This may not be the healthiest of traditions but sometimes we partake in ‘Ice Cream Thursday.’ We go buy us each a pint of ice cream and enjoy it to the last spoonful. I have the biggest sweet tooth so I just can’t stop after a few bites and holding that pint for so long numbs my hands from the cold.
Enter my solution – a crocheted ice cream cozy.
Since I have trouble stopping, I have recently discovered these tiny cups of my favorite ice cream that are an actual serving – so I’m guessing about one-fourth of the size of a pint. It’s enough ice cream for the joy of it while still not killing the daily calorie count.
I’ve written up the pattern for the pint-sized cozy.
Ice Cream Cozy
Needed: 50g of worsted weight yarn
Hook: 4mm
Other: Stitch marker, yarn needle, tape measure
Abbreviations: CH – Chain, SC – Single Crochet
Terms: Finish off – to perform a slip stitch into the first SC of the previous round. Then cut the yarn leaving a tail to weave in.
Round 1: CH 2, then 6 SC into first chain. (6)
Round 2: 2 SC into the first SC from the previous round followed by 2 SC into each SC from round one. (12)
Round 3: 2 SC into first SC from previous round followed by SC into next SC. *2 SC into next SC, then SC into following SC* *Repeat until you reach the end of the round. (18)
Round 4: 2 SC into first SC from previous round followed by SC over the next two SC. *2 SC into next SC, then SC over the next two SC* *Repeat until you reach the end of the round. (24)
Round 5: 2 SC into first SC from previous round followed by SC over the next three SC. *2 SC into next SC, then SC over the next three SC* *Repeat until you reach the end of the round. (30)
Round 6: 2 SC into first SC from previous round followed by SC over the next four SC. *2 SC into next SC, then SC over the next four SC* *Repeat until you reach the end of the round. (36)
**measure your circle. If it is 3 inches across then you can stop increasing. If not do round 7.
***If measuring is not an option, stop increasing when the crocheted circle covers the bottom of the container.
Round 7: 2 SC into first SC from previous round followed by SC over the next five SC. *2 SC into next SC, then SC over the next five SC* *Repeat until you reach the end of the round. (42)
Round 8 -21: SC into each SC from previous round. (42)
Round 22: Sc into each SC from previous round. Finish off.