Luxury Mug Cosy

Begin the working day with a bit of luxury with a cabled cup cosy knit in Sirdar’s Cashmere Merino Silk double-knitting wool. Knit flat, a provisional cast on and three needle bind off creates a neat join - a photo-illustrated guide to both techniques is included at the end of the pattern. Both a chart and written instructions are included for the cable sections, with the pattern including two variations: a wishbone cable and a plaited cable.

The cosies knit up in a few hours and may be a good gift or item to sell at a car boot or jumble sale.

Materials
1 50g ball of Sirdar Cashmere Merino Silk DK (75% merino wool - 20% silk - 5% cashmere, 232 m/ 254 yrds per 100g)
A pair of 4 mm (UK 8, US 6) knitting needles
A 4 mm cable needle
A tapestry needle
A 4.5 mm (UK 7, US 7) crochet hook

Variations
A plaited cable
A wishbone cable

Measurements
23 cm (9“) long and 6 cm (2.5“) wide – the cup cosy stretches to fit around a standard size paper cup that is 9 cm (3.5“) in diameter at the top of the cup and 12 cm (4.5“) tall.

Techniques
Knit and purl stitches, cable stitches, provisional cast on, three needle bind off (photo-illustrated techniques)