Combining my favourite things is one of my favourite things! Wine and knitting are a great combination whether it be drinking and knitting, or using a knitted product to care for your favourite wine before you get around to drinking it.

To the left, you can see my latest knitting project which did exactly that. I had originally thought of making a bag, but opted for a cozy on account of the stretch of anything knitted.

I knit it on straight needles and just joined the seam at the back. I left a space near the bottom (see the next picture) so the bottle can be inserted. I thought about different ways of securing it closed, but they all seemed more labour intensive than they would be effective. I'm rather pleased with the way it turned out.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the yarn. I like the colours and they would be perfect for a nice German Riesling. I also like that the slow variegation creates large sections of colour, but the imperfect shift between the different-coloured sections drives me crazy.

In conclusion, I'm not quite sure about the benefits of a wine cozy... Wine doesn't need to be kept warm and it makes your wine a mystery! Either way, it's fun!