Crochet Hot Chocolate Mug Ornament

Crochet Hot Chocolate Mug Ornaments are the perfect festive touch to add to your holiday decor! These adorable little creations bring a cozy charm to any Christmas tree or mantelpiece. With their intricate stitches and tiny marshmallows on top, they are sure to delight anyone who sees them. Imagine sipping a warm cup of cocoa by the fire while admiring these cute ornaments hanging nearby. They make fantastic handmade gifts for loved ones, spreading warmth and cheer during the holiday season. So grab your crochet hook, some yarn in your favorite colors, and get ready to craft these delightful little mugs that will surely bring joy to your home this winter!

Supplies

• 3mm crochet hook
• DK weight yarn
• Scissors
• Sewing needle
• Toy Stuffing

Yarn

• Weight – DK / Light Worsted/ #3
• Brand – Stylecraft Squeeze Me DK
• A – Brown
• B – Pink
• C – White
• D – Red
• Total: 29 yards

Gauge

• 3mm hook: 2″ x 2″ swatch = 10 rows of 10 sc

Finished Size

• Height 7cm x Width 6cm (excluding handle)

Pattern Notes

• Chains and finishing slip stitches are not included in the stitch count
• The last numbers in brackets are the total number of stitches in the round
• Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces. eg. (sc, 2sc) would mean sc in first stitch then 2sc in next stitch
• Change colour while completing the previous stitch.
• Always start in same stitch as slip stitch
• If you have trouble using the MR with fluffy yarn, try making a separate MR with acrylic yarn.

Abbreviations

USA Terminology (UK Translation)

• BLO – Back loop only
• ch – Chain
• dc – Double crochet
• MR – Magic ring
• PC – Popcorn stitch
• R – Round / Row
• sc – Single crochet
• 2sc – 2 sc in 1 space (increase)
• sc2tog – sc 2 together (decrease)
• sl st – Slip stitch
• st/sts – Stitch/Stitches

Skill Level

Easy

Drink & Marshmallows

Round 1

• Use Brown (A) yarn
• In a MR, ch x 1, sc x 8
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (8 sts)

Round 2

Pink (B) yarn will be only used for 1 stitch

• Brown (A): 2sc x 4
• Pink (B): PC
• Brown (A): 3sc, 2sc x 2
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• Fasten off Pink (B) yarn
• (16 sts) 

Round 3

Carry White (C) yarn

• Brown (A): 2sc,
• White (C): PC
• Brown (A): 2sc, sc, 2sc,
• White (C): PC
• Brown (A): (2sc, sc) 5 times
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• Fasten off White (C) yarn
• (24 sts) 

Round 4

• Continue with Brown (A) yarn
• (2sc, sc x2) 8 times
• sl st to first st, fasten off & weave in ends
• (32 sts) *

Mug Handle

Round 1

• Use Red (D) yarn
• ch x 13 then start in second ch from hook
• sc x 12
• ch x 2 then work into chains on the opposite side
• sl st x 12
• Fasten off & leave a tail for sewing
• (12 sts) 

Mug (Bottom Up)

Round 1

• Use Pink (B) yarn
• In a MR, ch x 1, sc x 8
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (8 sts)

Round 2

• 2sc x 8
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (16 sts)

Round 3

• (2sc, sc) 8 times
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (24 sts)

Round 4

• (2sc, sc x 2) 8 times
• sl st to BLO of first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 5

• BLO sc x 32
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts) 

Round 6

• sc x 32
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 7

• Use White (C) yarn
• sc x 32
• sl st to first st & fasten off White (C) yarn
• (32 sts)

Round 8

• Use Pink (B) yarn
• sc x 32
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 9

Carry both Pink (B) & Red (D) yarns until told to fasten off red

• Pink (B): sc x 16
• Red (D): sc x 1
• Pink (B): sc x 15
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 10

• Pink (B): sc x 15
• Red (D): sc x 3
• Pink (B): sc x 14
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 11

• Pink (B): sc x 14
• Red (D): sc x 5
• Pink (B): sc x 13
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 12

• Pink (B): sc x 14
• Red (D): sc x 2
• Pink (B): sc x 1
• Red (D): sc x 2
• Pink (B): sc x 13
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• Fasten off Red (D) yarn
• (32 sts) 

Round 13

• Use Pink (B) yarn
• sc x 32
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• (32 sts)

Round 14

• Use White (C) yarn
• sc x 32
• sl st to first st & ch x 1
• Fasten off White (C) yarn
• (32 sts)

Round 15

• Use Pink (B) yarn
• sc x 32
• sl st to first st & ch x 1, don’t fasten off
• (32 sts) 

Assembly

Heart

• Using Red (D) yarn, sew around the edges of the heart shape for a neater look

Handle

• Use Red (D) yarn
• Sew handle to the White (C) R7 & R14

Round 16 (Adding the drink)

• Continue with Pink (B) yarn from R15
• Work into both loops of the mug (R15) and BLO of the Drink (R4)
• sc x 22
• Fill with toy stuffing
• sc x 10
• Fasten off & weave in ends
• Sew on a hanging loop
• (32 sts)