Shell Stitch Crocheted Mug Cosy Tutorial

Even though it’s still February and it’s cold, in a couple of weeks it will be March and that means spring!

I’m not a gardener. My garden is a muddy patch with a trampoline in it. Last year I tried to grow vegetables and managed 1 lettuce that bolted because I left it too long and 5 tomatoes.

Although I’m definitely better at sewing than gardening, my plan for this year is to grow some pretty pink things and not bother with the vegetables!

Being out in the garden in springtime with a cup of tea means that the tea gets cold much more quickly than it does indoors.

So the answer is a mug cosy tutorial (and keep an eye on it and drink it quickly)!

Ages ago I made this mug cosy using blanket weave stitch, and more recently, I decided to make another mug cosy, this time using shell stitch.

The mug cosy has 4 rows of shells, with a couple of rows of double crochet at the top and the bottom.

The hole for the handle is achieved by simply not joining the shell rounds and going back round the other way!

If you’d like to buy a kit for this mug cosy either for yourself or as a present for somebody, I have some for sale on Etsy here and here.

Shell Stitch Crocheted Mug Cosy Tutorial

You Will Need

DK yarn, 4 mm crochet hook.

Making the Mug Cosy

Please be aware that being English I have used British crocheting terms!

1. Make 49 ch. Join with ss.

2. Skip one chain, then sc into each chain. Join with ss.

3. Go round again! Sc into each stitch. Join with ss.

4. 1 ch, then skip 2 stitches. *5 dc into next stitch, skip 2 stitches, sc into next stitch, skip 2 stitches* to the end of the round. Don’t join!

5. 5 ch, then sc into 3rd dc of shell. 2 ch, then dc into sc of previous round. *2 ch, then sc into 3rd dc of next shell, 2 ch, dc into next sc* to the end of the round.

Repeat rows 4 and 5 3 more times.

6. Dc into each stitch. Join with ss.

Repeat row 6. Join with ss. Fasten off and weave in ends.