Crochet Monkey Cup Cozy FREE Pattern

Monkey cup cozies...

Materials:

Worsted #4 yarn, in ragg, red, & white or cream, sizes H, I, J or K hooks, 2 black buttons, yarn needle.  Feel free to use different colored yarns and buttons!

With ragg yarn and K hook– (join at end of each round with sl st)

Ch 26, sl st to join. (careful not to twist chain). (adjust size of chain according to size of cup, average = 9” circumference.)

Round 1-3 – ch 1, hdc in joining st, hdc around. Sl st into top of 1^st st.

Round 4 – ch 1, hdc in joining st, hdc around, adding an extra st in last st. Sl st into top of 1^st st.

Round 5-6 – ch 1, hdc in joining st, hdc around. Sl st into top of 1^st st.

Cut yarn, leaving tail to weave.

With red yarn –

Round 7-8 – ch 1, hdc in joining st, hdc around. Sl st into top of 1^st st.

*optional – do a final row in reverse sc. sl st to join. (using ragg or red yarn)

weave in ends.

With ragg yarn, and H hook –

Ears – make 2

Round 1 – ch 2, 6 dc in second ch from hook. do not join.

Round 2 – 2 sc in each of the 6 previous sc. (12)

Round 3 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts* (18) 
(you can stop here or go to round 4 for larger ears)

Round 4 – 18 sc around, sl st. (do 2 rounds for even larger ears, if desired)

Cut yarn. Leave a long 12 inch tail to sew, weaving in ends.

With white or cream yarn, and I or J hook –

Mouth – create a chain, work down and around other side of it

Round 1 – ch 10, hdc in 2nd ch, hdc across, 3 hdc at end, around corner (working on other side now) hdc across to end, 3 hdc in end st, around corner. sl st into 1st hdc .

Round 2 – ch 1, 1 sc in ea st, with 2 sc at each corner. Sl st into 1st sc

Fasten off, leaving LONG tail to sew.

With red yarn – Create a red line across the middle of the mouth.  2 options: either create a line by cutting a piece of yarn & using a needle to stitch a mouth, with a back stitch, OR create a chain-look mouth by inserting H hook at one end of the center holes, pull up red yarn, & sl st over each space to end, & at the last sl st, cut yarn and pull through to the back. Attach needle & weave in.

Sew on mouth, 2 ears, & 2 buttons for the eyes, making your stitches as inconspicuous as possible!

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