Vinnie

Keep your bottle nice and chilled with Vinnie, Amanda Walker's innovative cooler cover

Wine coolers are fabulous for keeping your drink crisp and cold while dining al fresco but they're not the most attractive of items. Amanda Walker has come up with a simple yet stylish cooler cover which is a great way to ensure your beverage remains at optimum temperature without spoiling the look of the table. Knitted mostly in stocking stitch with ribbed bands and a little colour detail, Vinnie is a great quick knit that would also make a lovely gift.

Yarn: Debbie Bliss Eco Aran, (A) shade 616 Powder Blue, (B) shade 601 Pumpkin, one 50g ball of each
Needles: 5mm
Buttons: four, metal
Wine cooler

About the yarn
Debbie Bliss Eco Aran is 100% organic cotton that is produced through the Bio Re textile chain. This means that the farmers and manufacturers are treated as equal partners. The water used in the dyeing process is reused afterwards and rendered drinkable. It’s available in 24 lovely shades including bold bright tones and subtle pastel hues. Hand wash only and iron on a cool setting.

Need an alternative?
Rico Creative Cotton Aran is also made of 100% cotton and is a good substitute for this project. The yarn can be machine washed at 30°C but should not be tumble dried. Try shade 32 light blue, combined with one of the three orangey shades to replicate the colours in Vinnie.

Special abbreviations
make buttonhole: after a p st – yon, k2tog

For this project you can download the pattern template by clicking here.

VINNIE PATTERN

Using 5mm needles and yarn B, cast on 59 sts
❑ Row 1: k1, * p1, k1, rep from * to end
❑ Row 2: p1, * k1, p1, rep from * to end
These two rows set k1, p1 rib
❑ Work three more rows of rib
❑ Join in yarn A and starting with a k row, work four rows in st st
❑ Row 10: change to yarn B and k to end
❑ Row 11: change to yarn A and p to end
❑ Row 12: change to yarn B and k to end
❑ Row 13: change to yarn A and p to end
❑ Starting with a k row, work four rows in st st
NOTE: the letters following each instruction indicate the yarn to be used for that st
❑ Row 18: k1A, * k1B, k3A, rep from * to last st, k1B, k1A
❑ Row 19: p1B, * p1A, p1B, rep from * to end
❑ Row 20: rep Row 18
❑ Row 21: change to yarn A and p to end
❑ Starting with a k row, work four rows in st st
❑ Row 26: change to yarn B and k to end
❑ Row 27: change to yarn A and p to end
❑ Row 28: change to yarn B and k to end
❑ Row 29: change to yarn A and p to end
❑ Starting with a k row, work four rows in st st
❑ Row 34: join in yarn B and work five rows in k1, p1 rib as before
❑ Cast off

Plain bands

Using 5mm needles and yarn B, pick up and k 33 sts along one short edge of the knitted panel
❑ Work five rows in k1, p1 rib, as before
❑ Cast off

Buttonhole band

Using 5mm needles and yarn B, pick up and k 33 sts along one short edge of the knitted panel
❑ Work two rows in k1, p1 rib, as before
❑ Next row: k1, p1, make buttonhole, * work next seven sts in rib, make buttonhole, rep from * twice, work last two sts in rib

To make up

Press with a damp cloth.
Weave in all the yarn ends and stitch the buttons to the plain band to correspond with the positions of the buttonholes

Pattern Images

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Measurements and sizes

Length (including bands): 40.5cm
Width: 18cm

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