Crochet Coffee Cozy

Friends, if you’ve been following along with this series, let me congratulate you on completing parts 1-4 of Crochet 101! Well done!

You’ve learned to make a slip knot, a chain stitch, a single crochet, and a slip stitch. There are lots more stitches, and we will cover those in upcoming posts, but for now, you have everything you need to make your first simple project! Ready? Here goes…

I know, you’re shocked that I would decide to make a cozy for my Starbucks cups, aren’t you? Ha.

Materials:

– yarn {your choice of color}

– crochet hook, size I/6

– 25-28mm button {I used Palmira from Lotsofbuttons.com}

– thread, scissors, needle

Foundation: Ch 10

Row 1: sc in second chain from hook and each chain across, turn {9 sc}

Row 2: ch 1, sc in first sc and in each across, turn {9 sc} *Repeat Row 2 until your piece reaches approximately 8 3/4″.
This length will comfortably fit a Starbucks cup. I recommend having an empty cup on hand that’s the size you want to use your cozy for so that you can determine how long it needs to be to wrap the cup completely with just a bit of overlap.

Buttonhole: ss in first four sc, chain 6, skip fifth sc and ss in last four sc
This will accomodate a 25-28mm button. If your button is smaller or larger than that, adjust the number of chains that form your loop.

Border: 2 sc in corner stitch, sc along long edge evenly until you reach the corner.
2 sc in corner stitch, sc along short edge,

1 sc in bottom corner and evenly in every stitch until you reach the final corner,

sc once in corner and in first 3 ss, ss in 4th sc,
ss in each ch of the button loop,
ss in next ss, sc in final 3 stitches

Join, cut, and tuck ends.

Sew your button in place. I recommend wrapping your cozy around a cup to see where the button needs to go.

Ta-da! You made a coffee cozy!

You can totally change the look of your cozy by using different colors and a variety of fun buttons! The Erlinda, pictured below, is one of my absolute favorite buttons ever; I love the natural look {it’s made from coconut!} and the gorgeous flower!

And, I know you’re wondering, so let me answer your question…yes, that is a bona-fide Starbucks cup that once held a very real and delectable salted caramel hot chocolate. Nowadays, the cup lives in my laundry room {sans the cool cozy} and collects spare change and the occasional $5 bill I find in my guys’ pockets.

So, what are you waiting for? Get going! Go make yourself a cozy…mine took about an hour, I think, which flew by while I was watching cartoons with LC. These are great gifts to whip up for a friend, and hey, Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation are around the corner…why not make a few extras? If you make one {or more!}, I’d love to see! Send me your picture via email {dancers4life{at}gmail{dot}com}, or share it via Instagram {@oneartsymama}, Twitter {@oneartmama}, or Facebook! I’d be thrilled if I got enough to make a little collage I could share! If you blog about it, send the link too, so I can promote it.