Diamond can cozy

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Cool drink, dry hands, no water drippings on your clothes or table. Sound tempting? How about your fingers being grateful for the texture massage as well?
Even though a regular can is 2.6 inches in diameter and a slim one is 2.25 inches, this can cozy will fit both, plus bottles.

This pattern is for tall cans. However you will be able to adjust the height and make it for short ones as well.
You can adjust it and make a wine bottle cover, an ice cream cozy, a flower pot cover, a basket or a bag. It would make a great pencil holder for teachers!
Get your hooks ready, let’s do it!

This pattern is written in US terms
Level of difficulty: Advanced beginner

Materials:

“Gazzal Baby cotton”, #2, Fine/Sport weight, (60% Cotton 40% Acrylic; 165 m/180 yd per 1.76 oz/50 g)

* I used approximately 79m/86yd (23g/0.8oz).You may use any type and weight of yarn, but note that your project will look different (see notes for details).
However, cotton or a blend of cotton and acrylic yarns is recommended.

3 mm hook or the one which matches your yarn
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
Good mood

Gauge:

Gauge is not important.

Abbreviations and techniques:

MR – Magic ring
ch – Chain
ch-sp – Chain space
inc – Increase: 2 sc into the same stitch
sc – Single crochet
dc – Double crochet
FPdc – Front post double crochet
BPdc – Back post double crochet
FPtr2tog- Front post treble crochet 2 together
st – Stich
sl st – Slip stitch
yo -Yarn over
rnd(s) – Round(s)

Notes:

Ch 1 and ch 2 at the beginning of each round are counted as stitches (except round 8, it is there to even out the rounds).
[ ] – Repeat instructions between brackets the number of times indicated.
( ) – Total number of stitches at the end of each round.
This pattern is worked in the round and using a stitch marker in the first stitch will help keep track of the beginning of the round.
When working the diamond stitch, work around the entire FPtr2tog, not just one part of it. Refer to the chart below to check the position of the stitches:
* FPtr2tog should be on top of the middle (2nd) sc of 2 rounds below
* 2nd sc should be on top of FPtr2tog of 2 rounds below

The cozy might be a little tight for a regular can; however, I like it this way. Things stretch with time, it will always fit and it should be just right for a slim can. If you don’t like it as tight, you can make the base circle a bit wider, but I don’t recommend going wider than 2.4 inches.
This is what the bottom looks like:
When working the diamond stitch, work around the entire FPtr2tog, not just one part of it. Refer to the chart below to check the position of the stitches:* FPtr2tog should be on top of the middle (2nd) sc of 2 rounds below

SLIM CAN on the left. REGULAR CAN on the right.

If you are using a different weight of yarn, you want to adjust the size of your base circle, or you want to make another item (such as a basket, or wine bottle cover) – the number of stitches in the last round of the base circle must be divisible by 4.

Special stitches:

Pattern instructions:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2: [Inc] 6 times (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, inc] 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: Work into back loops: 36 sc around (36)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, (starting from next st) 36 dc around, sl st in 1st dc (36)
Rnd 9: Ch 1, FPtr2tog around last sc of Rnd 7, skip 3 sc and put the second part of the st around the next sc (there will be 3 sc in between each part of FPtr2tog) (mark it as the 1st FPtr2tog in this round – I place a marker below, so it is not in my way when I come back to this stitch),

[skip next dc, sc in next 3 dc, FPtr2tog around sc that you just worked around, skip 3 sc and put the second part of the st around the next sc] 7 times,

skip next dc, sc in next 3 dc, FPtr2tog around sc that you just worked around, skip 3 sc and put the second part of the st around the next sc (which is the first one worked in this Rnd), skip next dc, sc in next 2 dc, sl st in ch-sp (36)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, (starting from next st) 35 dc around, sl st in 2nd ch (36)
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in next 2 dc, FPtr2tog around 1st and 2nd FPtr2tog of Rnd 9 (mark it as the 1st FPtr2tog in this Rnd),

[skip next dc, sc in next 3 dc, FPtr2tog around previous FPtr2tog and next FPtr2tog] 7 times,

skip next dc, sc in next 3 dc, FPtr2tog around previous FPtr2tog and next FPtr2tog (which is the 1st FPtr2tog in this Rnd), skip next dc, sl st in ch-sp (36)

Rnd 12: Repeat Rnd 10 (36)
Rnd 13: Ch 1, Fpr2tog around last FPtr2tog and first FPtr2tog of 2 Rnds below (mark it as the 1st FPtr2tog in this Rnd),

[skip next dc, sc in next 3 dc, FPtr2tog around previous FPtr2tog and next FPtr2tog] 7 times,
skip next dc, sc in next 3 dc, FPtr2tog around previous FPtr2tog and next FPtr2tog (8th and 9th FPtr2tog in this Rnd), skip next dc, sc in next 2 dc, sl st in ch-sp (36)
Rnd 14-21: Repeat Rnds 10-13 two times (If you wish to cover the whole can, see notes below)
Rnd 22-23-24: Repeat Rnds 10-11-10

Notes: To cover the whole can:
Rnd 14-25: Repeat Rnds 10-13 three times
Rnd 26: Repeat Rnd 10You can make it as tall as you wish, just make sure to finish with Rnd 10.