Crochet a coffee cup sleeve with a gift card holder (or tea bag) pocket.
A Crochet Pattern by Jeris from Fandom Knitting + Crochet
Crochet a quick and easy cup cozy with a handy pocket to stash a gift card or tea bag for the perfect gift.
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Gift Card Holder Coffee Cozy Crochet Pattern
If you know me, you know I am all about the coffee. Because I love coffee, and I love giving gifts, and, of course, I love crocheting, I make a lot of coffee cozies to gift to people – my sons’ teachers, hostesses, random people on the gift list.
I decided to make a whole little gift of it by purchasing a reusable Starbucks cup, putting the crochet sleeve on there, and giving a gift card. And that’s where the idea came for making a little pocket on the sleeve to hold the gift card. It could also be used to hold a tea bag for a non-coffee drinker, or really anything roughly card sized.
So, next time you need to stock up for a craft fair or just want to have a few quick gifts handy that anyone will love, crochet the perfect gift – a gift card holder cup sleeve! This is an easy crochet pattern great for beginners.
What you’ll find here is the crochet pattern that includes FREE written instructions right here on the blog. There is also the option to get a printable version, which is a PDF Download formatted for printing with large print instructions. It is available for a very small fee, which you can get right here.
Download the Pocket Cup Cozy here.
Pattern for the Crochet Gift Card Holder Cup Cozy
For this pattern, you’ll use medium weight yarn (#4 weight). I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Silver Heather. You’ll need size G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook and a yarn needle for seaming and sewing in loose ends.
This pattern is worked flat as a rectangle and seamed along the back.
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Download the Printable PDF: Pocket Cup Cozy Pattern.
Materials:
- Medium weight (#4) yarn (less than 100 yds)
G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
Gauge:
Approximately 15 stitches and 13 rows = 4″
abbreviations:
- ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
st = stitch
Pattern:
Ch 15. Hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each across. (14 hdc)
Ch 2. Turn. Hdc in each hdc across. (14 hdc)
Repeat the last row until the piece measures approximately 8″ from the chain row or until it stretches to fit snugly around your cup.
Fasten off.
Sew the back seam. For seaming instructions, check out my YouTube tutorial here.
Weave in loose ends.
For the Pocket:
Chain 10 sts.
Hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each across. (9 hdc)
Ch 2. Turn. Hdc in each hdc across. (9 hdc)
Repeat the last row 6 more times or until pocket is desired length.
Fasten off.
Sew the pocket onto the cup cozy in desired spot. I used whipstitch, which worked really well. Here is a tutorial for whipstitch.
*TIP – ensure that you place the pocket where the gift card or tea bag will fit nicely on the cup. Also, consider pinning the pocket in place while sewing the three sides with whipstitch. That will help keep the pocket even as you sew.
Weave in loose ends.
Ta-da! That’s it. You can then stuff the pocket with a gift card or tea bag and even give a reusable to-go cup with it for a delightful, easy gift.
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