Mug Cosy Pattern - 3 Different Animal Designs!

Crochet your very own animal Mug Cosy! This pattern has step-by-step instructions on how to crochet a basic mug cosy as well as crochet patterns for three different animal faces which can be stitched on to the cosy. Plenty of photos are scattered throughout the pattern instructions to show you how your cosy should be looking along the way!

Basic knowledge of crochet and crochet patterns and stitches is necessary for following this pattern. Some of the pattern is worked in rounds.

Notes on this Pattern:
Approximate finished size: These cosies were made to fit a straight sided mug 8cm in diameter, although can be stretched onto a bigger mug. The finished cosy is roughly 8cm high.

Supplies:
8ply yarn (the equivalent of light worsted yarn) in two colours.
Black embroidery cotton.
12mm glue-on eyes and craft glue, or buttons
15mm safety nose or more embroidery cotton in the colour of your choice
A button roughly 12-15mm in diameter
A small amount of stuffing
5mm crochet hook
4mm crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn needle
Sewing pins
Stitch marker, or equivalent (otherwise you will just have to keep count!).

Abbreviations:
This pattern is written with UK crochet terminology. US terminology is included in brackets in this section, but will not be used throughout the pattern.
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet (sc - single crochet)
tr - treble crochet (dc - double crochet)
st(s) – stitch/es
rep - repeat
dec – decrease.
A decreasing stitch is a way of lessening the number of stitches in a round by cinching two stitches together to make one, it is used when decreasing the width of a round. Insert hook through both loops of first st, wrap yarn over hook and draw back through, insert hook through both loops of next st, wrap yarn over hook and draw through - this leaves three loops on the hook. Wrap yarn over the hook again and draw it through the remaining loops on the hook, leaving just one loop on the hook.

Note: Some of this pattern is worked in continuous rounds. I find it helpful to use something to mark the beginning of each round to make it easier to keep count. Move the marker up to the first stitch of the next round after finishing the previous one.