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Wrap your coffee cup in autumnal handmade warmth with this cute crochet cup holder pattern with pumpkin, leaves mushroom and acorns for fall. They’re quick and easy to make using overlay mosaic crochet, and make the perfect gifts too!
In this post you’ll find everything you need to know how to make a crochet coffee holder step by step, including materials, stitches, a detailed video tutorial and free written pattern for blog subscribers.
Crochet Cup Holder Pattern
Create a cosy set of four crochet cup holders that are perfect for gifting this fall. Featuring pumpkins, mushrooms, acorns and leaves, these coffee sleeves make a great introduction to overlay mosaic crochet, and a great stash buster project too! 🎃🧺🍂
⭐⭐⭐ Difficulty level: Intermediate – using basic stitches and the overlay mosaic crochet technique
💬 Hook Size: 4mm & 3.5mm
📏 Sizes: 8” circumference x 5″ high
✨ Crochet Technique: overlay mosaic crochet
⚖️ Yarn Weight: 100% acrylic DK (category 3)
🧶 Yarn Used: Timeless Tones DK
🕐 Approx Crochet Time: 1-3 hours depending on your pace
👍 Perfect For: quick fall crochet projects, handmade autumn home decor, autumn gifting
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Things you’ll love about this crochet coffee cup holder
Free Crochet Cup Holder Pattern Materials
- A 4mm(G) and 3.5mm(E) crochet hook or hook needed to meet gauge
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
Along with the above you will need the following yarn for your cup holders:
Timeless Tones DK, 100% Acrylic, 250m/273yds/100g
You will require approximately 55 metres, 60 yards of yarn A to crochet the coffee cozy: 1 ball of the recommended yarn A.
You will also require approximately 36 metres, 40 yards of yarns B-G to crochet the coffee cozy: 1 ball of the recommended yarns B-G.
It’s a category 3, DK weight yarn which is what gives these holders their glorious detail. Find out more about yarn weights and categories with our handy yarn weight chart.
You only need a small amount of each yarn colour, so it’s perfect to raid your stash! Details of the colours I used are: Main Colour: A: Oat Milk, Contrast Colours: B: Warm Cocoa, C: Crimson Spice, D: Toasted Almond, E: Sunflower Field, F: Pumpkin Spice, G: Olive Grove.
See my other crochet patterns using DK yarn – you might find your next project there too!
Yarn Substitutes
You can use any yarn that you like bearing in mind that you need to make sure you meet the gauge. Some other great options are:
- Mellowspun DK, 100% Acrylic, 260m/284yds/100g
- Brava Baby DK, 100% Acrylic, 250m/273yds/100g
- Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday DK, 100% Acrylic, 250m/273yds/100g
If you like the fall motifs in this pattern, you might also like the others in the Fall into Place collection:
- Crochet heart beanie, which has the same stunning heart motifs!
- Heart crochet sweater pattern for a cosy, wearable mosaic heart design.
- Quick and simple heart crochet baskets for your home!
- Heart crochet blanket pattern with repeating mosaic hearts.
If you’ve not tried this technique before, check out this overlay mosaic crochet tutorial.
Sizing
8” circumference x 5″ high (adaptable to other sizes)
Glossary and Abbreviations
- beg – beginning
- blo – back loop only
- ch(s) – chain(s) (chain stitch tutorial)
- ch-sp(s) – chain space(s)
- rep – repeat
- RS – right side
- sp – space
- ss/sl st – slip stitch (how to crochet a slip stitch)
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- tog – together
- WS – wrong side
- Yoh – yarn over hook
Learn About The Mosaic Crochet Technique
If you’re new to overlay mosaic crochet, here are some useful resources to help you get to grips with the technique before you start, plus don’t forget there are video tutorials throughout the pattern to support you as you make.
Mosaic Crochet Tutorial – what’s the difference between inset and overlay?
Mosaic Double Crochet Stitch – learn how to place a regular double crochet in mosaic
How To Read A Mosaic Chart – it’s much easier than you might think!
Mosaic Crochet Stitches – I have a step by step guide for how to work all the shaping stitches we use in this pattern and more!
Stitches
The pattern is written in standard US terms and uses the following crochet stitches:
sc – single crochet (how to single crochet stitch)
Mdc – Mosaic double crochet (how to work a mosaic double crochet)
Mosaic Crochet Stitches
You will need to know all the principles of working overlay mosaic crochet but don’t worry! It uses only beginner stitches and I have a step by step guide all about mosaic crochet stitches for you to follow along with.
How do you Make a Crochet Cup Holder?
- The Coffee Cup Sleeve is made from the bottom up starting with the bottom band that is joined to form a ring.
- The body is then worked into the sides of the rows in rounds.
- We then add a Join As You Go band to the top to complete.
Pattern Gauge
Gauge: 20 sts and 18 rounds = 4″ by 4″ using 4.5mm hook
Making a crochet gauge swatch is important when crocheting projects to ensure that it ends up the desired size.
However the project is so quick that I would recommend just making one and seeing if you meet the gauge.
- The pattern is worked in rows and rounds using the overlay mosaic crochet technique for the main body.
- All stitches in the Mosaic Sections are worked as sc in blo or Mdc.
- Each Round uses just one colour.
- A ch1 at the beginning or end of a Round does not count as a stitch.
- Read through the entire pattern before beginning.
- Make sure that you are familiar with all of the stitches in the abbreviations list before you begin.
- Stitch counts are given in [ ] at the end of each round. If no stitch count is given, then the count is the same as the previous round.
- If following charts for the mosaic sections then you will need to follow the written pattern for the bottom and top cuffs.
Video Tutorial for the Crochet Cup Holder Pattern
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Come along as I crochet this cup holder pattern and see just how easy it is in our step-by-step video tutorial.
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Option 2: Mushrooms
BOTTOM BAND
Using the smaller hook (0.5mm smaller than the hook you met gauge with) and A, make the Bottom Band.
Foundation chain: ch4, turn.
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from hook and each across, turn. [3]
Rows 2-40: ch1, sc in blo of each st, turn.
At the end of the final row, join the final row to the first row with a slip stitch seam to form the Bottom Band shape. Continue with A but switch to the larger hook for the Main Body.
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MAIN BODY
Working all sc in blo throughout this section now.
Change colour at the end of each round as indicated when you slip stitch into the blo of the first st to join. Do not break your yarn at the end of each round, just pick it up again when you need it.
Round 1: A: RS: ch1, sc in the side of each row of the Bottom Band, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B. [40]
Round 2: B: ch1, sc in each st around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 3: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 4: B: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 5: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 6: B: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, sc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 7: A: ch1, *Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 8: B: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, (using D for this st only) Mdc3tog over previous and next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, (using D for this st only) Mdc3tog over previous and next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 9: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 11 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to C.
Round 10: C: ch1, *sc in next 4 sts, Mdc in next 11 sts, sc in next 5 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 11: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 11 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to C.
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Round 12: C: ch1, *sc in next 5 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, (sc in next st, Mdc in next 2 sts) twice, sc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 13: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 9 sts, Mdc in next 6 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to C.
Round 14: C: ch1, *sc in next 6 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 7 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 15: A ch1, *Mdc in next 6 sts, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next 7 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to C.
Round 16: C: ch1, *sc in next 7 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 8 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 17: a: ch1, *Mdc in next 7 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next 8 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and continue in A.
Continue in A and change to the smaller hook to make the Join As You Go Top Band.
Row 1: ch4, sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each along, ss into next st of the Last Round, turn. [3]
Row 2: sc in blo of each st, turn.
Row 3: ch1, sc in blo of each st, ss in next 2 sts of the Last Round, turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 along the Last Round.
Once complete, join the First Row to the Last Row of the Top Band with a slip stitch seam.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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Option 3: Acorns
BOTTOM BAND
Using the smaller hook (0.5mm smaller than the hook you met gauge with) and A, make the Bottom Band.
Foundation chain: ch4, turn.
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from hook and each across, turn. [3]
Rows 2-40: ch1, sc in blo of each st, turn.
At the end of the final row, join the final row to the first row with a slip stitch seam to form the Bottom Band shape. Continue with A but switch to the larger hook for the Main Body.
MAIN BODY
Working all sc in blo throughout this section now.
Change colour at the end of each round as indicated when you slip stitch into the blo of the first st to join. Do not break your yarn at the end of each round, just pick it up again when you need it.
Round 1: A: RS: ch1, sc in the side of each row of the Bottom Band, ss in blo of 1st st and change to D. [40]
Round 2: D: ch1, sc in each st around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 3: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 8 sts, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 6 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to D.
Round 4: D: ch1, *sc in next 7 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, sc in next st, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 5: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 7 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to D.
Round 6: D: ch1, *sc in next 6 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 7: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 6 sts, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to D.
Round 8: D: ch1, *sc in next 6 sts, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 7 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 9: A: ch1, *sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 11 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 10: B: ch1, *Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 5 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 11: A: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 11 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 12: B: ch1, *sc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 13: A: ch1, *Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 9 sts, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 14: B: ch1, *sc in next 6 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, (Mdc in next st, sc in next st) twice, Mdc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 15: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 6 sts, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 16: B: ch1, *sc in next 8 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 17: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 8 sts, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 6 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and continue in A.
Continue in A and change to the smaller hook to make the Join As You Go Top Band.
Row 1: ch4, sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each along, ss into next st of the Last Round, turn. [3]
Row 2: sc in blo of each st, turn.
Row 3: ch1, sc in blo of each st, ss in next 2 sts of the Last Round, turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 along the Last Round.
Once complete, join the First Row to the Last Row of the Top Band with a slip stitch seam.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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Option 4: Leaves
BOTTOM BAND
Using the smaller hook (0.5mm smaller than the hook you met gauge with) and A, make the Bottom Band.
Foundation chain: ch4, turn.
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from hook and each across, turn. [3]
Rows 2-40: ch1, sc in blo of each st, turn.
At the end of the final row, join the final row to the first row with a slip stitch seam to form the Bottom Band shape. Continue with A but switch to the larger hook for the Main Body.
MAIN BODY
Working all sc in blo throughout this section now.
Change colour at the end of each round as indicated when you slip stitch into the blo of the first st to join. Do not break your yarn at the end of each round, just pick it up again when you need it.
Round 1: A: RS: ch1, sc in the side of each row of the Bottom Band, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E. [40]
Round 2: E: ch1, sc in each st around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 3: A: ch1, *sc in next st, Mdc in next 14 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 4 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E.
Round 4: E: ch1, *Mdc in next st, sc in next 14 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 4 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 5: A: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 9 sts, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E.
Round 6: E: ch1, *sc in next 4 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, sc in next st, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 7: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E.
Round 8: E: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, sc in next st, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 9: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E.
Round 10: E: ch1, *sc in next st, skip next st, 2Mdc in next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, 2Mdc in next st, skip next st, sc in next 4 sts, (Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st) twice; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 11: A: ch1, *Mdc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next st; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E.
Round 12: E: ch1, *sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 13: A: ch1, *Mdc in next st, sc in next 7 sts, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to E.
Round 14: E: ch1, *sc in next 2 sts, Mdc2tog in previous and next st, Mdc in next st, sc in next st, Mdc in next st, Mdc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 8 sts, Mdc in next st (using B for this st only), sc in next 4 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 15: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 5 sts, Mdc in next 4 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 3 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 4 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to B.
Round 16: B: ch1, *sc in next 4 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, Mdc in next st, sc in next 8 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and change to A.
Round 17: A: ch1, *Mdc in next 4 sts, sc in next st, Mdc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, Mdc in next 7 sts; rep from * around, ss in blo of 1st st and continue in A.
Continue in A and change to the smaller hook to make the Join As You Go Top Band.
Row 1: ch4, sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in each along, ss into next st of the Last Round, turn. [3]
Row 2: sc in blo of each st, turn.
Row 3: ch1, sc in blo of each st, ss in next 2 sts of the Last Round, turn.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 along the Last Round.
Once complete, join the First Row to the Last Row of the Top Band with a slip stitch seam.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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