Butterfly Coffee Cup Cosy

April 27, 2024

Spring is here again! Time to make a spring Coffee cup cosy. Butterfly style.

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Gauge

7 stitches = 2 inches

5 rows = 2 inches

Finished size 4 by 5 inches

Materials:

worsted weight yarn

(look for the 4 on the label)

Size 4.00 mm crochet Hook / G

Size 5.00mm Hook / H

Hook Conversion Chart

Scissors

Yarn needle

Gauge

7 stitches = 2 inches

5 rows = 2 inches

Finished size 4 by 5 inches

Stitches:

MC = Magic circle

SC = single crochet; insert your hook into the loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops.

Hdc = half double crochet; yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, (you have 3 loops on your hook- like a double crochet) yarn over and pull through all 3 at once.

DC = Double Crochet: yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through the first 2 loops, yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops

TR= Triple Crochet: Yarn over twice and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through the first 2 loops, yarn over and pull through the next 2 loops, yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops

Picot: chain three at the top of the previous stitch and then ss into the top of the stitch

ss = slip stitch; insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch and the loop all at once.

Main cup sleeve

With 5.00mm hook

Chain 27

Join to the start (make sure it isn’t twisted)

Round 1: Sc around (26) ss into the beginning

Round 2: HDC around (26)

Round 3: HDC around (26)

Round 4: HDC around (26)

Round 5: HDC around (26)

Round 6: HDC around (26)

Round 7: HDC around (26)

Round 8: HDC around (26)

Round 9: HDC around (26)

Round 10: HDC around (26)

Butterfly applique

Round 1: Mc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc, dc, ch 2, dc x 3, ch 2, dc x 3, ch 2, dc x 3, ch 2, (all in magic circle)SS into the first ch3

Round 2: ss into the next stitch, into the first chain 2 space (Big Wing) – 3 dc 2 tr picot 2 tr 3dc, skip the next stitch, ss into the middle dc, skip the next stitch, into the next ch 2 (small wing) – hdc x 2 dc picot dc hdc x 2, skip next stitch, ss into middle dc, skip the next stitch, into the next ch 2 space (small wing) hdc x 2 dc picot dc hdc x 2, skip next stitch, ss into the middle dc, skip the next stitch, into the next ch 2 space (Big Wing) 3 dc 2 tr picot 2 tr 3 dc, ss into the last stitch from round 1 tie off

Insect Body

Chain 13, sc into the second stitch, sc into the next 8 stitch leave 3 stitches unworked, ch 3 (this is your antenna)

Sew the butterfly onto the cup sleeve/cosy

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