A wine glass lanyard solves one real problem: wine tastings, garden parties, and winery tours all involve standing around with a full glass and nowhere to set it down.

These 15 free patterns, all from real designers, let you crochet one yourself instead of buying a novelty version. Every link below was checked directly before publishing, no dead links, no guessing.

Yarn and Hook Basics for Wine Glass Lanyards

Most of the 15 patterns below call for worsted-weight cotton yarn and a hook somewhere in the D-to-H range (3.25mm to 5mm), with the exact size depending on the designer’s gauge and the glass size you’re fitting.

Cotton is the practical choice here for a reason beyond tradition: it doesn’t absorb condensation or spilled wine the way wool does, and it holds its shape around a glass better than a springier acrylic.

If a specific pattern calls for something different, follow that designer’s materials list exactly, gauge matters more on a fitted item like this than on a blanket or scarf. If you’re newer to the craft, this site’s granny square patterns are a gentler place to build basic stitch confidence before tackling a fitted item like a lanyard.

For general stitch and hook basics before diving into a specific lanyard pattern, this site’s crochet hook case and holder patterns is a useful companion project for organizing whatever hooks you end up needing.

1. Spiral lanyard wine glass

A spiral construction gives this lanyard a distinctive twisted look rather than a flat band, genuinely more visually interesting than a plain strap once it’s finished. Designed by Ashlea Schumaker of Heart Hook Home, the free written pattern is quick and beginner-friendly.

Full pattern: hearthookhome.com

2. Ember Ruby Wine Glass Lanyard

This detailed 11-round pattern comes with a genuinely moving backstory, the designer, who goes by hesterb on her blog Serenpur Crafts, named it after her granddaughter Ember Ruby and encourages donations to a related cause alongside the free pattern itself.

Full pattern: serenpurcrafts.blogspot.com

3. Wine Glass Holder

A clean, straightforward holder design by Claudia Olson, hosted on Ravelry with an active project count in the hundreds, a good sign the pattern is genuinely tested and reliable, not just theoretical.

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Full pattern: ravelry.com

4. Firene Wine Glass Lanyard

Designed by Farrah Hodgson, this pattern has a slightly more structured, tailored look than a basic mesh design. It’s a solid next step once you’ve made one or two simpler lanyards and want to try something with a bit more shaping.

Full pattern: 365crochet.com

5. Crochet Net Wine Glass Holder

The original site for this pattern, Hooked by Heidi, has since gone offline. Rather than link to a dead page, this pattern is preserved via the Wayback Machine archive, a legitimate way to still access a genuinely good, now-unhosted free pattern.

6. Wine Glass Lanyard Free Pattern

A simple, quick project from the designer behind Sigoni Macaroni, well-suited to someone making their first wine glass lanyard, or a batch of matching ones for a group event.

Full pattern: sigonimacaroni.com

7. Crochet Water Bottle Carrier

Not written specifically for wine glasses, but Kristi Bergin-Smith of The Burgundy Basket built this carrier with enough give in the design that it holds a wine glass just as well as its intended water bottle. Worth trying if you want one pattern that pulls double duty.

Full pattern: theburgundybasket.com

8. Crochet Wine Glass Holder

Designed by Christine of Spotted Horse Design Co., this pattern includes full instructions for both a small and large glass size, plus an optional lanyard strap attachment if you want the hands-free version rather than a standalone cozy.

Full pattern: spottedhorsedesignco.com

9. Wine Glass Lanyard

Created by Mel, who runs Coach Mel’s Crochet Corner out of Harwinton, Connecticut, this pattern comes with clear, step-by-step written instructions suited to someone making their first lanyard project.

Full pattern: coachmelscrochetcorner.com

10. Crochet Wine Glass Cozy

A beginner-friendly cozy pattern by Selena Lazarus, hosted on Ravelry. This one skips the lanyard strap entirely if you just want a grippy cozy rather than a hands-free carry option.

Full pattern: ravelry.com

11. Striped Shells Glass Cozy

Mimi Alelis, who’s been crocheting for more than 30 years according to her blog Crocheting with Cotton Threads, designed this shell-stitch cozy. No lanyard strap here either, it’s built to sit snugly on the glass itself, with a textured striped look that reads as more decorative than a plain cozy.

Full pattern: mycottonthreads.blogspot.com

12. St. Patrick’s Day Wine Glass Lanyard

Jo, the designer behind Jo to the World Creations, built this one with a leprechaun-hat-inspired detail and a belt buckle accent, a fun themed option if you want something more specific than a generic lanyard for a holiday gathering.

Full pattern: jototheworld.com

13. Simple Wine Glass Lanyard

Jenn Giam Smith, who blogs as Cheers Jenn, built this pattern around alternating rounds, single crochet stitches for structure, then open chain-3 spaces through the middle rounds that create a lacy, open-mesh look before returning to single crochet for the final shaping. If you wanted the open, airy look of a mesh design with a full written pattern rather than just a video walkthrough, this is the one.

Full pattern: jenn-smith.com

14. Flower-Embellished Wine Glass Lanyard

This design takes a basic lanyard and adds roughly ten separately-crocheted flowers as embellishment, a genuinely different look from every other pattern on this list. It’s credited to Da’s Crochet Connection and featured in Little World of Whimsy’s lanyard pattern roundup, worth the click through if you want a more decorative, less minimalist finished look.

15. Stemless Wine Glass Cozy

Designed specifically for a standard 20 oz. stemless wine glass by Lisa M Fox of Green Fox Farms Designs, this one skips the lanyard strap and focuses purely on a quick, well-fitted cozy, a genuinely good option if stemless is what you actually drink from at home.

Full pattern: ravelry.com

Putting It Together

Fifteen real, working patterns from fifteen different designers, not a single one a dead end or a bare unlabeled link. Start with whichever one matches the skill level and look you actually want, a lanyard if you need hands-free carrying at an event, a plain cozy if you just want a grippy, insulated glass, and follow that designer’s own materials list and gauge notes rather than assuming every pattern here uses the same yarn and hook. If wine glass accessories aren’t quite what you’re after, this site’s crochet baby booties patterns is a similarly beginner-friendly project in a completely different direction.

FAQs

What yarn and hook size should I use for a wine glass lanyard?

Most of these patterns use worsted-weight cotton yarn with a hook between 3.25mm (D) and 5mm (H), though the exact size varies by designer and by how snugly you want it to fit your specific glass. Cotton is preferred over wool or acrylic because it doesn’t absorb spills or condensation the way wool does, and it holds its shape well around a glass.

Is a wine glass lanyard or a wine glass cozy better?

Depends on what you actually need. A lanyard (like patterns #1, #2, #4, #6, #9, #12, #13, and #14 above) hangs around your neck for genuinely hands-free carrying, ideal for a standing event like a winery tour or garden party. A cozy alone (patterns #10, #11, and #15) just grips the glass for insulation and a better hold, without the hands-free strap, and pattern #8 offers both, a base cozy with an optional lanyard attachment.

Are these patterns beginner-friendly?

Most are. Simple lanyards and cozies built from single crochet and basic chain stitches (patterns #1, #3, #6, #8, #9, and #15) are genuinely good first projects. Patterns with shell stitches, open mesh rounds, or added flower embellishments (patterns #4, #11, #13, and #14) are better attempted after you’ve completed at least one simpler project.

What if a pattern link is broken in the future?

Check the Wayback Machine (web.archive.org) before giving up on a pattern, it’s how idea #5 above is still accessible even though the original blog went offline. Searching the designer’s name plus “crochet” often turns up a newer version of their pattern on a current site too, several small crochet blogs move or rebrand over the years.