LIMITED TIME ONLY Download the Pigskin Cozy from October 1st-31st!

I’m teaming up with Boston Jen for the Cozy Up! Quarterly Challenge as part of her Pigskin Party Make-along. During October, make any cozy to get 100 bonus points. Make any of my cozy designs and get an extra 100 points. Max of two cozies! See the full details here and make sure to sign up for Pigskin Party to be eligible for prizes.

The Pigskin Cozy features easy, colorwork footballs with textured “laces”. Sport it in team colors or go for your favorite color combo! You’ll need just 15 grams of fingering weight for your main/background color and 10 grams for the footballs, which makes it great for small leftovers.

Get 10% off any of my patterns through February 9th, 2026 with the code “PIGSKINPARTY”.

The Pigskin Cozy is a special edition of the Yarn Cozy Lite and comes as a free bonus PDF. Be sure to download the pattern by October 31st before it’s gone!

The Yarn Cozy Lite is the first in a collection of cozies designed to keep your yarn cakes looking cute and tangle-free. Yarn Cozy Lite features three different versions: plain & simple rib, faux cables, and self-striping. They’re the perfect knit to use up leftover bits of sock yarn. You’ll love how these hold onto yarn until the cake is nearly gone!

I have a LITTLE SISTER!  » Mini Yarn Cozy (Knit) for 50-gram and 20-gram cakes!

We come as a family! » Yarn Cozy Bundle (Knit) for all three sizes!

I have a CROCHET COUSIN » Yarn Cozy Bundle (Crochet) for 100-gram, 50-gram, and 20-gram cakes!

Or grab the EXTENDED FAM » Yarn Cozy Bundle (Combo!) for all SIX yarn cozies in both knit and crochet.

| MATERIALS |
90 yards (20 grams) of fingering weight yarn.
US 1 (2.25 mm) circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.

| PATTERN SUPPORT |
Stretchy I-Cord Bind Off (YouTube Tutorial)
Smooth I-Cord Bind Off Join (IGTV Tutorial)
Hiding the Color Transition
Twist Stitch (IGTV Tutorial)
Love Letter to the Yarn Cozy Lite (video)

This pattern was tested by many incredible knitters!
Pigskin Cozy: Heelsknitter, TheWanderingPurl, Knittacass, JF4knits, TheStripedDot, kelseyholtkamp, Lesatc, natzuidhof, yoyosocksister, and Ronnale.
Plain & Simple: TheDancingNeedle, amccrochets, knitsofsteele, driekje79, createdontconsume, KellyRoxan, Lcalver28, MamaMargeB, melmarie, and smiyanelli.
Cables: bloskiea, knittedpumpkin, charty, mariebcrochet, crftnutt225, Jmforgacs, mjhobbs, natashahillier, Samantha227, tscharffknits, and MamaFlake.
Self-striping: mixpl8knits, PurlBabyPurl, arvinbc, ChiMaKnits, o2knitmore, kdrucker, kemauller, Alonelysocklady, Chocokat, and aunt-susu.