Fall Leaves Cup Cozy – Crochet Pattern

Fall is my favorite season by far. I just love the changing of the leaves and the beautiful warm tones the season brings. So I just had to design a Fall cozy that incorporated some of beauty in it. And what better to capture those beautiful colors than Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable in the Polo color. The variegated yarn changes hues so subtly, it captures the beautifully imperfect colors of nature perfectly.

It’s been awhile since my last post, which was also a cup cozy back in the Spring. Work has been keeping me pretty busy, it’s hard to find time to get some of my ideas designed, written up, and photographed. In fact, I have some patterns that I’ve jotted down, but they need pictures or finished. Hopefully I can start making more time to finish some of my ideas. It’s tough sometimes being a full-time mom with a full-time job and so many hobbies.

Materials:

Less than a skein of worst-weight cotton yarn in cream(I used Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie Yarn in Loofa)
Small amount of worsted-weight cotton yarn in 3 colors for each leaf
Size H (5.0mm) Crochet HookSize E (3.5mm) Crochet Hook

Size: 10″ Circumference x 3½” Height
Guage:
4 rows x 4 stitches = 1″ in
Extended Moss Stitch Pattern
Difficulty:
❤❤♡♡ Beginner

Abbreviations:
ch = Chain st(s) = stitch(es) sl st = Slip Stitch	sc = Single Crochet hdc = Half Double Crochet dc = Double Crochet
dec = Single Crochet 2 Together
Special Stitches:
Picot Stitch = ch-3, sl st in 1st ch
Ldc – Long Double Crochet Linen Stitch: Work a double crochet (dc) in the st indicated one row below the previous row worked. This stitch will be worked around the previous row worked. (Also see Extended Moss Stitch)

This pattern is written in American Standard Terms.
Place a marker in the first stitch of every round to indicate the beginning and move the marker up at the start of each new round.
All stitches are worked through both loops unless otherwise indicated.
Instructions between ** are to be repeated until the end of the round.
Instructions between [] are made in the same st.
Numbers between () indicate the total amount of stitches in that round.
When making color changes, remember to always change to the new color before the last yarn over of the last stitch in the old color.

Difficulty: ❤❤♡♡ Easy

Cup Cozy:
With H (5.0mm) hook and cream yarn, ch-39, join to form circle.
Round 1: sc in each ch around, sl st in first sc to join. (39)
Round 2: ch-4 (counts as dc & ch-1), sk st, dc, *ch-1, sk st, dc* around, sl st to top of ch-3 to join. (20 dc, 19 ch-1)
Round 3: ch-1, sc in same st, *ldc in st below ch-1, ch-1, sk st* around, sl st to join.
Round 4: ch-4 (counts as dc & ch-1), sk st, ldc in st below ch-1, *ch-1, sk st, ldc in st below ch-1* around, sl st to top of ch-3 to join.
Round 5: ch-1, sc in same st, *ldc in st below ch-1, ch-1, sk st* around, sl st to join.
Round 4-13: Repeat rounds 4 & 5 (4 times)
Round 14: sc, sc, *ldc in st below ch-1, sc* around.

Difficulty: ❤♡♡♡ Beginner

Beech Leaf Appliqué:
With E (3.5mm) hook and leaf colored yarn,
Round 1: ch-10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 8 chains. (9)
OR
Foundation Crochet 9
Round 2: Working in back ridge of starting chain, *2 sc in first st, sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in last st*, turn and work in scs from round 1, work from * to * once more. (22)
Round 3: sl st in first st, *sc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st*, 2 sc in next st, work picot, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * to * once more, sl st in last st. (24)
work stem: ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and next 2 chs.
Finish off and leave long tail for sewing appliqué to cozy.

Chain 10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 8 chs

Difficulty: ❤❤♡♡ Easy

Oak Leaf Appliqué:
With E (3.5mm) hook and leaf colored yarn,
Round 1: ch-10, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 8 chains. (9)
OR
Foundation Crochet 9
Round 2: Working in back ridge of starting chain, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next 3 sts, turn and work in scs from round 1, 2 hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. (26)
Round 3: sl st in first st, sc, [2 hdc, ch-2, sl st] in same st, sl st, *sc, hdc, [2 dc, ch-3, sl st] in the same st, sl st* repeat from * to * once more, [sc, hdc, dc] in same st, [dc, hdc, sc] in the same st, *sl st, [sl st, ch-3, 2 dc] in same st, hdc, sc* repeat from * to * once more, [sl st, ch-2, 2 hdc] in same st, sc, sl st.
work stem: ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch and next 2 chs.
Finish off and leave long tail for sewing appliqué to cozy.

Difficulty: ❤❤❤♡ Intermediate

Maple Leaf Appliqué:
With E (3.5mm) hook and leaf colored yarn,
Round 1: *ch-5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 3 chs*, repeat from * to * 2 more times (should look like a W at this point), sc in the end of each of the 3 starting chs. (15)
Round 2: sc in the next 3 sts, *2 sc in next 2 sts, dec 3 times* repeat from * to * once more, 2 sc in next 2 sts, sc in the next 6 sts. (27)
Round 3: sc, picot, sc in next 3 sts, *[sc, picot, sc] in same st, picot, [sc, picot, sc] in same st*, dec twice, sc, repeat from * to * once more, sc, dec twice, repeat from * to * once more, sc in next 3 sts, picot, sc in next 2 sts.
work stem: ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch and next 2 chs.
sc in the same sc before chain, sc in next st.
Finish off and leave long tail for sewing appliqué to cozy.