Looking for the fastest teacher appreciation gift ever? I’ve got you covered here with a super quick pencil cup cozy. Holding yarn double-stranded is practically my signature technique. The reason why I like doing this over using bulky yarn to start with is that it’s so much easier to find worsted weight yarn in the colors that you need. And then your yarn stash is way more versatile because you can go ahead and use the same yarn for worsted weight projects. Today we’ll make this cup cozy so fast, you can gift them to every teacher you know.
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Materials
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft (Worsted Weight – 4), held double stranded, approx. 25 yards yellow, 10 yards silver, 5 yards pink – substitute with any brand yarn; Color used in pattern: Sunshine; Silver; Soft Pink
Hook: L, 8 mm
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Gauge 2” x 2” = 4 sts x 4 rows
Finished Size 4” lying flat x 4”
Abbreviations
ch chain
hdc half double crochet
hdc blo half double crochet back loops only
sl st slip stitch
st(s) stitch(es)
Notes
Yarn is held double stranded so that it works up quickly.
Chain one at the beginning of each round does NOT count as a stitch.
Chain: Start with yellow. Chain 18. Slip stitch into first chain. Do not twist the chain. (To change width of cozy, increase/decrease in multiples of one).
Body:
Yellow: Round 1: ch 1, hdc in all stitches until end of chain, sl st into the top of the first hdc at the start of row – 18 sts
Rounds 2 to 5: ch 1, hdc into the same st, hdc into each st until end of row, sl st into the top of the first hdc at the start of row – 18 sts
Silver: Round 6: join silver color of yarn, ch 1, hdc into the same st, hdc into each st until end of row, sl st into the top of the first hdc at the start of row – 18 sts
Round 7: ch 1, hdc into the back loop of same st, hdc blo into each st until end of row, sl st into the top of the first hdc at the start of row – 18 sts
Pink: Round 8: join pink color of yarn, ch 1, hdc into the back loop of same st, hdc blo into each st until end of row, sl st into the top of the first hdc at the start of row – 18 sts
Finish: Cut yarn, leaving a tail for weaving in. Fasten, weave in ends with yarn needle.
Remember, you can purchase a downloadable PDF copy of this pattern on Etsy or Ravelry. The PDF version includes helpful photos of pattern steps.
