It is my turn to share a free Holiday Crochet Pattern! I hope you like it – you can easily omit the embellishment for a pretty Coffee Cup Cozy or use the embellishment for a different project! Have fun!

Supplies:

Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn) in 2 colours (green and cream used in sample)
Hook: 5.0 mm (H)

Gauge is not imperative for this project just try to make your cozy reach the approximate finished size below (or to fit the circumference of your preferred cup!)

Finished Size:

11 inches long
2.5 inches wide

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

beg – begin
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
MR – magic ring / adjustable ring
R – row/round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sk- skip
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials:

Invisible Join / Invisible Finish

Back Bump

Whip Stitch

Magic Ring / Adjustable Ring

Important Notes:

• Chain stitches do not count as stitches unless specified in the instructions
• Do not sl st to join unless specified in the written instructions

Festive Cup Cozy

Pattern Instructions

R1: In Green, ch 33, beg in 2nd ch from hook and work 1 sc in each back bump (see helpful tutorials) across, changing colour to cream on the last yarn over of the last st. [32]

R2: Ch 1, turn, sk the first st, *2 sc in the next st, sk the next st**; repeat across to the last st. Work 2 sc in the last st; changing color to green on last yarn over of the last st. [32]

R3: Rep R2; changing to cream on the last yarn over [32]

R4: Rep R2; do not change colour [32]

R5: Rep R2; do not change colour [32]

R6: Rep R2; changing to green on last yarn over [32]

R7: rep R2; changing to cream on last yarn over [32]

R8: rep R2; changing to green on last yarn over, finish off and weave in ends [32]

Whip stitch the side two edges closed to form a tube and your cozy is complete!

Here’s your cup cozy before you add the ‘festive’ bit.

I really love how it looks and it is so simple and quick to make! For the Holly Embellishment please see below!

Holly Leaves

Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton in green (Worsted Weight Cotton)
Hook: 4.0 mm (G)

Special Stitch

Picot Stitch: chain 2, work 1 sl st into the second ch from the hook

Special Note: Count the ch 1 in R1 as a stitch and work into it in R2.

Make:  2, or 3 (depending on how you want yours to look!)

R1: Ch 9; sk 1 ch, work 2 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 tr in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 hdc in the next ch, (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in the end ch, working back up along the other side of the ch row work 1 hdc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 tr in the next ch, 1 dc in the next ch, 1 hdc in the next ch, 1 sc in the next ch [18] (Note: remember you count the ch 1 as a stitch!)

R2: 1 sl st in the first st, 1 sl st in the next st, 1 picot st (see special stitch above). *Work 1 sl st in each of the next 3 sts, work 1 picot st.** Rep from * to ** one more time.  Work 1 sl st in each of the next 2 sts, work 1 picot st. Work 1 sl st in each of the next 2 sts, work 1 picot st. Rep from * to ** 2 more times. Sl st to the intial sl st to finish off. Weave in ends.

Berries

Make: 3

R1: In a MR ch 1 and work 5 sc. Sl st to ch 1 to join and finish off with an invisible join and weave in ends.