Santa Mug Cozy

Materials:

• I Hook

• Worsted weight yarn in white, red and black

• White Fun Fur

• Two black 5/8" buttons

• Yarn needle

Abbreviations:

• ch = chain

• hdc = half double crochet

• st = stitch

Holding the white and fun fur together, ch  31.

Row 1: hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. (30 hdc)

Row 2: join red yarn and hdc in joining st and in the next 24. Ch 1, turn. (25 hdc)

Row 3: hdc in each st across. Fasten off. (25 hdc)

Row 4: join black yarn. Hdc in joining st and next 24. Ch 1, turn. (25 hdc)

Row 5: hdc in each st across. Fasten off. (25 hdc)

Row 6: join red yarn. Hdc in joining st and next 24. Ch 1, turn. (25 hdc)

Row 7: hdc in each st across. Ch 20,  then sl st into st that chain was started to form a loop. Fasten off. (25 hdc)

Row 8: holding the white yarn and fun fur, join. Hdc in joining st and next 24. Fasten off.

Weave in all ends. Use white yarn and yarn needle to sew the two ends of row one together to form a ring. On the opposite end of the loop on row 7, see on one of the buttons in the area of the fourth st from the end. Sew the other button to the front on the two black rows.

Merry Christmas!