The dream catcher is made of yarns belonging to the native American Indians than we are taught about her origin. Although the Dream Catcher is often hung as a housewarming present, there are some other purposes to do like facing evil spirits and illness or just for a general prayer. Or if you’re out of the house more than I am, you can deck your mug and spread holiday cheer wherever you go.Dream catcher meaning is a rose in repose. (Learn more about stranded knitting here.)īoth of these are quick projects that would be great to give as gifts along with a new travel mug and a gift card to a favorite coffee shop. The key on this one is keeping those floats loose so it will fit on your cup when you’re done.

But the colorwork section is only 11 rounds, so it’s over pretty fast even if you have to take it slow. I’d say this is more of an intermediate stranded knitting project.

The stranded knitting cozy is a little more technical, because it uses three colors per round in the colorwork section, and you have to catch the strands on the back because the space between colors can get pretty long. (If you’ve never knit intarsia before, I’ve got a how-to here.) You can also embellish the tree with beads, surface embroidery, buttons, whatever you like, to make it even more festive. The intarsia coffee cup cozy has a single Christmas tree on it and is a great first intarsia project because you only need three strands of yarn to work it. I’ve actually recently designed two different ones with Christmas trees on them, using different colorwork techniques. Maybe I need to knit a cozy that buttons on so I can use it at home?Ĭoffee cup cozies are fun, fast little projects and a great way to try out new skills. I guess I could use them in the house, but I usually drink from a mug with a handle, which these sleeve designs don’t really work with. For someone who never really leaves the house, I sure like knitting coffee cup cozies.

BLue dream catcher fabric