Crochet Floating Heart Stitch Coffee Cozy

If you're looking to add a touch of charm and handmade warmth to your morning coffee routine, the Crochet Floating Heart Stitch Coffee Cozy is just what you need! This delightful accessory combines the cozy comfort of a coffee sleeve with the intricate beauty of a floating heart stitch design. It's the perfect way to add a personal touch to your favorite mug while keeping your hands protected from the heat. With its unique texture and heartwarming style, this coffee cozy is sure to become your new favorite coffee companion. Treat yourself or surprise a loved one with this adorable and thoughtful handmade creation!

Materials

Yarn
Hook: H/8/5mm

Floating Heart Stitch Technique

FLOATING HEART STITCH – turn your work just enough to complete the following stitches around the post of the dc below, going down the post, (SC, HDC, DC, 2 TRB, SLP ST) one half of the heart has been made. Then you will turn your work just enough so that you can complete the following stitches around the post of the next dc going up the post, (SLP ST make slp st moderately loose here, CH 4, 1TRB, DC, HDC, SC) second half of heart made. Then cross over and close the base of the heart by executing a SLP ST in the SC of the opposite side of the heart. MAKE SURE TO SC DIRECTLY AT THE BASE OF THE HEART YOU JUST MADE, WHICH WILL BE THE DC THAT HOLDS THE SECOND HALF OF THE HEART.

Stitch Guide

• MC = Main Color
• CC = Contrasting Color
• join w/ = join with
• SLP ST = Slip Stitch
• CH = Chain
• SC = Single Crochet
• HDC = Half Double Crochet
• DC = Double Crochet
• DC DEC = YO, insert hook in nxt st, draw up loop, (three loops on hook) YO pull through 2 loops; 2 loops on hook, YO, insert hook in nxt st, draw up loop, (4 loops on hook) YO pull through 2 loops; YO pull through remaining loops on hook.
• TRBL = Treble Crochet
• FP HDC = Front Post Half Double Crochet
• BP HDC = Back Post Half Double Crochet
• YO = yarn over
• nxt = Next
• * * = Repeat between the stars the number of times stated; x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on;
• in = example “in nxt st” means you will be inserting the hook under the top two loops of the next stitch to complete stitch or sequence of stitches stated.

This is written in American standard terms, and is made from the top down.

Notes

• A crocheted cozy has a lot of stretch to them. If you would like your cozy to be looser than what I have in my instructions, then add to the base chain in multiples of two.
• You will need to have an odd number of stitches.
• Using MC, CH 27 and join in ring, being careful not to twist.
• Beginning CH 2 does not count as a stitch throughout the pattern.

Round Instructions

Round 1: CH 2; HDC in joining st, and in each CH around; join w/SLP ST to beg. HDC; CH 2 (27 HDC).

Next is 3 rounds of ribbing.

Round 2: FP HDC in joining st; *BP HDC in nxt st, FP HDC in nxt st* 13x join w/SLP ST in beg. FP HDC; CH 2 (14 FP HDC; 13 BP HDC; 27 stitches).

Round 3 & Round 4: Repeat Round 2. You will be decreasing by two stitches this next round to compensate for the taper of the coffee cup. If you are making this to fit a cup that does not have a taper, please ignore the decreases.

Round 5: DC in joining st; DC DEC; *DC in nxt st;* 21x; DC DEC; DC in last st; join w/SLP ST to beg. DC; CH 1 (25 DC).

Round 6: SC in joining st; *SC in nxt st* 12x, dropping MC and pulling CC through on last pull through; FLOATING HEART STITCH; SC in next st, drop & cut CC leaving a tail for weaving in later; pull up MC on last pull through; SC in last 11 stitches; join w/SLP ST to beg. SC; CH 2 (25 SC).

Round 7: HDC in joining st, and in each st around; join w/SLP ST to beg. HDC; CH 2 (25 HDC).

Next is 3 rounds of ribbing.

Round 8: FP HDC in joining st; *BP HDC in nxt st, FP HDC in nxt st* 12x join w/SLP ST in beg. FP HDC; CH 2 (13 FP HDC; 12 BP HDC; 25 stitches).

Round 9 & Round 10: Repeat Round 8; end off at the end of Round 10; secure and weave in all ends.