Crochet Cup Cozy Pattern
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This cozy fits a 12oz and 16oz cup and can, but you can easily adjust it to fit a smaller or larger cup.
A cup cozy can make an excellent last minute gift for your friends, family, or even those coffee-loving teachers!
You can also make them for craft fairs or selling in your Etsy shop.
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A Stash Busting Project
These crochet coffee sleeves are great stash busters!
You don’t need much yarn to make one and they work up really fast and are perfect for on-the-go projects.
I used leftovers of Paintbox Simply Chunky Yarns and another yarn in the same weight I don’t have the label for that has little bits in it.
You could use your favorite cotton yarns, acrylic, wool, or blend for your coffee cozy.
A Cozy Pattern For Beginners
Once you have learned how to single crochet, double crochet, and treble crochet you will be looking to learn other stitch patterns that have interesting textures.
This slip stitch ribbing is a great way to learn a new stitch pattern and create a coffee cup cozy for your reusable coffee cup.
You can use solid colors or two colors to make your cozy sleeve.
These cozies are perfect for the colder weather for your hot drinks and also for cold beverages like iced coffee.
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:
This is a simple pattern making it a perfect project for any beginners, the pattern requires basic stitches, creating a chain, double crochet stitches, and a slip stitch.
- It would help if you were comfortable making a slip knot (how to make a slip knot (step by step)) and creating a chain (how to start a crochet chain).
- You should be comfortable working double crochet (how to double crochet (dc) for beginners). (Video Tutorial)
- You should be comfortable working treble crochet (how to treble crochet (tr)).
- You should also be comfortable reading crochet patterns (how to read crochet patterns for beginners).
- And understanding crochet abbreviations and terms (US + UK).
Crochet Cup Cozy Pattern
Notes
Skill Level – Basic
Make a crochet cup cozy with this easy pattern for beginners.
Using slipped stitches to create ribbing, you can make a cute but practical item you can use every day!
Use up your scrap yarns in your stash and put together different color combinations for your coffee cup sleeves.
From bright cheery colors to neutrals or even a completely striped version.
There are three different styles of crochet cup cozies to make below.
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Size Information
Please note > Measure your own coffee mug/cup to see if the length and width are suitable; you may need to add or remove extra ch stitches or rows for length if your cup is larger or smaller.
Each cup cozy has a circumference = of 8 inches/20 cm.
Height = 3.5 inches/9 cm
The cup cozies can fit a 12oz and 16oz cup and can.
Gauge – 14 stitches, 20 rows in 4×4 inches/10×10 cm.
The Supplies You Need…
Yarn
- Scrap yarns are perfect for this project (acrylic yarn or whatever you want to use).
- You will need around 50 yards for each cozy.
- Bulky/Chunky/12-Ply yarn.
- Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky – Slate Grey 305.
- Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky – Blush Pink 353.
Hook Size
Notions
Abbreviations
The pattern is written using US crochet terms and abbreviations.
You can find a free PDF of US and UK terms and abbreviations here. – Crochet Abbreviations And Terms (US + UK)
- ch – Chain
- dc – Double crochet
- rep – Repeat
- sl st – Slip stitch
- tr – Treble crochet
Cup Cozy Pattern 1
Yarn A – Slate Grey
Yarn B – Blush Pink
Cup Cozy
- With Yarn A ch 34 (measure against your chosen cup to see if you need more or less).
- Row 1 > Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn,
- Row 2 > 1 sl-st in each dc across, turn,
- Row 3 > Ch 1, 1 dc in each sl-st across, turn,
- Row 4 > Rep steps 2-3 until your piece measures 3.5 inches/9 cm.
- Cut yarn and secure it into the last stitch.
- Seam the two ends of the cozy together.
- Sew in any loose ends.
Crochet Heart
- In Yarn B ch 3, sl-st into the first ch to create a magic circle.
- 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1 into the ring.
- 3 dc, 3 tr, ch 3, sl-st into the center.
- Secure and use the loose ends to sew onto the cup cozy.
Cup Cozy Pattern 2
Yarn A – Blush Pink
Cup Cozy
- With Yarn A ch 12 (measure against your chosen cup to see if you need more or less height).
- Row 1 > Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn,
- Row 2 > 1 sl-st in each dc across, turn,
- Row 3 > Ch 1, 1 dc in each sl-st across, turn,
- Row 4 > Rep steps 2-3 until your piece measures 8 inches/20 cm.
- Cut yarn and secure it into the last stitch.
- Seam the two ends of the cozy together.
- Sew in any loose ends.
Cup Cozy Pattern 3
Yarn A – Scrap yarn Bulky/Chunky/12-Ply = 50g
Yarn B – Blush Pink
Please note the color changes – the slip stitches are created in a coordinating color.
Cup Cozy
- With Yarn A ch 34 (measure against your chosen cup to see if you need more or less height).
- Row 1 > Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn,
- Row 2 > Change to Yarn B – 1 sl-st in each dc across, turn,
- Row 3 > Ch 1, 1 dc in each sl-st across, turn,
- Row 4 > Rep steps 2-3 until your finished piece measures 3.5 inches/9 cm.
- Cut yarn and secure it into the last stitch.
- Seam the two ends of the cozy together.
- Sew in any loose ends.
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