Tunisian Crochet Coffee Cozy

Tunisian Crochet Coffee Cozy

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Featured Knitter’s Pride Product: Ginger Interchangeable Tunisian Hook 

Venti Valentine
Tunisian Crochet Coffee Cozy

MATERIALS

Small amounts of bulky yarn, in colors: A & B. (I used Vickie Howell for Mad | Tosh HOME in colors: Heart Hands and Pinky Swear)

US M Knitter’s Pride Ginger Tunisian Crochet Hook

Large-eyed tapestry needle

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

4″/10 cm tall x approx. 10″/25 cm circumference (slightly stretched)

GAUGE

Approx 7 sts x 8 rows =4″/10 cm in woven pattern stitch

Pro Tip: Want to use a lighter weight yarn? No problem. Simply switch to a smaller hook size and crochet a chain that’s about 1″/2.5 cm shorter than your cup’s circumference, and in multiples of 2. From there, follow the pattern as is!

DIRECTIONS

With A, ch 18.

Row 1 Forward Pass: *Insert hook into next ch, YO and pull up loop; rep from * to end. –18 sts on hook

Row 1 Backward Pass: YO, pull through one loop, *YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * to end. 1 st rem on hook.

Row 2 Forward Pass: *Insert the hook from front to back, between the two halves of the vertical loop, yarn over, and pull up a loop; rep to last st, insert hook into top-ch, YO pull through loop.

Row 2 Backward Pass: YO, pull through one loop, *YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * to end. 1 st rem on hook.

Row 2 establishes Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS)

Join B.

Row 3 Forward Pass: With B, insert hook through very first space and pull up a loop, pull up a loop in each space (in between the vertical bars) to the last space, sk that space, insert hook into edge stitch and pull up your last loop.

R0w 3 Backward Pass: YO, pull through one loop, *YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * to end. 1 st rem on hook.

R0w 4 Forward Pass: With A, sk 1st space, pull up a loop in each space (in between the vertical bars) to end, including last st.

R0w 4 Backward Pass: YO, pull through one loop, *YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * to end. 1 st rem on hook.

Rows 3-4 establish Tunisian Full Stitch (TFS)

Rows 2-3 establish Woven Pattern Stitch.

Continuing in established 1 x 1 stripe pattern, repeat Woven Pattern Stitch rows, TWICE more.

Last Row:  With A, repeat Row 2.

Bind-Off Final Pass: YO, insert hook through bar of 2nd st and through loop on hook, *YO, insert hook through bar of next st and through loop on hook; rep to end. 

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming.

FINISHING

Using tail and large-eyed tapestry needle, sew short ends together to create cylinder cozy shape.

Weave in ends.

Vickie Howell Aqua Interchangeable Tunisian Crochet Hook Set, manufactured by Knitter’s Pride