Crochet Fish Coffee Cup Cozy Tutorial

If you're a fan of quirky accessories for your favorite coffee mug, a Crochet Fish Coffee Cup Cozy is the perfect way to add some fun to your morning routine! This whimsical accessory not only keeps your hands safe from the hot drink but also brings a splash of creativity to your daily coffee time. The cozy, with its cute fish design, is sure to spark conversations and bring a smile to your face every time you take a sip.
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)
- Hook conversion chart:
- Size 5.00 mm crochet hook / H
- Size 4.00 mm crochet hook / G
- Size 3.50 mm crochet hook / E
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Stitches
- MC = Magic Circle
- SC = Single Crochet; insert your hook into the stitch, 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.
- SS = Slip Stitch; insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch and the loop all 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.
- TRC = Triple Crochet; yarn over twice 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 next 2 loops, yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops.
Main Cup Sleeve
With 5.00mm hook:
Chain 27
Join to the start (make sure it isn’t twisted)
Rounds
- 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).
- Round 11: HDC around (26).
- Round 12: HDC around (26).
Tie off and weave in the ends.
Fish
Crochet hook size: 4.00 mm
MC:
Rounds
- Round 1: SC x 6 inside the MC.
- Round 2: SC x 2 in each stitch around.
- Round 3: SC, SC x 2, repeat around.
- Round 4: Chain 3, DC, TRC, TRC, CH 4, SC (all in the first stitch), SC, CH 4, TRC, TRC, DC, CH 3, SS (in the second stitch), SC in the next 8 stitches, CH 2, SS, SS, CH 2, SC (in the same stitch), SC in the last 7, SS into the last stitch.
Leave a long tail, make an eye with black yarn.
Fishing Pole
With brown yarn:
Size 4.00 mm crochet hook:
Chain 15
Fishing Line
With white yarn:
Size 3.5 mm crochet hook:
Chain 12
Place the fish and the fishing line and fishing pole on your coffee cup cozy. Make your fishing pole straight but at an angle. Sew it on with the tail. Make your fishing line a little curvy. Sew it on with the tail.
Sew the fish onto the cup cozy.
Bubbles
X 2
MC
Round 1:
HDC x 6 in the MC
One small bubble.
MC
Round 1:
SC x 6