Cocoa is a must during the holidays and my husband loves his morning coffee, but I’m a tea lover myself. Nothing better than a nice hot cup of tea, especially when it’s cold out. However, I have the problem of forgetting to drink it while it’s still hot!
My usual mug is not the most insulated one. It’s made of enameled steel, so my simple solution to this was to crochet a mug cozy to keep my hot tea from turning into iced tea..
I decided to share this pattern with you and show you how to make this pattern work for your mug specifically. This is also a great item to make as a gift for your loved one.
Let’s get started!
I recommend using natural fibers on this cozy because it’s a better isolator and it doesn’t turn to plastic when it gets too hot.
Supplies
- Peaches & cream Cotton yarn in
- You can use any cotton or wool yarn you like
- G/4mm hook
- A button or large bead
- Soft measuring tape
- Snips
- Yarn or tapestry needle
Abbreviations
- St = stitch
- *Spider st = sc, ch 1, sc in the same stitch
- Ch = chain
- Sc = single crochet
*For the full spider stitch tutorial, go here.
Mug cozy pattern
Step 1.
Take your soft measuring tape and measure the height and width of your mug. It was 3″ × 11 1/4″ in my case.
Step 2.
Take your yarn and ch in multiples of 3 until you reach the width of your mug. It was 45 chs for my mug.
Step 3.
Row 1. Ch 2, make a spider st in the 3rd chain from the hook, *skip 1 ch, spider st into the next st,* repeat from *-* until you reach the last st, put 1 sc in the last ch.
Step 4.
Row 2. Ch 2, find the ch first space and put a spider st in it, work 1 spider stitch in each ch space until you come to the end of the row, find the ch 2 from the previous row and sc in the top ch.
Row 3-6. Repeat row 2 until you come to the half way point of your mug. At the end of the row, after the last sc, ch the amount you need to pass your button or bead through it as a loop. It was 9 in my case.
Slst to the last sc, ch 2, and work your row as normal.
Row 7 – 10. Repeat row 2 until you reach the correct hight for the mug. Be sure to leave some space to put your lips for drinking.
Row 11. Ch 1, put a sc in that sc below the ch, put 1 sc in each sc and skip the ch spaces. This row tightens the top edge up so that it will hug the cup.
Snip your yarn, tie off your tail, and sew in your end to secure it.
Step 5.
Take your button and sew it onto the end opposite the loop. Make sure the loop will reach around the button and that the cozy will fit snuggly around the mug when the loop is fastened.
That’s you’re cozy! Now you can take it for a spin and make a fresh cup of tea, cocoa, cider, coffee, or anything else you want to keep warm.
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The pattern in this newsletter is free for you to use. I just ask that you don’t reproduce or sell the pattern or give it away to anyone. You may sell the finished product. All the pictures and instructions are my own and are copyrighted by Becka Hons.
Stay stitching!
