Design Your Own Travel Mug

A Dollar Tree find inspired this fun, easy, and inexpensive knit: a knitted sleeve that fits in a cup. Now you can design your own travel mug!

The insert for this design-your-own mug is a simple ribbed sleeve. The mug gradually increases in size from bottom to top and the ribbing allows for a gentle stretch that hugs the mug all the way up. No need to worry about precision in gauge or slipping inserts here!

Design Your Own Travel Mug

Grab some scrap yarn and toss this in your bag for later. These work up without much thought and is a great on-the-go or in-between project.

Materials

Yarn:
about 40yd/10g of fingering weight yarn

Needles:
US #6/4.00 mm

Notions:
finishing needle
stitch marker (1)

Other Supplies:
Customizable Travel Mug
(insert pocket should measure 6″ x 6″)

Notes

Gauge:
24 sts x 32 rows = 4″ x 4″ in Stockinette stitch

Abbreviations

BO – bind off
CO – cast on
k – knit
p – purl

The Pattern

CO 48 sts and join for working in the round, taking care not to twist.

Work in 2×2 ribbing (*k2, p2*) until piece measures 6.5″ long.

BO all sts. Weave in ends or tuck out of sight. Insert into mug.

A Note on Installation

The travel mugs have screw-on lids and the motion from securing the insert may shift your work. I found that the easiest way to combat this was to give my knitted sleeve a counter-clockwise twist before securing the insert. The clockwise twisting that sealed the pocket straightened out the work.