UPDATE: You can purchase the pattern here, or try this free pattern of my own to make a basketweave cup cozy!
I’ve been crocheting almost every night, and I finally have some pictures to show what I’ve been up to – mug cozies!
MY LATEST VIDEOS(Here’s my “mug cozy turkey”, cause you know, Thanksgiving is comin’ up!)
I don’t drink name brand coffees in the disposable cups (I don’t drink coffee at all), so the little coffee cup cozies are not much use for me, but mug cozies are great! I do drink tea, and hot chocolate and even soup in ceramic mugs, and I hate having to hold the mug only by the handle, don’t you? And that ceramic sure gets hot in a hurry!
These mug cozies are cute and colorful and pretty easy to work up. I used a pattern from Ollies Boutique on Ravelry; her directions are easy to understand and the cozies have a great nubby texture to them. The cozies are worked up in Sugar n’ Cream cotton yarn, and boy did I go a little hog wild when Michaels had a yarn sale. I got the personalized buttons from WearhouseIndustries, and altered the mug cozy pattern slightly in order to crochet the buttons directly into the piece instead of adding it at the end.
I’m making a bunch of these for my 2nd craft fair coming up (see my first one here), so I hope they sell! If not, they’ll be going up in my Etsy shop. I think they’re great for stuffing some stockings or for teacher’s gifts, or maybe I’ll just keep some for myself!
Do you use mug cozies? What are your favorite colors, or, which colors should I make more of?
Rachel says
November 5, 2012 at 9:16 PMThey are adorable! And I can’t get over the buttons. That is just plain amazing. I had no idea there was any such thing as engraved buttons! I love what they add to the cozies. So, so, so cute!
meet.make.laugh. says
November 5, 2012 at 11:16 PMThese are lovely! And so many colours to choose from!
Diana - FreeStyleMama says
November 6, 2012 at 12:07 AMCute!
Christy says
November 6, 2012 at 3:19 AMhmmm… I need to make some of these!
Carrie says
November 6, 2012 at 3:44 PMThe custom button makes these cozies! I like the bright blue the best
Kristal says
November 6, 2012 at 3:53 PMThese are super cute, I had never heard of cozies but I think they will be great stocking stuffers. Love the buttons a ton and my favorite colors are orange and all the blues!
Chiwei @ One Dog Woof says
November 6, 2012 at 11:26 PMOrange is hot! 🙂 Hope you are well, my friend!
Jackie Markiewicz says
February 11, 2016 at 5:19 AMGood morning ChiWei,
My name is Jackie and I love to crochet I love yours and Sarah’s from the Repeat Crafter me web site. I have learned so much from you both. The only thing that I have not learned is to sale the stuff that I make I give it away… I make for churches and charities and my two grandchildren.
My 2nd and part time job, I work for Michaels and this month they are raising money so I have been donating your cup cozies Everyone seems to want them. I did have a lady who asked if I could make the mug cozie. Is it the same as the cup cozy pattern? I tried to get the pattern from your site (link) but it is not coming up. Would you be able to send it to me please?
I thank you so much for sharing your patterns. Have a wonderful day and I look forward to hearing from you.
crystalandakiko.com says
November 6, 2012 at 4:05 PMim so cold right now but yet became instantly cozy when i saw this…hahaha…love it!
smiles,
Crystal
Chiwei @ One Dog Woof says
November 6, 2012 at 11:25 PMThank you!
WTFab says
November 7, 2012 at 2:37 AMThese are so cute, I’m inspired! Would love it if you linked up on my blog hop http://www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you’d like to follow each other!
Recreate and Repin says
November 7, 2012 at 2:20 PMI love these! I really like the ones with multiple colors like the white and pink in your first photo.
Being Inspired says
November 7, 2012 at 4:06 PMThese are so cute!! And I love your buttons. I must really invest in some personalised buttons and ribbon. 🙂
Smart! School {House} says
November 7, 2012 at 4:22 PMI love swinging by to say, “Hello from Whimsy Wednesday!” Thank you for partying with us!
Kelly,
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Sue Boyer says
November 7, 2012 at 9:20 PMPartying from Southern Lovely. These are so cute. I drink a lot of tea.These would keep the tea warm longer like the teapot cozies.
We may have met by chance…but we become friends by choice.
http://simpleesue.com/try-one-new-recipe-a-week-best-pa-dutch-apple-dumplings
Sara McFall says
November 7, 2012 at 11:56 PMGorgeous! Love the colors and the design and you take fantastic pictures! I’m so glad you found my party :). And you have buttons with your name on it? SO COOL! Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!
misselayneous says
November 8, 2012 at 2:25 AMThis is super cute and lovely! I love the colors and how they make a simple mug lively!
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Anne @ Domesblissity says
November 8, 2012 at 2:33 AMI need to get some of these made for Christmas gifts. I have a linky party every Thursday here in Australia and I’d love it so much if you linked up.
http://domesblissity.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/thriving-on-thursdays-linky-party-41.html
Anne xx
Ginger Bergemann says
November 8, 2012 at 7:56 AMThese are beautiful and yes, would make lovely gifts for coffee drinkers and non-coffee drinkers alike. I’m starting a new linky party Show & Tell and would love if you would come link up. http://www.gingerlymade.com/2012/11/show-and-tell-1.html Thanks!
Debi Bolocofsky says
November 8, 2012 at 1:19 PMThese are so cute. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party and would love to have you share this with everyone. Here is the link to the party.
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/11/wednesday-adorned-from-above-link-party.html
Debi @ Adorned From Above
Deerly Beeloved says
November 8, 2012 at 2:48 PMSeriously so adorable! How do you not drink coffee at all lol?!?! Ill forgive you since your mug cozies are so dang darling;) I would love to purchase some from you! Let me know when theyre up for grabs;P
Brittny @ deerlybeelovedcreations.com
MaryL says
November 8, 2012 at 7:16 PMThese are really nice!! Love all the soft colors…look very well made too!
Kara says
November 8, 2012 at 10:11 PMThese are gorgeous!! I love your blog!! You have to be my guest. I would love for you to share your ABC book on my blog. Email me: [email protected]
Helen Graham says
November 9, 2012 at 3:43 PMsuper cute!! Love the bright colours!! thanks for sharing 🙂
Diane says
November 9, 2012 at 5:23 PMlove these too! and super cute little buttons! where did you get those?
Diane
Treasuring grace
Morena Hockley says
November 9, 2012 at 7:06 PMCute!!
[email protected] says
November 9, 2012 at 10:01 PMThese are so cute. I wish I could crochet! what great gifts they will make!
We just got our link party up and running and would love if you came and joined in on the fun. Each week we are giving away free ad space for one week to one random party goer. Our main site gets thousands of hits per day and The Better Half gets thousands per week. Hope to see you there! http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/the-humble-brag-link-party-6/
Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says
November 10, 2012 at 9:37 AMLove these! Such a fun trend right now 🙂
The Bean Sprout Notes says
November 10, 2012 at 10:05 AMMy absolute favorite part is your adorable custom button! Love it 🙂
p.s. thanks for sharing your “faith” post yesterday.
Ruth says
November 11, 2012 at 8:32 PMThese are great. I love the colors you’ve chosen. These will make perfect gifts.
Ruth
Jerri Rivers says
November 12, 2012 at 11:33 PMOh my goodness! These are adorable! These would make great stocking stuffers!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
November 13, 2012 at 11:10 PMThese are so cute! Perfect little stocking stuffers for Christmas. Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!
Leshia @ Southern Chic Love says
November 15, 2012 at 11:19 AMThese are so sweet!
Jess from Coxs Corner says
November 15, 2012 at 1:56 PMFeaturing YOU today at Artsy Corner!
Shannon Barefoot says
November 16, 2012 at 9:13 AMI ADORE these! I just pinned them and I’m your newest follower 🙂
Shannon
http://www.sewingbarefoot.blogspot.com
OLS says
November 16, 2012 at 10:33 AMAdorable and they look super easy! Would love a tutorial?
Chiwei @ One Dog Woof says
November 16, 2012 at 10:44 AMI can’t provide a tutorial because this is a pattern that I purchased. I did give links to where I bought the pattern though, and it’s great!
Darcie says
September 15, 2013 at 9:26 PMI tried following the link for the pattern and it didn’t work. Great job on your copies! Love the buttons!
Sarah says
November 16, 2012 at 3:41 PMThese are so cute! I love all the fun bright colors.
kluckingbear says
November 16, 2012 at 5:36 PMThose are just wonderful and I love your name button!
Sarit Bronstein says
November 28, 2012 at 5:26 AMWow these are adorable! love the colors
I must learn how to do them !!
I pinned them to my DIY board.
Kathy says
November 11, 2013 at 8:24 AMPlease provide the pattern link to purchase! Adorable!
Jan Harrison says
November 26, 2013 at 6:41 PMTry this one :p
http://bubblegirlknitandcrochet.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/mug-cozy-pattern/
Jan Harrison says
November 26, 2013 at 6:40 PMI found this pattern that’s pretty much the exact same thing for FREE on ravelry by Bubblegirl… :p
http://bubblegirlknitandcrochet.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/mug-cozy-pattern/
Elizabeth says
April 8, 2015 at 6:02 PMHi there!
I just LOVE these!! I was curious if you could let me know what size button you used for these? I’d love to order some from the etsy link you provided to add to the cozy. They offer multiple sizes and I don’t know which I should order. Please let me know! Thank you 🙂
ChiWei says
April 29, 2015 at 9:19 PMI think mine were 1 inch wide.
Sarah says
November 9, 2015 at 1:57 PMI hope someone sees this and can advise me. I would have made mug cozies instinctively of cotton yarn. A friend, though, says it’s better to use acrylic or wool. Which is ‘right’? Need to get started! ?
ChiWei says
November 14, 2015 at 5:03 PMI think it’s totally up to you!
SarahBug says
December 18, 2015 at 11:04 AMI came upon this post while googling for a mug cozy pattern and had to have the exact pattern. After some sleuthing, I found the seller still selling the pattern on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mug-warmer—wrap-around-cozy-with-button-closure
Jackie Markiewicz says
February 11, 2016 at 5:21 AMGood morning
Is the mug cozy and cup cozy pattern the same?
I thank you so much for sharing your patterns. Have a wonderful day and I look forward to hearing from you.
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