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28 Free Mug Hugs, Cup Cozies and More to Crochet and Knit

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Handmade covers for your mug of hot chocolate, tumbler of tea, or travel coffee are essential to keep your drink warm and your hands from getting too hot! Make your own with this collection of 24 FREE mug hug and cup cozy patterns from Yarnspirations to crochet and knit, plus 4 fun extra mug-related patterns for 28 total projects!

28 Free Mug Hugs, Cup Cozies and More to Crochet and Knit

Everyday Mug Hugs and Cup Cozies

These mug hugs and cup cozies are useful at all times — make one today and use it tomorrow! Each member of your family can have their own, so you can tell beverages apart. Or have one for your morning coffee and one for your evening tea.

Seasonal Mug Hugs and Cup Cozies

Change up your cozy to match the season with these seasonal cozies!

Mug-Related Patterns

Mug rugs, mug-shaped dishcloths and even an ornament let you show your love for your coffee, tea, or hot chocolate even when you’re not drinking it!

28 Free Mug Hugs, Cup Cozies and More to Crochet and Knit

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140 Free Knit and Crochet Valentine’s Patterns

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Valentine’s Day is on its way! It’s the perfect holiday to craft things for the people that you love, not to mention for yourself and for your home. This massive roundup of 140 free knit and crochet Valentine’s patterns has everything that you need. From scarves and sweaters to blankets and table settings, from classic to contemporary and chic to cheeky, this roundup will keep you loving Valentine’s Day for years to come.

140 Free Knit and Crochet Valentine's Patterns

30 Free Knit and Crochet Valentine’s Blanket Patterns

Throws to snuggle under with your sweetheart, baby blankets to keep tiny toes warm and cozy afghans for the couch are all here in this collection of free patterns for Valentine’s Day blankets, throws, and afghans. Some of these patterns capture the essence of the holiday and make perfect seasonal decor. Others are bold enough to give as a Valentine’s Day gift and yet neutral enough to be useful all throughout the year.

Honestly, many of these terrific free knit and crochet blanket patterns are worth bookmarking to make anytime. the blanket that spells out LOVE surely makes a great Valentine’s Day blanket. But wouldn’t you love to receive it from someone who loves you no matter what day of the year it might be? The recipient of your gift of blanket love will feel the same way.

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30 Free Valentine Blanket Patterns to Crochet and Knit

62 Valentine’s Day Patterns for Items to Wear

Dress head-to-toe in Valentine’s Day items with this collection of sweaters and accessories. These free knit and crochet Valentine’s patterns include mittens, hats, wraps, scarves, and more! As with the blankets, some scream “Valentine’s Day” while others offer a palette that you can use to accessorize in any season.

And here’s a fun tip: many free knit and crochet Valentine’s patterns are designed in red … which is also a color that’s perfect for Christmas. So, you might want to peruse these patterns now with an eye towards the projects you’d like to give as gifts to others when the end of the year rolls around.

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62 FREE knit and crochet patterns for Valentine's Day Sweaters and Accessories

48 Valentine’s Day Home Decorations Patterns

Your home is the perfect venue this Valentine’s Day! Decorate your walls, your doors, and everywhere in between with these 48 free Valentine’s patterns for the home. Changing out your home decor for simple holidays and seasons is a great way to bring the joy of celebration into your space. It’s especially important these days when we spend so much of our time in the home. Instead of feeling monotonous, your home becomes a fun space to enjoy frivolity and fun. Use these patterns to make doilies and coasters, dish scrubbies, wreaths, and pillows.

You’ll also find a really cute section of free knit and crochet Valentine’s patterns for toys and stuffed animals. These are perfect to gift for Valentine’s Day or any time you want to show someone how much you love them.

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Quick and Easy Chunky Knit and Bulky Crochet Hat Free Patterns

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Sometimes you just need an instant gratification project. Perhaps you want to whip up an accessory that you can wear the same day. Maybe you need to make a gift at the last minute. Or perhaps it’s a form of craft as therapy – it feels satisfying when you can start and finish something made with your own two hands. Well, whether you’re a knitter or a crocheter, I’ve got the solution for you: The Snowboarder Chunky Hat. There’s a free chunky knit design for it as well as a free bulky crochet hat pattern.

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The Joy of Instant Gratification Knit and Crochet

Instant gratification has a bad reputation. Good things come to those who wait and all that. And sure, there’s a place and time for embarking on a long-term project. For example, temperature blankets make great projects when stick-to-it-iveness is your goal. But don’t overlook the value and joy of instant gratification knit and crochet.

Knitting and crochet are a form of therapy for many of us. They can help us in a variety of ways. Moreover, different types of projects are therapeutic for different people at different stages of life. And yes, instant gratification projects and one skein projects can provide a lot of benefits.

For example, sometimes it feels like you’re just not able to accomplish anything at all. Everything feels too hard and overwhelming. And you might get really down on yourself for not being productive. There’s no way that you feel like you can start some intricate lace shawl project that will take weeks to complete. But you know what you can do? Whip up a bulky crochet hat (or knit one) in a matter of hours – maybe even less than an hour! You start with just some yarn and a hook or needle, you end up with a beautiful, functional, project, and it’s truly satisfying to realize that you have the power to make something with your own two hands.

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Crafting in Community: Bulky Crochet Hat Inspired by Celebrity

I originally crocheted these two matching knit and crochet hat patterns back in February 2018. I had been watching the Winter Olympics, which is something that I always love to do. And there on my screen was awesome snowboarder Chloe Kim wearing a terrific chunky knit hat. Immediately, I thought, “I could make that.” How terrific would it be to be able to not only make a cute new warm hat design but also to honor this female athlete by doing so?

Every now and then, there’s a knit or crochet item worn by a famous person that starts trending. And I think it’s a lot of fun to help people learn how to make those for themselves. Right now it’s the Bernie Sanders mittens, and I am so thrilled to be able to offer you my Bernie Sanders Feel The Heat Mittens in both knit and crochet patterns.

It’s fun to make these designs because a whole community of crafters come together at once to make something similar. We all get the chance to participate in something fun together from afar, sharing our makes with one another online. And so as I was making the Bernie Sanders mittens, I was reminded of the Snowboarder Chunky Hat inspired by Chloe Kim.

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The Snowboarder Chunky Hat (Knit and Crochet Patterns)

So, I wanted to remind you about these great instant gratification chunky hat patterns. Here are some things that you’ll want to know:

  • The crochet pattern and the knitting pattern for the Snowboarder Chunky Hat look almost identical. Sometimes it’s hard to get really matching looks when you make something in one craft as compared to the other, but in this case, we got it done!
  • These hats are made with jumbo yarn or super bulky yarn. In fact, the bulky crochet hat is worked holding two strands of it together! Therefore, these hats truly do work up really quickly. You should find that the bulky knit hat takes less than two hours to knit. And the bulky crochet hat takes less than an hour.
  • They are topped off by super cute floppy pom poms. It adds a little winter joy to the hats. However, the poms are removable if you want to wear the hats without them. And I have a Pom Pom video tutorial specifically for this type of hat Pom Pom.
  • These chunky hats are available as video tutorials. You’ll find the links to the written knit and crochet patterns throughout this post and in the images below. And within those written patterns you’ll find links to the videos. You can also find the videos on my YouTube channel.

Get The Chunky Knit and Bulky Crochet Hat Free Patterns

Ready to knit or crochet the Chloe Kim-inspired quick-and-easy hats? Click the image you want below for either the chunky knit or bulky crochet hat pattern. (And if you’d prefer an ad-free version, you’ll find links to those on Ravelry in each pattern page.)

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48 Free Valentine’s Day Home Decor Patterns

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Don’t miss making items to decorate your home for Valentine’s Day! Whether you need a seasonal tote, doilies, or an adorable stuffed animal to give to your sweetie, you’ll find something in this collection of patterns from Yarnspirations.

48 Free Valentine's Day Home Decor Patterns to Crochet and Knit

Projects for the Table

Decorate your table for a Valentine’s Day dinner with these themed projects, including napkin rings, doilies, coasters, and even a mug hug!

Conversation Heart Coasters Free Crochet Pattern

Dishcloths and Scrubbies

Even your kitchen can get in the season with these dishcloths and scrubbies for Valentine’s Day!

Here's My Heart Scrubby Free Crochet Pattern

Stuffed Toys and Dolls

Cuddle up with a monkey, a pig, or dolls made for the season. There are even more abstract stuffies to cuddle, like a friendly monster or toys that look like hearts.

Velvet Valentine Crochet Bear

Wreaths, Pillows and More

Anything else you can think of to decorate your home is here! With wreaths, pillows, totes, mobiles, sachets, cards, and more, you’ll definitely find what you need in this section.

Fabulous Floral Knit Fridgies Free Knitting Pattern
48 Free Valentine's Day Home Decor Patterns to Crochet and Knit

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16 Free Tea Cozies to Knit and Crochet

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When you’ve boiled water to sit down and have a nice tea, the last thing you want is everything getting cold! These adorable and practical tea cozies cover your teapot so you can take your time.

16 Free Tea Cozies to Knit and Crochet

Tea Cozies to Knit

Knit cozies in everyday stripes, or in more elaborate patterns! You can make one that looks like a beehive, with a bee button adding the perfect accent. Or make one to match your favorite Aran sweater.

Tea Cozies to Crochet

Crochet your way to warm tea with these colorful patterns. Add a whimsical touch with an owl or a cupcake, or keep them plain for everyday use.

16 Free Tea Cozies to Knit and Crochet

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Unisex Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern

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It’s always fun to crochet a blanket for a new baby that’s on the way. But of course there are so many decisions to make when choosing a pattern. The Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket has a lot of the features that make it a perfect choice. It’s an easy-but-interesting unisex design that is both chic and durable. Technically this is an intermediate crochet blanket pattern but an ambitious beginner could put in the work to make it.

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Mosaic Blocks Crochet Baby Blanket Free Pattern

Special Blanket for a Special Baby

I didn’t design this crochet baby blanket with a vague notion of some random baby in mind. Instead, I designed it for a very specific baby. I designed it when my friend Nadia of YARNutopia was pregnant with her first child. She and her husband Nate shared the colors they were using in their nursery with me, which helped me pick the colors for this blanket.

I wanted to make something special for their first baby. After all, Nadia can crochet, too. I’m sure she would have been happy with any baby blanket, but I wanted it to stand out. Plus, honestly, a basic repeating stitch can get a little boring. By using the mosaic blocks for the baby blanket, I was able to stay excited about each stitch. It was easy and rhythmic once I got into the swing of it, but it was also still interesting and kept me surprised as I crafted it.

It’s a Unisex Crochet Baby Blanket

Of course, you can crochet a baby blanket in any color for any baby. But many people want to find a unisex crochet baby blanket pattern with neutral colors. Unisex baby blankets are great for:

  • Giving to someone who is pregnant but hasn’t learned or revealed the baby’s gender, yet
  • Gifting to charity so that it can easily go to any baby in need
  • Giving to someone who doesn’t want to follow traditional gender norms
  • Gifting to people who just don’t prefer pink or blue

The Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket is actually named the Oliver and Olivia Crochet Blanket. Worked in the Chic Sheep Yarn colors Linen and VIP; it’s got terrific contrast that works for any baby. The two colors are also neutral enough to work well in almost any necessary. And they’ve got a chic, contemporary flair.

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Alternative Single Crochet Stitch

Have you ever noticed how many different things that you can do with the single crochet stitch? For example, by working in just the front loop only or just the back loop only, you can create entirely different texture from the regular single crochet stitch, even though the motions of the stitch itself are the same.

Well, the Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket crochet pattern uses a really unique version of single crochet. It’s called Alternative Single Crochet. The abbreviation is alt-sc. It’s worked almost exactly like a regular single crochet stitch. However, instead of inserting the hook front-to-back as usual, you insert it back-to-front. It’s a really neat twist on a basic crochet stitch. And it keeps things interesting for you as you craft.

Special Double Crochet Stitch

Of course, you can make subtle changes to other basic crochet stitches as well. In fact, the Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket pattern also has a twist on the classic double crochet stitch. It’s called the Special Double Crochet Stitch. You double crochet into the front of the chains and then also into the next single crochet that is three rows below that. So it’s sort of like a variation on a spike stitch.

It’s the special stitches like this that make this an intermediate crochet baby blanket pattern. However, since they are simply variations on basic single crochet and double crochet, an ambitious beginner could figure it out.

The Other Side is Cute, Too

The geometric pattern on this unisex crochet baby blanket really stands out. But the reverse side of the blanket is pretty interesting as well. Take a look:

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A Crochet Baby Blanket Border For a Polished Finish

The Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket has a border that really puts that perfect finishing touch on the project. It’s a three-round crochet border. Therefore, it’s got enough heft to it to make it a statement piece. And yet, it’s fairly simple. Therefore, the design doesn’t compete with the bold geometric look of the blanket’s body. Instead, it complements it perfectly. It adds that touch of polish that makes a piece feel complete.

Ready to Crochet the Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket?

Just click on the image below to go to the free crochet pattern for this Oliver and Olivia Blanket. If you’d rather have an ad-free PDF version, you’ll find a link there where you can purchase one on Ravelry.

Mosaic Blocks Baby Blanket Free Pattern

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