Braided Wine Bottle Sweater

The Perfect Quick Cozy Knit and Hostess Gift

Holiday party season is coming. Just like those chilly rainy days signal the coming of autumn, you can almost hear and feel those get togethers now. Rather than wait to find, buy, or make the perfect hostess gift last minute, plan ahead and whip up some of these Braided Wine Bottle Sweaters.  

Many sweaters go all the way up the bottle neck, some feature a tie. But this short and sweat pattern just looks like it’s giving the bottle a hug. The stitch count and yarn makes it a snug fit for most bottles, which means the bottle is still easy enough to carry, and fits in a gift bag (even though I mostly just skip the bag because of how cute it is).

What You’ll Need to Knit the Braided Wine Bottle Sweater

This pattern is perfect for any Caron Simply Soft Yarn. Their tweed is adorable for this since it’s a popular sweater type of yarn. And Caron makes this yarn in just about every color you could ever want in solids, seasonals, sparkling, and tweeds.

I’ve also knitted this pattern by doubling up Vana’s Choice sparkling yarns, but I don’t think that’s being made anymore. This is the yarn in the pattern photos.

The yarn and pattern call for US Size five knitting needles. You’ll start with DPNs and work to form the base of the bottle sweater. You can continue with DPNs or switch to a longer circular needle and work the magic loop for the remainder of the sweater.

Download Braided Wine Bottle Sweater Pattern

I’ve included as many pattern notes as I can to help you get started with double pointed needles. These can be tricky at first if you are new to using them. However, like most new skills with knitting, you’ll grow used to them pretty quickly. After the base of the wine bottle is knitted, I like to switch to a longer circular needle and work in the magic loop. For me it’s faster and easier on my fingers. I plan on adding additional designs soon so be sure to check back often!

You can also find additional holiday knitting patterns here.