Raccoon Mason Jar Cozy Crochet Pattern
Slowly, my collection of mason jar cozies is growing. Ultimately I'd love to have a set of 4-6 cozies and as of last night I decided there would be a theme to the set. Seeing as I already have a bear and a fox I thought I would continue with the woodland creatures theme and so I came up with this adorable crochet raccoon mason jar cozy!
So why a raccoon?
Honestly, I think they are super cute, even though they scare me some times - especially while walking down a dark street and I realize that one is in a low tree branch right over my head. And yet, they're so fluffy and cute with their keen beady little eyes, able to disarm you with a slight tilt to their head in a, "do you have a snack for me?" stare.
I took some inspiration from notable raccoons like Meeko the bottomless pit from Pocahontas, Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy, and of course The Raccoons ( loved that cartoon as a kid!).
Oh and there's also this fella who kept along with us for a while during a walk in Stanley Park, pausing ahead sometimes to wait for us to catch up.
Raccoon Mason Jar Cozy Crochet Pattern
This cozy pattern is for a 500ml mason jar but you can adjust the size by increasing the base circle stitches to make it larger or starting with fewer base circle stitches to make it smaller.
The pattern is worked in continuous rounds, do not join or turn at the end of the round.
Materials
Worsted weight (4) yarn in the grey and black
4.00mm crochet hook
7mm safety eyes (I purchased mine from 6060 on Etsy)
Scrap piece of white and black felt
Yarn needle
Embroidery thread and needle
Abbreviations (US terms)
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
inc - increase (2sc in same st)
BLO - back loop only
sl st - slip stitch
Mason Jar Cozy
Round 1: start 6 sc in ring
Round 2: inc in each st (12 sts)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc] x 6 (18 sts)
Round 4: [sc in next 2 sts, inc] x 6 (24 sts)
Round 5: [sc in next 3 sts, inc] x 6 (30 sts)
Round 6: [sc in next 4 sts, inc] x 6 (36 sts)
Round 7: sc in BLO.
Rounds 8-19: (in both loops) sc around.
Round 20: sc in next 13 sts, in next st make [sc, 2 tr, ch, 2 tr, sc] skip st, sl in next 6 sts, in next st [sc, 2 tr, ch, 2 tr, sc], skip next st, sl st and fasten off.
Tail
Use grey and black yarn to make a striped tail, making 2 sc with each colour:
Ch 12, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, make 3 sc in last ch, continue along bottom of foundation ch, sc across to end. and leave tail for sewing to body.
Cut the yarn and use the yarn needle to sew the tail onto the body.
Assembling the mason jar cozy
With white and black felt, cut out the face and eye shapes.
Use a small bit of black felt to make the nose.
Once you know where you’d like the eyes to go, cut a tiny slit through both pieces of felt. Sew the eye pieces to the face piece with black thread and then sew the face piece to the body with white thread.
Insert the safety eyes and secure them.
Sew the tail to the body, about 2 or 3 rounds from the bottom or wherever you feel is more comfortable.
And your crochet raccoon mason jar cozy is ready to use!
If you make this crochet raccoon cozy I'd love to see your creation, just tag me on Instagram @popsdemilk_crochet and use the hashtag #popsdemilk
For more adorable drink cozy ideas check out these patterns:
Crochet Christmas Elf Mason Jar Cozy
Crochet Santa Claus Mason Jar Cozy
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You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com