Whether it's tea or coffee that you enjoy drinking while relaxing with friends or knitting, you need one of these hand-knit coffee sleeves!

Knit up one of these useful and pretty little coffee sleeves in just a few hours with very little yarn. The leaf design is charted and written out and mostly consists of simple 2-stitch cable twists.

This is a quick and seamless project when knit on small circular needles. Double-pointed needles would work too, but circulars are definitely recommended.

Great for stash-busting too, as you only need 35 yards of a dk or light worsted-weight yarn. Perfect as last minute thank you gifts for your favorite teacher, girlfriend, host, babysitter, etc.

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Finished Knit Measurements: ~8 ½" [21.5 cm] around at top; 7 ½" [19 cm] around at bottom; 3 ¾" [9.5 cm] height to fit standard size "starbucks"-style coffee cups.

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Yarn Used: Taupe one - Knit Picks Swish DK (100% Superwash Merino Wool); 1.75 oz/50 g [123 yds/112 m] per ball: 1 ball in #24948 Squirrel Heather. Teal one - Garnstudio DROPS Lima (65% Wool/35% Alpaca); 1.8 oz./50 g [109 yds/100 m] per ball: 1 ball in Teal #9018. Pink one – Classic Elite Yarns Magnolia (70% Merino Wool/30% Silk); 1.75 oz./50 g [120 yds/110 m] per ball: 1 ball in #5405 Pink (sorry, this yarn is discontinued).

Gauge(s):
Pattern Gauge: 14 sts = 2 ½" [6.5 cm] and 26 rows = 3 ¾" [9.5 cm] in Leaf stitch, blocked. 
Yarn Label Gauge and Information: A dk or light worsted-weight yarn with a suggested gauge of 21-22 sts = 4" [10 cm] on size 6 [4 mm] needle.

Approximate Total Yardage Required: 35 yds [32 m].

Some suggested yarns to try:
Berroco Ultra Alpaca, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, Cascade Yarns Cascade 220, Madelinetosh Tosh DK, Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino, Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend, Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Merino DK
If you have a yarn substitute to suggest for this project, email us!

Knitting Needles Used: Size 7 [4.5 mm] needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE: 9" [23 cm] circular needles or DPNs (circulars recommended). 

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