Garter Coffee Cozy

Here is another (very simple) coffee cozy that I made for Blue Star Coffee.  Just over a dozen (of 3 dozen total) left to go...

Materials Needed:

Size 10 needles
2 strands of cotton yarn held together, preferably 2 different colors

Directions:
CO 14 sts

Garter Pattern:

Knit every row until piece measures 9 inches

Buttonhole:

- Knit to buttonhole, bring yarn to front and slip a sts purlwise. Place yarn at back and leave it there.  *Slip next st from left needle.  Pass the first slipped st over it; repeat from the * three times more (not moving yarn).  Slip the last bound-off st to left needle and turn work.

- Using cable cast-on with the yarn at the back, case on five st as follows: *Insert the right needle between the first and second sts on the left needle, draw up a loop, place the lop on the left needle; repeat from the * four times more, turn the work.

- Slip the first st with the yarn in back from the left needle and pass the extra cast-on st over it to close the buttonhole.  Work to the end of the row.

Knit until piece measure 10 inches.  BO.

Measure cozy around mug/cup and sew button on end of garter strip.