Free Crochet Pattern // Flat Lay Koozie

The Flat Lay Koozie, a crochet version of the standard koozie of the planet. It lays flat, fits in your back pocket, and keeps your hands from freezing while holding your favorite beverage.

The Design Process

Inspiration

So I have made a koozie or two in my day and they all started with a circular bottom. Well, I don’t know about you but most of the time when I am done with my drink I stick my koozie in my back pocket. And while these other designs fit in my pocket they were bulky. I set out to make one that mimicked my favorite “standard” koozie.

The Yarn

I chose to use a trusty but very hard to find Bernat Maker Home Dec yarn. While there are colors of it out there the standard black, cream, gray are hard to come by. I have a bit in my stash which is nice but hate that I can’t directly link you to some of the same colors. Here is a list of sub yarns that might be worth checking out.

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Pattern

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Materials

• Bernat Maker Home Dec or try one of these subs.
  • 36yds/1oz
• L/8mm hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Gauge/Dimensions

4” x 4” = 11 sts x 12 rows

Notes

This koozie is made for standard sized cans. Chain 1 does not count as a stitch.

Leaving a long tail for seaming, ch. 11.

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook sc across, ch1, turn – 10sts.  

Row 2: Sc across all sts, ch1, turn – 10sts. 

Row 3-22: Repeat row 2. (Tip: place stitch marker at the end of row 4 to help locate stitches for the bottom.)

Row 23: Sc across all sts, ch1, rotate work 90° clockwise – 10sts.

Sc in each row across, ch1, rotate work 90° clockwise – 23sts. 

Sl st along beginning ch, ch1 rotate work 90° clockwise – 10sts

Then, Sl st 4 times until you reach stitch marker.

You will start your sc where you placed your stitch marker at row 4.

Row 1: Sc across three rows, sl st in same stitch as last sc, ch1, turn – 3sts. (Note: do not start your next row in your sl st, start in your last sc.

Row 2: Inc, sc, inc, ch1, turn – 5sts.

Row 3: Inc, sc 3, inc, ch1, turn  – 7sts.

Row 4: Inc, sc 5, inc, ch1, turn  – 9sts.

Row 5: Inc, sc 7, inc, ch1, turn  – 11sts.

Row 6: Dec, sc 7, dec, ch1, turn  – 9sts.

Row 7: Dec, sc 5, dec, ch1, turn  – 7sts.

Row 8: Dec, sc 3, dec, ch1, turn  – 5sts.

Row 9: Dec, sc, dec – 3sts. 

Tie off and leave long end for seaming.

Using the yarn tail you left at the beginning, seam down the side of koozie using whipstitch.

Seam the bottom of koozie aligning with opposite side.

Weave in all ends.

Abbreviations

Ch chain
Sc single crochet
inc increase
dec decrease
st(s) stitch(es)
sl st slip stitch