Crochet Pumpkin Coffee Cup Sleeve

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You Will Need (5 things)

Steps (4 steps, 120 minutes)

1. 1

   Where to start?! You’ll need to know a few crochet stitches for this one (all expressed in UK terms):

   ch = chain
   ss = slip stitch
   dc = double crochet
   htr = half treble crochet
   tr = treble crochet

2. 2

   For the sleeve you will need to make a rectangle:

   Using cream yarn, ch 32 + 1
   Work 12 rows of dc
   Finish off leaving a length of yarn to join together
   Using ss, join the two short ends of the rectangle
   Your rectangle should now be a sleeve!

3. 3

   How to make an applique crochet pumpkin:

   Using the orange yarn, make a magic loop
   ch3, then 15 tr into the ring
   ss into the top of ch3 to join (round 1 complete)
   Pull the tail of the magic loop to close the centre
   dc and htr in the next stitch (start of round 2)
   2 htr in each of the next 5 stitches
   4 dc – this is the base of the pumpkin
   2 htr in each of the next 5 stitches
   htr and dc in the next stitch
   ss in the next stitch to create the top
   ss into the tr from round 1 (end of round 2)

4. 4

   How to make the stalk of the crochet pumpkin:

   Attach the green cotton yarn to the top of the pumpkin
   ch4, then dc in each stitch
   Secure by sewing the pumpkin to the sleeve using white cotton