Make a Sunny Crochet Lemon Coffee Cup Cozy — Free Easy Pattern

This cheerful Crochet Lemon Coffee Cup Cozy protects your hands from hot cups while adding a playful, sunny touch to your morning routine. Below is a complete stitch-by-stitch pattern, materials list and finishing notes so you can crochet a bright lemon applique and attach it to a simple cup sleeve.

If you're looking to add a touch of fun to your morning coffee routine, a Crochet Lemon Coffee Cup Cozy is just the thing! This adorable accessory not only keeps your hands protected from hot cups but also brings a burst of sunshine to your day. Bright and cheerful, the lemon design is perfect for adding a playful twist to your daily coffee fix. So, crochet yourself a little slice of happiness and sip your coffee in style with this delightful and practical cozy!

Finished lemon cozy wrapped around a mug — a bright, hand-crocheted sleeve with a lemon applique and leaf.

Gauge

• 7 stitches = 2 inches
• 5 rows = 2 inches

Finished size 4 by 5 inches

Materials:

• worsted weight yarn
• (look for the 4 on the label)
• Size 5.00 mm crochet Hook / H
• Size 3.5mm crochet Hook / D Hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Stitches:

• MC = Magic circle
• SC = single crochet; insert your hook into the loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops.
• HDC = half double crochet; yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, (you have 3 loops on your hook- like a double crochet) yarn over and pull through all 3 at once.
• DC = Double crochet: yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through the first 2 loops, yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops
• Picot: chain two at the top of the previous stitch and then ss into the top of the stitch
• ss = slip stitch; insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch and the loop all at once.
• Trc = Tripple crochet; yarn over twice, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through the last two loops.

Main cup sleeve

With 5.00mm hook

Chain 27

Join to the start (make sure it isn’t twisted)

Round 1: Sc around (26) ss into the beginning

Round 2: HDC around (26)

Round 3: HDC around (26)

Round 4: HDC around (26)

Round 5: HDC around (26)

Round 6: HDC around (26)

Round 7: HDC around (26)

Round 8: HDC around (26)

Round 9: HDC around (26)

Round 10: HDC around (26)

Lemon applique

Stitches are separated with commas,

With 3.5 mm crochet hook

Mc

Round 1: 10 hdc in mc

Round 2: 2 hdc in each stitch around (20)

Round 3: 1 hdc, 2hdc, repeat pattern (30)

Round 4: ss into first 5 stitches, sc, sc x 2, hdc, dc x 2, trc picot trc (all in one stitch) dc x 2, hdc, sc x 2, sc, ss in the next 6 stitches, sc, sc x 2, hdc, dc x 2, trc picot trc (all in one stitch), dc x 2, hdc, sc x 2, sc, ss in last stitch (40) (i did not count the picot separately in my stitch count- if you count the picot separately then it is 42)

Leaf

mc

sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc and then pull the magic circle tight and tie off.

Tie off

Leave a long tail-

Sew the leaf on to the lemon

Sew the lemon onto the cup sleeve/cosy

Close-up of the lemon applique and leaf ready to be sewn onto the sleeve — shows stitch texture and picot detail.