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Mug My Heart Out Mug Cozy

A quick and easy Valentine's day gift

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mug-my-heart-out-mug-cozy • Posted by Bowtiesandfezzes

This mug cozy only takes about 30 min to make and it will steal your Valentine's heart! It features cute pink hearts and a polymer clay handmade button

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

0 h 30

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium 107449 2f2015 02 12 193403 heart%2bmug Medium 107449 2f2015 02 12 193406 heart%2bmug%2bback

Description

This mug cozy only takes about 30 min to make and it will steal your Valentine's heart! It features cute pink hearts and a polymer clay handmade button

Instructions

  1. For the cozy With 5 mm crochet hook and acrylic worsted weight yarn (I used Michaels’ Loops and threads in red) Rd1. 6sc Rd2. 2 sc in each st (12 sc) Rd3.(2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next) around (18 sc) Rd4. (2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 st) around (24 sc) Rd5: (2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 st) around .(30 sc) Rd6: (2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 st) around (36 sc) This completes the base of the cozy Rd7: sc in each st around in back loop ONLY! (36 sc) Rd8: sc in each st around in both loops (36 sc). Rd7: sc in each st around in back loop ONLY! (36 sc) Rd8: sc in each st around in both loops (36 sc). Rd9: sc in each of the next 32 st. Now you’re leaving the gap for the handle. From now on you’ll work in rounds. Turn, chain 1. Rd10-11: sc in each of the next 32 st. Turn, chain 1. Rd12-16: sc in each of the next 32 st. Turn, chain 1. Rd17-21: sc in each of the next 32 st. Turn, chain 1. Now single crochet along the handle gap. At the end, chain 21 then slip stitch through the first chain to make a closed loop.

  2. For the hearts Gauge is not important. The larger the hook the larger the heart. I used a 3.5 mm hook with Caron simply soft solids in pink. {1} chain 3 in magic circle {2} 3 trc {3} 3dc {4} chain 1 {5} 1 trc {6} chain 1 {7} 3 dc {8} 3 trc {9} chain 2 {10} slip stitch at the first stitch to close the heart for the larger heart, add another round {11} chain 3 {12} 1 sc+1 hdc tog. in the 3rd chain of the 1st row {13} 3 hdc tog. {14} 2 hdc tog. {15} 4 sc {16} chain 1 {17} 1 dc in trc of row 1 {18} chain 1 {19} 4 sc {20} 2 hdc tog. {21} 3 hdc tog. {22} 1 hdc+1 sc tog. {23} chain 3 {24} slip stitch to end the 2nd row-

  3. Heart polymer clay button Take a small amount of red polymer clay and work it in your hands to soften it up. Roll it into a log. Add a small amount of white, pink or another contrasting color and roll the log in your hands to mix in the color in streaks. Once you’re satisfied with the streaks, shape it into a heart and flatten it out. Make two large holes (make sure the head of your darning needle can get through) and bake the heart according to manufacturer instructions. Sew heart onto the cozy using the same yarn you used for the body of the cozy.