My first attempt at color pooling was for a large project. I didn’t quite work out as planned!
This free crochet cup cozy pattern is simple enough to get the planned pooling effect and quick to make up!
It is a small and easy project to be able to learn how to line up the colors for this cozy.
Don’t be intimidated by planned pooling, You will catch on in no time!
I have a picture tutorial below to get the colors to pool correctly.
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NOTES:
- This pattern uses US terms.
- There are endless color patterns that you can create using planned pooling. This technique can be used with multiple stitches and variegated yarns. Many of the Red Heart Super Saver yarns lend well to this technique.
- This cup cozy uses double crochet and is crocheted in the round.
- Ch 3 does not count as a st.
- Please read through the pattern entirely before starting
ABBREVIATIONS:
If you need help with any of the crochet stitches used in this pattern you can find picture tutorials on the Basic Crochet Stitches page.
- ch – chain
- ss – slip stitch
- dc – double crochet
MATERIALS:
- 1 skein of Red Heart Super Saver – Icelandic
- G/4 mm crochet hook
- darning needle
- tape measure
- stitch markers
- scissors
Gauge: 14 st and 5 rows = 4″X 2.5″
Find out all about gauge and more with a detailed photo tutorial to walk you through it!
Dimensions: Approx. 9″ around X 2.5″
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Lets Get Started!
Round 1: Ch more than you need to be able to follow the color sequence of the yarn.
The cozy is 32 dc around.
To get started I chained more than I needed.
The pattern calls for 32 dc. I chained about 40.
This will give you a tail of chains to unravel and sew up the bottom when you are done.
Make sure you chain a larger number that enables you to be able to start your ch3 on a new color of your sequence.(see picture below) The color of the chain that you start with does not matter.
What does matter is the color of the first dc in your round.
Round 2: Making sure your first dc starts on a new color in the sequence, dc in the 3rd ch from the hook.
Continue with a dc in each ch across for about 32 dc.
NOTE: It doesn’t matter if you have an extra dc at the end or not.
What matters most is that the colors of the dc line up with the end of the round. ss into the first dc of the previous round.
ROUND 3: Ch 3, dc around. (32) ss to first st of round.
Color Pooling Tips
NOTE: To get the colors to stack diagonally, you need to have the color blocks start 1 st before the same color in the previous round.
NOTE: If you have too many or not enough dc of a color you need to go back and adjust your tension slightly so that the colors are in the right place.
If you have too many, go back and make the stitches a bit looser.
If you do not have enough, go back and make the stitches a bit tighter.
ROUNDS 4-6: Repeat round 3, keeping the colors stacked properly, sl st to the first stitch and sew in your tail.
FINISHING:
Unravel the extra chains from row 1 and with a darning needle sew the bottom together.
Customize it!
Not a fan of cup cozies? make the cozy taller, add an insert (bottom half of a plastic water bottle) and turn it into a pencil holder!
I hope you enjoyed making this free crochet striped cup cozy pattern.
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