Personalized Wine Bottle Cover
by Ann Phillips mailto:aphil@mindspring.com

This would make a great hostess gift....a stocking stuffer for your husband or your in-laws. If you are going to a Holiday dinner this year, take one of these along with a bottle of wine...trust me, it'll be a hit!

MACHINE: Any 4.5mm machine
YARN: 2 strands 2/24 or similar weight white (W) (main color), Red (R) and Green (G).
TENSION: 6 except where otherwise noted
NOTES: Program punchcards before beginning. Program the tree pattern in upside down; I use the initials from the back of the Brother Stitch World Book. Other motifs may be substituted. If initial, programmed in right-side-up, activate the upside down and reverse keys on your machine when knitting. Gauge is not important but a measurement chart is given for those who may wish to transpose to the bulky machine.

Abbr.: W=White; R-Red; G-Green;COL (R) = Carriage on Left (Right); EON = Every Other Needle: WP = Working Position; NWP = Non-working position; RC = Row Counter; FI = Fairisle

INSTRUCTIONS: RC=000, tension 4; COR; pull into working position EON 38L and 37R.
1. With R, e-wrap cast on left to right. Thread yarn into carriage.
2. Knit 1 row to L. Hang comb, weights. Put NWP needles into WP. Tension 6.
3. Knit 1 row. Make sure empty needles picked up a loop.
4. Knit to Rc = 18. COR change to W.
5. Knit 2 rows. RC - 20. COR. Do 1 x 1 picot (transfer every other stitch to needle on right).
6. Knit 1 row. Make sure empty needles picked up a loop.
7. Knit to RC - 41 (COL). Hang hem. (put e-wrapped loops on every other needle)
8. Knit to RC 43. COL. Do 1 x 2 picot. (beginning with 2nd stitch on R, transfer every 3rd stitch to needle on right; leave empty needles in WP).
9. Knit 1 row. Make sure empty needles picked up loop.
10. Knit to RC 55. COL. Carriage outside turn mark, program in Holly Pattern.
11. Knit 1 row, COR. Insert G in second feeder, set carriage to FI and knit 5 rows of pattern, changing from G to R on middle row of pattern and then back to G. (Will have to cut G to restart on other side after using R). Remove G from feeder. Set carriage for plain knitting. RC = 61. COL.
12. With W, knit to RC 71. COL. Program in Initial or other motif. Make sure to activate upside down and reverse key if you programmed the initial/motif in rightside up! Thread R or G into second feeder, set carriage to FI.
13. Knit 30 rows initial (or alternate motif, adjusting number of rows as needed) as single motif FI, wrapping sides to prevent separation. RC = 102. COR. Unthread R, reset carriage for plain knitting.
14. Continue knitting with W to RC 111. COL. Program Tree pattern, thread G into second feeder, set carriage for FI.
15. Knit 13 rows of tree pattern. RC - 125. COL. Unthread G, reset carriage for plain knitting.
16. With W, knit to RC 133. COL, pullout every other needle to B position, set carriage to FI and insert R into feeder B. (You are going to do a manual FI).
17. Knit 1 row. Pull out every other needle (alternate ones from previous row, they have W stitches on them, carriage still set to FI.
18. Knit 1 row. RC 135. COL. Unthread R, set carriage to plain knit.
19. With W only, knit to RC 145. COL remove W, thread R into feeder.
20. Knit 1 row. Starting with 2nd stitch from right, transfer every 3rd stitch to needle to right so you have 2 stitches working and 1 stitch empty. Push empty needles to NWP.
21. Tension 4, knit 1 row. RC 146. COR.
22. Break off yarn leaving about a 10 inch tail. Thread into needle and take stitches off machine onto the tail of yarn.
NOTE: You may wish to block piece at this point (while it is still flat) before gathering bottom onto tail of yarn.
FINISHING: Gather bottom of cover tail, securing loose end. Sew up back. Make 3 stitch slip stitch cord about 12 inches long. Thread thorough picots at base of cuff, sew bells (optional) on ends of cord. Slip in bottle of wine (or bottle of anything else of your choice).Tie cord into a bow.