Treat your Secret Santa to a delightful bottle of wine adorned in a cheerful red coat with the Santa’s Cheers Cozy. This project offers a fun and festive way to present a quick and memorable gift.
Crafted with festive yarn and adorned with classic holiday embellishments, this cozy adds a touch of whimsy to any bottle. Perfect for spreading holiday cheer and celebrating the season’s festivities, it’s sure to bring smiles and warmth to your gift giving.
Time: Weekend Project
Skill Level: Easy
Finished Size: To fit 750mL bottle: 11” tall x 11” around
Gauge: 7 sts and 10 rows = 2” [10 cm] in sc.
Materials
Yarn: Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted (100% anti-pilling acrylic; 180 yards [165 meters]/100 grams): #ED100-07 Really Red (MC); #ED100-12 Black (C2), #ED100-28 Mustard (C3); 1 ball each
Premier Little Bunny (100% polyester; 109 yards [100 meters]/100 grams): #2079-01 White (C1), 1 ball
Hooks: US size I/9 (5.5 mm); US size C/2 (2.75 mm)
Notions: Stitch markers; tapestry needle; (3) 0.5” black buttons
Abbreviations
3dc cluster = 3 double crochet cluster
FPTR = front post treble crochet
Special Stitches
3 Double Crochet Cluster (3dc cluster): *yarn over, insert hook into stitch indicated, yarn over, draw through stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * 2 more times in same sp or st, yarn over, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Front Post Treble Crochet (fptr): yarn over twice, insert hook from front to back to front around post of stitch indicated, yarn over, draw through stitch, (yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times.
Pattern Notes
Coat and hood are worked separately then seamed together.
Coat is worked flat.
Hood starts out worked flat, then finished to the point worked in joined turned rounds.
Arms are crocheted in continuous rounds.
Chain 1 at beginning of rows and rounds does not count as a stitch.
Join rounds with slip stitch.
Stitches are difficult to see in the fuzzy Little Bunny yarn. You will need to crochet by feel rather than seeing stitches.
Crochet all pieces separately and join together at end.
Use larger hook for every piece except hoodie ties and buckle.
Pattern
Coat
With MC, ch 36.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (35 sc)
Rows 2-11: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each of next 2 sts, *fptr (see Special Stitches) in st 2 rows below, sc in each of next 5 sts, rep from * across to last 3 sts, fptr in st 2 rows below, sc in each of next 2 sts, turn. (6 fptr, 29 sc)
Rows 13-20: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 21: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog, rep from * across, turn. (30 sc)
Rows 22-23: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 24: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 4 sts, sc2tog, rep from * across, turn, (25 sc)
Rows 25-27: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 28: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog, rep from * across. (20 sc)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Hoodie
With MC, ch 29.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (28 sc)
Rows 2-9: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Beg working joined turned rnds.
Rnd 10: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around, join, turn. (21 sc)
Rnds 11-12: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join, turn.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around to last st, sc in last st, join, turn. (16 sc)
Rnds 14-15: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join, turn.
Rnd 16: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around, join, turn. (12 sc)
Rnds 17-18: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join, turn.
Rnd 19: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around, join, turn. (9 sc)
Rnds 20-21: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join, turn.
Rnd 22: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around to last st, sc in last st, join, turn. (7 sc)
Rnd 23: Ch 1, sc2tog 3 times, sc, join, fasten off. (3 sc2tog, 1 sc)
Arms
With MC, ch 9, sl st in 9th ch from hook to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Sc in each ch around. (9 sc)
Rnds 2-17: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off.
With C1, place slip knot on hook.
Rnd 18: Work on foundation ch, sc in each of next 8 chs, leave last ch unworked. (8 sc)
Rnd 19: Sc in each st around. (8 sc)
Fasten off.
Belt
With C2, ch 44.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (43 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across.
Fasten off.
Buckle
With C3 and smaller hook, ch 12.
Row 1: Sl st in 12th ch from hook to form ring, ch 1, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch [corner made], sc in each of next 2 ch, rep from * around, join with sl st, fasten off. (4 corners, 8 sc)
Hoodie Ties (make 2)
With C1 and smaller hook, ch 8, fasten off.
Mini Pom Pom (make 3)
With C1, ch 2.
Row 1: (3dc cluster (see Special Stitches), sl st) in 2nd ch from hook. (1 3dc cluster, 1 sl st)
Fasten off. Tie two tails tog and tighten which will help sts form a ball shape.
Assembly
Use st markers to secure ends of hoodie rows 1-9 to coat row 28. Join with whip st across with yarn needle and MC.
Row 1: With C1, place slip knot on hook, beg at bottom right corner of coat, work 26 sc evenly across ends of rows 1-29 of coat, sc in each st of hoodie, work 26 sc evenly across ends of rows 1-29 of other side of coat, turn. (80 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across.
Row 3: Turn to bottom of coat, ch 1, sc on end of each row 1 & 2, sc in each st across bottom of coat, sc on end of each row 1 & 2, turn. (39 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Use st markers to hold coat opening together at rows 1-28 leaving hoodie section unjoined. Whip st ends of coat tog with yarn needle and C1.
Finishing
- Thread belt though belt loops of coat row 12. Belt should be a little longer around than the coat. Place tail end of belt through the right most belt loop. Use tails to sew belt pieces together.
- Sew buckle centered over belt (see photo for placement).
- Sew buttons above buckle in C1 section (see photo for placement).
- Sew pom pom to end of hoodie tie. Sew other end of hoodie tie to base of hoodie (see photo for placement). Rep for other tie.
- Sew pom pom to end of hoodie row 23, tying knot inside hoodie.
- Sew arm to each side of coat just below the join for the hoodie approx. 2 sts away from hoodie tie.
- Weave in all ends.