Polar Bear Bottle Cozy

"A friendly little polar bear to keep your drink nice and cozy. What more could you want? This cozy is a little shorter than the average bottle of wine so it will fit larger water bottles as well, so if you have an average sized bottle of wine, you will want to add more rounds of sc in white (see note in pattern). Yarn: Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton, 1 skein each White (MC), Royalty (CC1), and Black (CC2), Lion Brand Go For Faux, 1 skein Gray Wolf (CC3) Hook: US Size J (6.0mm) Notions: Yarn needle, 1/2″ button, scissors"

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge16 sts and 20 rows = 4″ in sc worked in the round

Finished SizeApproximately 4.5″ wide when flat (9″ circumference) by 9″ tall (may need to be lengthened for taller bottles – see notes in pattern)