Guest Blogger: Coffee Cup Cozy DIY

I was so excited when Katja volunteered to do a DIY!! You will love this so much, it is even easy enough that I can do it, and I am totally new to crochet. You should totally go visit her blog, it is amazing! ~ Nellie




Hi everyone!

I am Katja - a crafty girl from Germany. My blog is called Maedchenmitherz which means "Girl with heart". I try to share pretty things and crafty ideas every day.
It is a pleasure to be a guest blogger here on this pretty blog!
I love (!) making DIYs and sharing them - so I thought it would be fun blogging about a DIY.

Let's make a Coffee Cup Cozy together!

And here's what you need to crochet this cute cozy....

A ball of yarn (and a second one if you want to crochet the bow!), a crochet hook and buttons. Oh, and a coffee cup you want to cover.... :)

First, crochet a string. It's very simple (I have a basic tutorial on my blog) - I made 15 Single Crochets (SC). Wrap the string around your cup to see if it's long enough to goaround nearly once. It doesn't have to be wrapped around the cup exactly because we will use buttons to hold the cozy together... :)

After you have finished this string, please chain 1 extra SC. This doesn't count as a stitch!

Then, turn the string around, insert hook into second stitch and keep crocheting until you reach the end of that row.

After you have reached the end of that row, chain 4. This will be one of the button holes.

Then, insert hook into the next stitch of the 3rd row.

Keep crocheting until you reach the end of that row. Then, chain 1 extra like you have done at the end of the first row. Turn around and keep crocheting. At the end of the 4th row, chain 4 again and keep crocheting 2 more rows. Finish it off.
The picture above shows what your piece will look like.

Fold your coffee cup cozy together to place the buttons in the right direction. Then, sew the buttons to the cozy.

:)

If you want to decorate your cozy with a bow, here's how it works:

1. Chain 10.
2. (row 2 - 4) 1 SC in each stitch around (= 30 stitches) - finish off.
3. Fold both ends to the middle.
4. Grab some yarn and wrap it around the middle to create the typical bow shape - use the leftover to sew it to the cozy!

DONE :)

I hope you enjoyed this cute little fun tutorial as much as I did. I hope to see some pretty coffee cup cozies around here soon! Oh, and here are some cute cozies to inspire you:

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Have a great day!
xo,
Katja

I can crochet!

I finally figured out how to crochet. I watched a couple of videos and I looked at a couple of picture tutorials (this site was especially helpful) and I think I finally figured it out. I can't do everything, of course...but next I hope to learn how to make a granny square. I love this blog tutorial too!

Other things I want to make:

A colorful pillowcase with a crochet border--WOW!

An owl purse: (gahhh! I can't remember where I found this picture but I love him!)

Garland (Better start on this now!)

A circle (for flowers) Or any other sort of crochet flower! (Videos here) So pretty!!
I found these to be very special!

One of these gorgeous pillows:

One of these macrame owls possibly from this pattern. Or these. And I just love this idea!

A heart

(I am in love with these) I keep looking at the photos over and over again. The colors are so gorgeous, I had to share them with you!

My goal was to be able to make a snow day hat (before the end of winter). The tutorial can be found here.

My hat isn't perfect...In fact, I will probably make another one....but I am proud of it anyway!

I did not make the granny square afgan behind me...but I love it!