for the sample.
- Worsted weight yarn held double for the body
- Approx. 60 yards
- I used Hobby Lobby in Pink held double and Big Twist Classic in Fun Brights for the sample (I know Big Twist Classic is a 5 weight but it is very thin and behaves more like a worsted weight)
- Any similar worsted weight yarn held double or bulky weight yarn held single will work too!
- Extra yarn for drawstring
- Darning Needle Set – Art. No 3121
- Locking Stitch Markers – Art. No 353
Gauge
2″ = 5 sts x 7 rows in stockinette with worsted weight yarn held double or a single strand of super bulky on 10 mm (US 15) needles
Getting close to gauge is all that matters for this pattern!
Terms
- CC – Contrast Color
- co – Cast on
- K – Knit
- Kfb – Knit in the front and back of a stitch to increase by 1
- MC – Main Color
- P – Purl
- pm – Place stitch marker
- St(s) – Stitch(es)
Notes
- *Asterisks mark a repeated stitch pattern*
- Your stitch count is in parentheses at the end of relevant rounds.
- Pattern for colorwork section written as CC, 3 MC. You will knit one stitch in contrast color and 3 sts in main color
- Bind Off in Ribbing – https://vimeo.com/54650461
- For the drawstring, I used a piece of super bulky yarn for the grey one and for the pink one, I braided four strands of worsted weight yarn. You can also use ribbon or knit an I-cord too!
Pattern
13″ length laid flat, 5.5” wide
Pattern written as super bulky (worsted weight held double or bulky)
Long tail co 6 (7) sts with 2 strands of MC worsted weight yarn on 10 mm DPNs (or magic loop method), pm to work in the round
Body
Round 1 – *Kfb*. St count – 12 (14)
Round 2 – K all sts
Round 3 – *Kfb, K1*. St count – 18 (21)
Round 4 – K all sts
Round 5 – *Kfb, K2*. St count – 24 (28)
Round 6 – K all sts
**Switch to circular needles if desired or continue with DPNs or magic loop**
Round 7 – *CC, 3 MC*
Round 8 – MC, K all sts
Round 9 – 2 MC, *CC, 3 MC* to final 2 sts, CC, MC
Round 10 – MC, K all sts
Body Repeat
Continue to repeat rounds 7-10 until bag measures 12” in length from the co edge, ending after a round 8 or 10 repeat. Continue to top ribbing
**Cut contrasting color, leaving a tail for sewing**
Top Ribbing
Round 1 – K all sts
Rounds 2-5 – *K1, P1*
Bind off in ribbing
Finishing
Sew in all ends. Use the bottom co tail to close the slight hole in the bottom. Add drawstring.
Now that you’ve finished your wine bottle sweater, make sure to show it off on social media by tagging me using #classiclittleheartswinebottlesweater and @craftseverywhere on Instagram or Facebook!
If you have any questions regarding the pattern, don’t hesitate to contact me at erin.oetker@gmail.com or through my messages on Etsy or Instagram.
Erin
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