MK Carroll

Reusable takeout/takeaway cup sleeves as seen on Craftster!

unidentified scrap wool (pink)
Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton (poppy orange)

Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton, expresso, lemonade, sky, honeydew

For a 16 oz. takeout cup:
With worsted weight yarn and a G hook,
chain 30.  Join into a ring and hdc into each chain.  Increase 2 sts
every other round (e.g. inc 1, hdc 12, inc 1, hdc rem), checking the
fit every once in a while, working a plain round to tighten it up if
necessary. I like a cozy about 6 rounds high.  Stretchy yarns like wool
need fewer increase rounds – increasing 2 sts every third round might
do the trick.  If you want it to fit lower, start with a shorter
foundation chain.

I gave one as a small thank-you gift to a barista who makes me awesome iced decaf soy dirty chai lattes (chai latte with a shot of espresso).  Barista delighted, shows to a bunch of our co-workers, co-workers make many comments on it.  I need to remember not to downplay my skills – sure, it’s something I just whipped up with scrap yarn and an empty takeout cup…but I don’t have to say that.  I can just smile and say thank you.

I don’t have pics of the first one, because I didn’t think to take any.  I crocheted these two cozies last night, and I have a new (to me) camera to play with.  I can get in much closer with this newer camera and I’m liking it a lot (a Sony Cybershot DSC-P41).

Crochet Coffee Cup Cozy by
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