1/5Apple and Shooting Star Cup Sleeve
Original design by @娴雅手作
A two-in-one piece that folds flat as an apple charm and opens out into a netted cup sleeve with dangling stars. The apple is made from two matching motifs seamed together, and the net holder is worked separately in a single strand.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hook
- 2.5mm and 3.5mm
- Yarn
- 4-ply cotton
- Time
- 2-4 hours
Materials
- 4-ply cotton in red, cream, mint green, chick yellow, orange and pale yellowAmazon ↗
- 2.5 mm hook for single strandAmazon ↗
- 3.5 mm hook for doubled yarnAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: MR, ch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, inc, sl st
Apple and Shooting Star Cup Sleeve — Apple, Net and Stars Apple motif (yarn held double) Front Rnd 1: 12 hdc in MR (12) Rnd 2: 12 hdc inc (24) Rnd 3: 2x[(dc, hdc), hdc inc, 4x(hdc, hdc inc), (hdc, dc), sl st] Rnd 4: Skip 1, sc, 5 inc, 11 sc, sl st, 11 sc, 5 inc, sc, skip 1 Back: work Rnds 1-4 exactly as the front, then Rnd 5: Working into the far half loop only, 1 sc in each stitch around. Stem (yarn held double): Ch 6, starting in the 3rd ch from hook work hdc, dc, 2 sc Leaf (single strand): Ch 8, starting in the 2nd ch from hook work sc, dc, 3 hdc, dc, 3 sts in one st, dc, 3 hdc, dc, sc Joining: hold the two apple motifs wrong sides together, pick up the outer loops and sc all the way around to seam, leaving an opening for the cup. Net holder (single strand) Rnds 1-8: 11x(sc, ch 10, skip 3), ch 5, triple treble Rnd 9: 2 sc, ch 2, 11x(4 sc, ch 2), 2 sc Handle: Ch 45, then work 44 sc back along the back bumps of the chain Large star: Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR; Rnd 2: 5 inc (10); Rnd 3: *[ch 4, from the 2nd ch from hook sc, dc, hdc], skip 1, sl st*, x5 Small star: Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR; Rnd 2: 5x(ch 3, from the 2nd ch from hook sl st, sc, sl st)
Notes
Folds flat as an apple charm and opens out into a cup sleeve. 2.5 mm hook for single strand and 3.5 mm for doubled yarn. k = skip; w = 3 stitches in one stitch.
Frequently asked questions
Why are two hook sizes listed?
The apple motif is worked with the yarn held double on a 3.5 mm hook so it is firm, while the net holder and stars use a single strand on a 2.5 mm hook so they stay fine and drapey.
How are the two apple motifs joined?
Hold them wrong sides together, pick up only the outer loops of both pieces and single crochet all the way around, leaving an opening so the sleeve can slide onto a cup.
How does the net stretch around a cup?
Rounds 1 to 8 of the holder are long ch-10 loops separated by single crochet, which makes an open mesh that stretches to fit different cup diameters.
Do I need both star sizes?
No, but the large and small stars are worked differently, the large one from 5 sc increased to 10 with chain points and the small one straight from a 5 sc ring, so mixing them gives the charm more movement.
