Happy Holidays Wine Bottle Carrier

I’m a little late at publishing this, but I figure it’s better late than never. The cozy is crocheted in Christmas colors, but feel free to use any colors that you like. You can also increase the size of the cozy by increasing the bottom diameter to any multiple of 4.

Here is the Happy Holidays Gift Bag to match.

Hope you enjoy!

Skill Level: Easy

Materials:
Yarn: Bernat Happy Holidays
Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm

Gauge: 3.25″ over first 3 rnds.

Finished Size: Fits a bottle that is 3″ in diameter

Abbreviations:

Bl/bls = Back Loop/Back Loops
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
Fptr = Front Post Triple Crochet
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches

Special Stitch Instructions:

Work the fptr into the sc to the right as pictured below. Left-handers will work to the left.

Pattern Instructions:

Ch 2,

Rnd 1: Work 12 hdc in 2nd ch from hook; join with sl st in first hdc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, work 2 hdc into same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first hdc. (24 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, work 2 hdc into same st as join, hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first hdc. (36 sts)

Continue with increases until desired diameter making sure to end with a multiple of 4.

Rnd 4: Working in bl only, Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in both lps of first sc.

Rnd 5: Working in both lps, Ch 1, (sc, ch 3) in same st as join, *sk next 3 sts, (sc, ch 3) in next st; rep from * around; sk last 3 sts; join with sl st in first sc. (9 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 6: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another 2 dc in same sp, fptr around first sc, *3 dc into next ch-3 sp, fptr around sc; rep from * around; join with sl st in first dc. (36 sts)

Rnd 7-20: Rep rnds 5-6.

Rnd 21: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each at around; join with sl st in first sc.

Handles:

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first 10 sts, *ch 40, sk next 8 sts*, sc in next 10 sts; rep from * to * once; join with sl st in first sc. (20 sts and 2 loops)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first st and into each st and into each ch around; join with sl st in first sc. (100 sts)

Rnds 3-4: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten Off.

Check out more designs in the Happy Holidays series.

Thank you so much to my awesome testers:

Milagros Rivera Diaz
Melissa Wells – Tangled Not