If you have a french press, but would want to spruce it up with a pop of color, then this crochet french press cozy pattern is just what you need.
Crochet is a great way to customize your home decor & the kitchen will look even more amazing with a contemporary cozy for your 1 liter glass coffee-maker.
The crochet pattern features the regular Bodum french press, but you can adjust it to any similar cafetiere coffee makers.
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How To Crochet The French Press Cozy
The crochet french press cozy is an easy crochet pattern featuring a few special stitches, such as the linked treble crochet and puff stitch.
It is worked up as a flat rectangle, changing colors to create the stitch pattern.
The french press coffee cozy is then finished off by crocheting buttonholes and positioning buttons to avoid the handle.
Pick some funky buttons for them to stand out or some simple buttons and let them blend in.
Yarn For The Crochet French Press Cozy
The sample of this crochet pattern is crocheted in bright colors, but you can easily pick any 3 colors that match your home decor and aestetic.
The suggested yarn is a 3 light yarn and you can substitute with any similar cotton yarn to get the same result.
For Crochet Lovers & Coffee Lovers
This crochet pattern is the perfect useful crochet idea for coffee lovers as well as crochet lovers.
It’s a simple pattern that works well as a scrap yarn crochet project.
Once finished it’s extra fun to grab a first or second cup of coffee when it’s that time of day.
Not a coffee lover yourself, make it as a beautiful crochet gift for friends of familiy.
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The Free Cafetiere Cozy Crochet Pattern
The Crochet French Press Cozy Pattern Summary
The crochet french press cozy is a great home decor crochet pattern for your coffee maker.
The pattern feature the linked treble crochet, a striped crochet stitch pattern with different stitches and it also feature button fastenings.
If coffee is a part of your morning routine, then this kitchen crochet pattern is just what you need.
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Materials Needed For The Crochet French Press Cozy
Crochet Hook
Hook I used: Symphonie Rose Crochet Hooks from Knitpro
Yarn
Yarn used:
Rico Designs – Essentials Organic Cotton DK in 3 colors.
How much yarn needed for the french press cozy:
<1 skein of each color
Yarn characteristics:
- 3 light yarn, DK yarn.
- 50 % cotton, 50 % polyester
Other Materials Needed
- Needle, find one here
- Scissors
- Tape Measure
- 3 buttons approximately 2 cm / 0.8 inches in diameter
- 1 Bodum french press 1 liter / 34 ounce
Gauge
Measured over alternating 1 linked treble crochet stitches row, 1 single crochet stitch row:
16 stitches & 10 rows per 10 cm / 4”.
Crochet Pattern Notes
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
- All measurements given are unblocked.
- Note that measurements are given as exact as possible. But crochet tension & technique might give variations in the result, that changes from person to person.
- Read pattern instructions carefully before beginning to make sure you understand everything. It might save you hours frogging your work & crocheting it again!
- Make a swatch that measure at least 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches using the stitch the gauge is given for. If your swatch matches the gauge, you’re good to go. If the gauge is wrong, you might need to change your hook. Go up in crochet hook size if your stitches are smaller & go down in crochet hook size if your stitches are bigger. Learn more about testing gauge.
- Check yarn info if you want to find an alternative or test your yarn against the gauge. Learn more about substituting yarn.
- This pattern is written for 1 size, however size adjustments are suggested under the heading “Size & Measurements”.
- At the end of each row, the stitch count is given in parenthesis.
Size and Measurements
Width (circumference): 30 cm / 11.8 inches
Height: 17 cm / 6.7 inches
Size Adjustments
- This pattern is written to fit the Bodum french press 1 liter / 34 ounce. If you have a different french press you may need to adjust the number of stitches on each row and the number of rows you crochet.
- Adjust the number of stitches so you have a even number on each row.
- Adjust the number of rows you crochet according to how tall your french press is. You may want narrower main color sections or add extra rows of the puff stitch stripe pattern.
Abbreviations
- CA = color A
- CB = color B
- CC = color C
- ch = chain stitch
- ltr = linked treble crochet
- prev = previous
- rep = repeat
- sc = single crochet
- st = stitch(es)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
Stitches Used In The Crochet Pattern
For this crochet pattern you will need to know the chain stitch, linked treble crochet stitch and single crochet.
Puff
*yarn over, pull up a loop*, repeat from *to* 3 times. Yarn over and pull through all loops on the crochet hook.
Crochet French Press Cozy Pattern Instructions
Main Rectangle
With CA ch 51 st.
Row 1 with CA: Work 1st linked treble crochet(ltr) st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, ltr 1 in each chain until end of row, turn (=48 st)
Row 2 with CA: Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc 1 in each st from prev row, turn (=48 st).
Row 3 with CA: Ch 3, ltr 1 in each st from prev row, turn (=48 st).
Row 4-5 with CB: Rep row 2
Row 6 with CC: sc 1 in first st, no ch, *puff st 1 in next, sc 1 in next*, repeat from *to* until you have 1 stitch left, sc 1 in last st, turn (=48 st).
Row 7-8 with CB: Rep row 4-5.
Row 9 with CA: Rep row 3.
Row 10 with CA: Rep row 2.
Row 11-13 with CA: Rep row 9-10.
Row 14-18: Repeat row 4-8, changing colors the same way.
Row 19-21 with CA: Rep row 1-3.
Do not fasten off, continue with CA on edging.
Edging With Buttonholes
Without fastening off or turning your work, crochet an edging with buttonholes along the nearest short side of your work.
Single crochet evenly along the edge, approximately 3 sc per linked treble, 1 sc per sc and 1 sc per puff stitch row.
Edging Steps: Sc 3 st, ch 3*, sc 1 in same space as last sc, sc evenly along until you reach the middle of the short side, ch 3, sc 1 in same space as last sc, sc evenly along until you have approximately 2 sc left to crochet, ch 3, sc 1 in same space, sc 2 more stitches. (=approximately 48 st).
Fasten off & cut yarn.
*Adjust the size of your buttonholes by crocheting more or less chains. Test by moving the buttons you are going to use through the hole. If it’s too easy, make the holes smaller by chaining fewer chains. If it’s too tight, crochet more chains.
Short side edging without buttonholes
Make slipknot.
Edging: Crochet 34 single stitches evenly along the second short edge.
Fasten off & cut yarn.
Finishing & Assembly
Sew on buttons on the opposite side of the buttonholes you crocheted.
Fasten threads & weave in ends.
