Crochet Wine Bottle Sweater

How to wrap a bottle in a funny way for Christmas? How about crocheting a long sweater that completely covers the bottle? In this video tutorial, we’ll show you how to crochet a wine bottle cover using fine cotton yarn Begonia.

YarnArt Begonia comes in a 50 g ball with a length of 169 meters. It is made from 100% mercerized cotton. This yarn is great for light summer dresses, skirts, tops, and spring projects. It has a beautiful shine, is wonderful to work with using a crochet hook, and has a Czech TZÚ certification.

VIDEO TUTORIAL (Czech Only)

As for the sweater, we will crochet the yoke into a very loose magic ring. After a few rounds, we will join the front and back parts and continue crocheting the body of the sweater. The colour changes are up to you. Once the main part is finished, it’s time for the sleeves. You can make them short just to suggest that it is a sweater, or long and tie them in front of the bottle or style them in any shape you like. You can decorate the sweater with a small Christmas appliqué or a button.

The sweater is crocheted mainly with double crochet stitches, and the sleeve cuffs are made with single crochet stitches. The magic lies in the colour changes. Begonia is also produced in a beautiful green multicolour version, which creates a lovely and funny Christmas decoration. Moreover, the wine bottle sweater can be used repeatedly and even beginners can manage to make it.

We wish you lots of joy while making your Wine Bottle Sweater. Would you like to inspire others or share your experience? Please post your photos in the KRAMPOLINKA Facebook Group. On Instagram, use the hashtag #svetriknavino for easier searching. If you tag me, I’ll be happy to share your creation in my stories.

Begonia Wine Bottle Sweater – Project Info

Yarn: YarnArt Begonia, red 6358, multicolour 0188 (available at www.pletemesi.cz 
Yarn usage: one ball of each colour is enough for two sweaters
Hook size: 3 mm
Size: total length 22 cm, width 12 cm, sleeve length from the “neck” 23 cm
Tools: yarn needle with large eye, scissors, decorative button and a wine bottle as a form (this one is from Žůrek winery)
Time needed: approx. 90 minutes
Skill level: beginner

Abbreviations

MK – magic ring
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch

Instructions (translation)

We start crocheting with a loose magic ring. How to make a magic ring is shown in the video. We continue crocheting in rounds. Each round starts with a turning chain (2 ch instead of the first dc, 1 ch instead of the first sc) and ends with a slip stitch. The turning chain is not counted as a stitch. For an even seam, insert the hook alternately into the stitch next to the turning chain and then into the neighbouring stitch. If the sleeves are worked in one colour, crochet them in continuous rounds (spiral) without closing the rounds.

Begonia Sweater – Yoke (red yarn, 3 mm hook)

Round 1:
Into a loose MR (magic ring) work ch 2 (counts as first dc), then 34 dc, join with sl st.
Do not tighten the magic ring!

Round 2:
Ch 2, in the same stitch work dc–ch1–dc, ch 1, 5 dc, ch 1, (dc–ch1–dc) in one stitch, ch 1, 10 dc, ch 1, (dc–ch1–dc) in one stitch, ch 1, 5 dc, ch 1, (dc–ch1–dc) in one stitch, ch 1, 10 dc, ch 1, join with sl st.

You have now created the base for:

• sleeve (5 sts)
• front (10 sts)
• sleeve (5 sts)
• back (10 sts)

In the corners, crochet a V-stitch (dc–ch1–dc) and always crochet ch 1 before and after the V-stitch.

Round 3:
Sl st to the ch-1 space in the V-stitch, ch 2, work dc–ch1–dc,
ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 5 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) into V-stitch ch-1 space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 10 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) into V-stitch space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 5 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) into V-stitch space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 10 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
join with sl st.

Round 4:
Sl st to the V-stitch ch-1 space, ch 2, dc–ch1–dc,
ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 7 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 12 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 7 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 12 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
join with sl st.

Round 5:
Sl st to the V-space, ch 2, dc–ch1–dc,
ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 9 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 14 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 9 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 14 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
join with sl st.

Round 6:
Sl st to the V-space, ch 2, dc–ch1–dc,
ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 11 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 16 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 11 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
(dc–ch1–dc) in V-space, ch 1, dc into ch-1 space, 16 dc, dc into ch-1 space, ch 1,
join with sl st.

Round 7 – Joining body:
Sl st to the V-stitch space, ch 2 (counts as dc), dc into V-stitch space,
ch 3 and join to the opposite corner with dc into V-stitch ch-1 space,
dc in V-stitch, dc into ch-1 space, and crochet the front part: 18 dc.

At the end:
dc into ch-1 space, dc in V-stitch, dc into ch-1 space,
ch 3 and join to the opposite corner with dc into V-stitch space,
dc in V-stitch, dc into ch-1 space, and crochet 18 dc.

Finish with:
dc into ch-1 space, dc in V-stitch, join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (green yarn, 3 mm hook)

Round 8: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc in each dc, in the ch-3 space work 3 dc. Join with sl st.

Rounds 9–11: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (red yarn, 3 mm hook)

Rounds 12–13: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (green yarn, 3 mm hook)

Round 14: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (red yarn, 3 mm hook)

Rounds 15–16: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (green yarn, 3 mm hook)

Round 17: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (red yarn, 3 mm hook)

Rounds 18–21: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Begonia Sweater – Body (green yarn, 3 mm hook)

Rounds 22–25: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st. Fasten off.

Begonia Sweater – Edging (red yarn, 3 mm hook)

Round 26: Ch 2, dc in each dc. Join with sl st.

Round 27 (decorative edge): Ch 1 (counts as first sc), sc in next stitch, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next stitch (shell), skip 2 sts, sc in next stitch. Repeat around. Join with sl st and fasten off.

Sleeve – red yarn, 3 mm hook

Round 1:
Attach the yarn at the back seam. Ch 2 (counts as first dc), dc in dc where possible, and in each ch-3 space work 1 dc (insert the hook rather between the posts than directly into the chains).
If you are working in one colour, do not close the round with a slip stitch. Instead, crochet 1 sc between the turning chain and the first dc to move up to the next round and continue working in continuous rounds (spiral). (22 sts)

Rounds 2–17: Dc in each dc. In the last round before finishing, make one half double crochet and one single crochet, then join the round with a slip stitch.

Round 18: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), in this round crochet 2 dc together over the next stitches (dc2tog all around). Join with slip stitch.

Rounds 19–22: Ch 1 (counts as first sc), sc in each stitch. Join with slip stitch. In the last round, fasten off. Repeat on the opposite side and crochet the second sleeve in the same way.

Finishing: Weave in all loose ends. Tighten the magic ring to fit the bottle neck. Decorate the sweater with a label or a button.

Copyright Notice

This pattern is for personal use only. For commercial use, please contact me directly. Always include the source credit: www.krampolinka.com. The pattern is designed specifically for this yarn, hook size, and my personal tension. If you use a different yarn, hook, or tension, your final product may vary in size or shape.

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