Today we have probably the cutest knitting pattern I’ve ever seen. Nothing makes me want to curl up with a hot drink like these adorable animal cup cozies! Pick your favorite forest friend and get knitting with this free pattern from Simplicity.
Forest Folk Cup Cozies
Designed by Alexandra Davidoff
Skill Level: Intermediate
SIZE: One size to fit most coffee cups
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 7″ [17 cm]
Length: 4.75″ [12 cm]
YARN
#4 worsted weight yarn: Lion Brand Fishermen’s Wool (100% wool, 8 oz [227 g], 465 yards [425 m], Color 123 Oatmeal
Approximately 1 oz [30 g], 50yds [46 m] for each cozy.
Small amount of additional yarns for embroidery – Fox: orange, white, black; Raccoon: gray, white, black, green; Owl: brown, yellow, white, black
NEEDLES
Boye® US size 6 [4mm] double pointed needles, set of 5
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Stitch markers (one of a different color to indicate beg of rnd)
Cable needle
Tapestry needle
GAUGE
With Boye® US size 6 (4mm) needles in Stockinette stitch in the round: 22 sts & 24 rnds = 4″ [10cm] *Take time to check gauge*
ABBREVIATIONS
BO—bind off; CO—cast on; K—knit; P—purl; pm—place marker; rep—repeat; sl—slip; sm—slip marker; st(s)—stitch(es); wyif—with yarn in front
SPECIAL STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES
2/1 RC (2 over 1 right cross): Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back, k1, k2 from cable needle
INSTRUCTIONS
CO 50 sts. Divide sts evenly among 4 needles. Join for working in the round (rnd), being careful not to twist sts; place marker for beg of rnd.
Rnds 1-4: *K3, p2; rep from * around.
Rnd 5: *2/1 RC, p2; rep from * around.
Rnds 6-8: *K3, p2; rep from * around.
Rnd 9: *2/1 RC, p2; rep from * around.
Rnd 10: (K3, p2) six times, pm, k18, pm, p2.
Note: On all following rounds, slip markers as they present themselves.
Rnd 11-12: (K3, p2) six times, k18, p2.
Rnd 13: (2/1 RC, p2) six times, k18, p2.
Rnds 14-20: (K3, p2) six times, k18, p2.
Rnd 21: (2/1 RC, p2) six times, k18, p2.
Rnds 22-24: (K3, p2) six times, k18, p2.
Rnd 25: *2/1 RC, p2; rep from * around.
Rnds 26-28: *K3, p2; rep from * around.
Rnd 29: *2/1 RC, p2; rep from * around.
Rnds 30-31: *K3, p2; rep from * around.
BO all stitches. Weave in ends.
Follow the chart and embroider Fox, Raccoon, or Owl with Duplicate Stitch technique by covering each knit stitch as follows: Bring the needle up below the stitch to be worked. Insert the needle under both loops one row above and pull it through. Insert it back into the stitch below and through the center of the next stitch.
Which of these animal designs do you like best?
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The fox and then maybe the owl.
I like the fox cozy pattern , but all three patterns are cute, thank you!
I LOVE red foxes!!!!! My husband really wants a racoon cozy now. I will now be figuring out how to crochet these adorable critters. ♡♡♡♡
I love the raccoon
I like the wise old Owl the best. I only wish I was a better knitter so I could make these adorable cozies.
They are all adorable. If I was to choose only one it might be the raccoon. I think the little bandits are cute. But then, I love the wisdom of the owl and the craftiness of the fox. Oh my! It is hard to choose only one……. I guess I’ll have to have them all.
They are all so cute but I think my favorite is the raccoon.
The raccoon is the best. But I will have to crochet it 🙂
Probably my favorite of these cozies would be the fox. I don’t knit, but I suspect I could probably make something similar in Tunisian crochet, and cross-stitch the animal design on top, like people used to do with afghans in Grandma’s day?
Well, they are all cuter than the law allows, and they are are stealing my heart away, but I’m going to choose the rascal with the bandist’s mask.
The owl is my favorite.
The fox is the best one to me.
I love to knit, mostly the basket stitch. The design of the owl is most interesting. May we all become wise and talented.
I love to knit, mostly the basket stitch. The design of the owl is most interesting. May we all become wise and talented.
I love the main color of the cozy! What a gorgeous tweed look! Of the animal patterns, the fox is my favorite. I like the way the colors coordinate. I think the lines of the fox are much clearer and the face as a whole stands out more from the cozy background. But, don’t get me wrong, they are all gorgeous!
They are all so adorable, my favorite would depend on my mood and outfit that day. We need four more designs though.
I like the Fox. Now to figure out how to crochet them
I like the fox, but all 3 are really cute.
Foxy for me!
Absolutely the raccoon, but they’re all adorable!
I love all the patterns pictured but I have to admit that my Grandmother loved owls and instilled that love of ANYTHING OWL in me. Every time I see an I remember her and it makes me miss her all the more. But mostly it just puts a smile on my face remembering all the owl decor in Nanny’s home.
This is a great prize! I work in Early Intervention, driving to the homes of children under three years with developmental delays. Some days are cold!!! The warmer for coffee would be great to make and keep that coffee warm, and the children will enjoy seeing the cute animals!!! Sometimes I knit/crochet for them (especially those in need), and the little animals will be fun motifs. I’m sure they will love the owl best…it’s my favorite!
I love the racoon, but they are all adoeable. thank you.
The fox is cute!!!
I like them all but since I have to choose just one, I’ll go with the wise old owl! Owls seem to be popular right now and I think they’re cute.
The fox.
I like graph patterns no matter what the subject is.
Impossible to choose, they’re all adorable!
I love the raccoon because I always see many roaming around in our wooded backyard.
Love the fox and colors used
The owl is my favorite. I know so many who would adore this as a gift.
I love the Raccoon so mischievous looking.
Thank you
I think the owl is the cutest.
These cozies are so cute and I’m ready to challenge myself to follow a chart! I love the owl!
Love the owl, but would make all three
The raccoon.
All of your designs are adorable – but if I had to choose, I’d say the fox. That little cutie definitely caught my eye 🙂
I love the raccoon!
the fox!
I love the fox. I just finished a “what the fox says” hat and scarf for my son that would be a great compliment to he set!
If I were to make one (which is probably going to happen) I would make the owl 🙂
I love the raccoon! It’s adorable. I normally do color blocked chunky knit cup cozies so…
They are all really cute, but I like the raccoon the best.
racoon
I like them all – but forced to choose, I’d pick the raccoon.
I like the racoon the best.
I love the fox best. I have two friends who like foxes and owls, so this is a perfect trio for the three of us!
The Owl. I LOVE Owls!!
Love the little rascally raccoon! But all three are really cute. Will make for my sons for Christmas as both are on the road all the time in their jobs and both travel with coffee!
I like the fox best.
I like the fox. He’s crafty.
Thank you for all the patterns
I love the fox the best, but they are all cute!
I love them all. If I had to choose Iould say the raccoon is my fave Good luck everyone
I really like the racoon. I think it’s so cute. I always watch the racoons come on my deck to steal the dog food. They’ll hang upside down from the railing and grab the food.
I love the owl
Love the fox!
I love the fox! It reminds me of the song that my grandson constantly sings!
Love the fox!
I know foxes are all the rage and it is cute, but I love the raccoon.
Fox is my favorite.
I love the fox pattern!!!
So hard to choose. I like the fox design, but I’m not partial to orange. I like the raccoon, ’cause raccoons are so cute. But I like the owl, ’cause owls are really cool!
I like the fox
There’s just something about a raccoon that brings a smile to my face. 🙂
I like the fox
Though all of the patterns are adorable, I would have to say that my favorite is the owl! I MUST try make one of these!
Love them all. They will make great gifts. Going to make them & give with some coffee beans in a net bag. Can’t wait to start
I’ve always liked raccoons, so that’s my choice. They have such wonderful, expressive faces and that’s shown even on this item!
Who could choose??!! ADORABLE!!
I love the Fox!
I would make them all! If I had to pick only one, I think it would be the Owl. However, all three may just be on my “Christmas Gifts to Knit” list!
All really cute but I’m going with the fox!
All three Woodland creatures are cute. Great for last minute gifts.
Thank You
Jodi
I LOVE the raccoon!
I love the racoon as it reminds me of Rocket in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
I love them all, but the owl is my fave.
I really do like the raccoon cozy 🙂
I am just learning to knit. I crochet but so far for knitting I have only done dish cloths. I love doing graphs with crochet and I really can’t wait until I can do it with knitting. These are so cute. I am really in love with the fox one 😀
I like the fox. some live in my front yard. The babies ate a squirrel in my front walk.
I love foxes. so I’ll try him first, then on to the other guys!
My favorite is the fox, but they are all really cute! 🙂
I love the racoon!!
Tough call! They are all so cute. I guess I like the fox the best.
My favorite is the owl cozy.
All three are absolutely darling, but my favorite is the owl! <3 Thank you for sharing these beautiful patterns. Maybe the owl will inspire my daughter to want to learn to knit since she loves owls, lol!
I have to choose the raccoon as my favorite because I had an encounter with one just like the lady in the TV commercial except that I let it in the house and it spent the night sleeping on a kitchen chair. Needless to say the next morning, with glasses on, I was shocked by my overnight guest. He however was quite nonchalant and walked right over to the door to be let out. Neither one of us thankfully was any worse off for the encounter!
I like the raccoon cozy
I love the raccoon!
Love the fox!
My daughter is absolutely going to LOVE the owl!!
I love them all but the raccoon is my favorite. My grandfather had some as pets when I was growing up.
I like all three designs, but I like the raccoon the best.
Like them all , but I am now a wise
Owl!
I like the fox pattern the best.
The fox! And no, not because of that silly “What does the fox say?” song. I’ve always loved foxes. <3
I like the fox although I would color it ti be a wolf, as in my grandsons name.
I love all of them, but personally I love the red fox. I just made my daughter a red fox hooded cowl. We would be matchy!!!
It’s a tie between the fox and the raccoon. The colors on the fox are what drew my attention to it, and well, the raccoon is just plain cute! 🙂
Love all three, but I am going to alter the pattern to look like a wolf, because that is where my heart is. I am also knitting socks and headbands with this.
I love the fox! I actually love all of them but the fox in particular. So cute!
I would have to go with that cute little Fox!
I like the raccone best but also like the fox.
My favorite is the fox. I love the idea of a cozy for your coffee!!!
The owl.
They are all super cute but my favourite is the fox :).
I’m usually partial to owls, but I like the fox pattern the best.
They are all cute but I like the masked bandit the best!
I like the fox.
I like the owl.
Hello,
Since the Fox reminds me of the scary fox head shawls that women wore during my childhood, and I see the rodent in Raccoons, I am voting for the OWL.
They are all cute, yet the fox is my favorite!
Gotta love that owl <3
These are incredibly adorable! I love the fox – I’m going to make him tonight.
I love them all, but the raccoon is my favorite!! I think I will stitch up a couple in sc (crochet) and see how they look. I might just have to make a scarf or lovey out of them!!
a scarf.. what a perfectly cute idea!
I like the racoon pattern better…but only by one stitch better than the fox!
When I was little I was camping with my family and a racoon hopped up on the picnic table and stole my Mom’s bathing suit top.. we all (well not Mom) thought it was hilarious!
Love the racoon. Making my grandson a pair of mitts and scarf with the racoon.
I vote for the fox.
If you had just had a penguin, I could have kept everyone in the family happy. I’d have to side with the raccoon as the cutest just because you don’t see a lot of patterns for them. The problem is I know my son would want that one and I’d get another fox for my collection.
The owl pattern is my favorite but i plan to make them all as Christmas gifts for my co-workers
I like them all, but the fox is my favorite.
I LOVE the fox!!
I love the owl!! It is so cute!!
I really love the little fox. We used to have them in our back yard (an entire den which they shared among 4 or 5 mama foxes and their families. Always have enjoyed watching them (while I knit!)
I love the fox, but they’re all super cute.
The owl is my favorite! All three are nice, but the owl is best.
I love the Fox pattern would love to see one with a frog on it.
I love all of them, but if I had to choose I would choose the fox.
The raccoon is my favorite
They are all so cute, but I think I like the owl design the best.
Can’t decide if I like the Raccoon or the Owl the best!
They’re all cute, but the fox is my favorite! 🙂
The owl.
That rascally raccoon is too cute!
I love them all, but my favorite is the fox!
The Owl is my favorite!
I like the fox best.
I love to slip stitch
All soooo cute but think I’d start with the Fox 😀
These are all very cute but the fox is my favorite.
I like the Raccoon.
I like the owl pattern because it reminds me of my Grandpa who passed away a couple of years ago. His favorite animal was the owl, so anytime I see owl stuff I think of him. If he were still alive, I’m sure I’d be finding a way to make him one (or several, lol) of these. I <3 yarn!
I like the fox. I’m thinking of making it for my niece who named her son Fox.
They are all cute, but the raccoon is my favorite. Can you come up with a version in afghan stitch?
I like the fox and the raccoon, but if I had to choose probably the raccoon.
They are all very cute, but I like the fox best.
The rascally raccoon!
oo la la le Fox.. says the owl.. hiding behind the raccoon…
I really like the Fox!
I’m a big Rocket Raccoon and Groot fan so the raccoon is my favorite.
I love them all, but the raccoon is my favorite
they are all so adorable! but i will have to go with the fox since it seems the easiest and i dont know how to knit….yet! 🙂 plan on learning!!! 🙂
I like them all but the fox is my favorite
At he owl is my favorite, but I’ll probably do the raccoon first for my husband. The raccoons drove him crazy at our last house haha.
I absolutely LOVE the fox, he is so adorable!!!
They are all adorable however, I am most fond of the fox. We had a family of them living under our tractor shed all summer. The pups would come on our veranda for a visit while we had our coffee. They are the cutiest little things.
I’d make the racoon.
I like the fox. The oatmeal and orange are really good together. Thanks for these patterns. This is a nice thing you guys are doing this week. I’m not saying this to win, although it would be nice ♡ #StitchItForward
We are big fans of owls and foxes in our house…I’ve made a lot of owls, so I’m trying some foxes next!
Definitely the fox! I have many family members with that last name so it’s perfect! And the owl is ideal for my daughter, who’s totally into them right now!
LOVE!
I like the fox. The fox is noted to be adaptable which fits our work in Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks. We teach skiing and snowboarding to people with disabilities. We are a totally volunteer organization.
My favorite is the Raccoon, thanks!
I love the raccoon!
I’m making the owl for my niece – it’s the mascot of her alma mater, Bryn Mawr College. She managesa pottery shop and will make herself a custom mug to match!
I like the fox but I need to make the owl too! Thanks for the cute patterns!
I think the fox is the cutest.
The owl!
Raccoon. I like its colors and I have a 3 legged raccoon that visits my deck at night.
I love the owl …anything with owls.
Fox is my favorite, all are cute
I love the Fox design the best. The orange is such a warm and welcoming shade.
I love the owl! He’s adorable!
I like the fox, she looks just like my dog Ruby!! 🙂
I love the fox one soooooooooo much!
That adorable little fox is going to make me face my fears of the twin needles, and finally learn how to knit! (After 18+ plus years of avoiding those needles so I could use a crochet hook instead, just so you know! )
That’s an easy one! The Owl of course! (notice my email…snowowl) I collect owls. 🙂
I like the raccoon best.
I like them all, but if I had to choose only one, I’d say the raccoon just because I think they’re so cute IRL.
I think the fox is ready cute!
Think I will have to make all three of these patterns, two will be teacher gifts and then I can keep the cute foxy one for myself.
raccoon
I like the fox best. 🙂
I like the fox best.:)
I like the foxes best. Why? Who knows? Will I make it? Probably not.
I like the fox best, but I don’t like knitting very much.
I love them all but I would make the owl first.
The Fox (color combination is lovely)
I like the racoon best…
I really like the Fox. Sew cute! thanks for the cute giveaway.
I love the little fox, the others are really cute too.
I like all three but want to try the owl first.
Foxy
I love the racoon pattern. I have a cousin who married a man with the last name Coon. I may make her one for Christmas.
The owl, probably because my mother loved owls.
I think they are all adorable- but for some reason the owl is speaking to me! Maybe as I get older, I would like to think I am wiser, like the owl ; )
I love them all, but the owl is my favorite!
I love the owl!!
The fox is my favorite.
I love the raccoon
I like them all, but the racoon is my favorite. My first pet was a racoon named Queenie. We lived on a farm at the time. It was a baby and needed love 🙂
My son loves the fox but I’m partial to the raccoon. You just don’t see enough raccoons in knitting
I like them all, and together in a group. If I had to pick one…the fox!
The Fox, then the racoon. Owl last, not a fan of birds.
I love them all, but the foxl is my favorite!
Hello,
These are amazingly cute. However, I am confused how to do the embroidery of the animals. Is there a way you could provide a close up picture of one as well as step-by-step pictures of the embroidery?
Thanks! 😀
The cup cozies are adorable, I read that they are worked in worsted weight, my question is about the number of cast on stitches, 50 seems to be an awful lot wouldn’t it be more like 30? Thank you.
Hi I was wondering if you had any suggestions on how to get maybe a silhouette of a french bulldog on your pattern of the cozie. I think they would be a great fund raiser for our auctions. Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
The Fox of course as I’m one of the Fox vixens!
Could I use Tunisian crochet to make these adorable cup cozies.
Love the Fox cuz that is my last name.. My daughter’s in law will love them…
So you embroider the design after you’re finished knitting the cozy? The Duplicate Stitch technique implies after based on the video I just watched on YouTube. Super cute, thanks for the pattern!
I would like to make the raccoon one for my sister but I only have flat needles. is it possible to make this pattern with flat needles and put a seem in the back? thanks!