Mug Hugs

When my daughter got a beautiful white cup covered with a red cabled mug hug, I thought how hard can it be to knit one?

You can knit or crochet with basic stitches and add buttons to join them.

I am really surprised that I could manage a cable pattern, they always looked so complicated I never thought I would be able to knit them.

There is a fantastic book that I bought with wonderful inspiration called Mug Hugs by Alison Howard.The flower pattern on the mug hug was from a book 100 flowers to knit and crochet by Lesley Stanfield.

If you would like a pattern online to have a go, these are some of the links I have found.

http://www.allcrafts.net/crochet/cozies.htm
http://www.dailyknitter.com/patternsdetail.php?type=MS
http://www.straw.com/cpy/free_patterns.html
http://knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/cozies.php
http://permissiontounwind.blogspot.c...itted-mug.html

I hope you might knit a mug hug, they are really practical and can be thrown in the washing machine if they get dirty. Could make an ideal Mother's Day pressie with a few chocolates tucked inside.

Debbie x

 

Comments

[Lynne V]

Lovely, they would make a lovely present.
Thanks for the links.

[jayne]

i have actually got one of these as a gift and I love it :) It's pride of place on my craft desk :)
I might not drink tea or coffee but i didnt want to feel left out & who says i can't have a cold drink in my mug ... it stops my fingers getting cold lol !

[Eleanor]

So pretty, I love the cabled one especially.
I fancy making a dark brown one on a white mug, for hot chocolate. Filled with marshmallows.
xx

[Mandy]

Really lovely, especially the cables.... Looks so snuggly.

[Jackie]

These are lovely. I have those books too and have made a few hugs. I think I will be making some for Christmas presents this year

Jackie x

[Anne]

These are fantastic, would make great gifts :-)
Anne x