Christmas cozy mug -free pattern

Cozy Christmas mug by Marieta Iosifidou

 

Materials

• 40grams of DK knitting yarn in red color

• 25gram of DK  knitting yarn in white color

• 25gram of DK  knitting yarn in green color

• 1   button

• a pair of scrissors
• sew needle

Needles

1pair 4.00mm knitting needles  (UK 8, US 6)

 

Measurements

width perimetric 25cm x  hight 8 cm

 

Abbreviations:

• R : row
  
• RS : right side
• WS: wrong side 
• st(s): stitch(stitches)
• k2tog: knit two stitches together 
• k : knit
• p: purl 
• GS: garter stitch 
  

 

Notes

• When you change the color of the yarn, have attention to knit gently and          soft, do not pull the yarn  in the back side of the work. 

• If you need a smaller version, you can follow the same pattern but using  thinner yarn or smaller n.needles 3,5mm needles. (UK.10,US3)

Instructions

Using green knitting yarn, cast on 40sts. 

	proceed as follow table: R1  (rs) k all R2  (ws) k R3 (rs) k all R4 (ws) p R5 (rs) k R6 (ws)p all R7 (rs) k all R8 (ws) p al R9 (rs) k all R10 (ws) p R11 (rs) k R12 (ws) p R 13 (rs) k R 14 (ws) p R 15 (rs) k R 16 (ws) p R 17 (rs) k R 18 (ws) p R 19 (rs) p Finish the row 19  and bind off  all sts. Proceed as follow instructions:   Button edge With the green knitting yarn, and the right side (RS), pick up and knit 15 evenly along one short edge. Knit 1 row.  Continue GS.  Decrease one stitch, at the 1st  stitch of every  row until 7 sts remind. Cast off. Buttonhole edge Work other short edge in same way until 13 sts rem. Next row: to make buttonhole, K2tog,k2, bind off 3 stitches,K2 ,K2tog.-8sts in the end of the row Next row: k 4 sts, cast on 2,k 4 sts. – 10sts in the end of the row Next row: K2tog,k all sts to the end of row.-9sts in the end of the row Next row:  K2tog, k all sts to the end of row.-8sts in the end of the row Next row:  K2tog,.k all sts to the end of row.-7sts in the end of the row Bind off. Sew the  button (to fix in the buttonhole) at the opposite end to the buttonhole.    Happy knitting time  & Merry Christmas