The Candy Latte Crochet Christmas Mug Ornament free pattern captures all the sweetness of the holidays in one tiny cup! This cozy green mug features a red embroidered Christmas tree, a swirl of frothy cream, and a cheerful candy cane on top. Perfect for adding charm to your Christmas decor. If you’re looking for a quick gift idea or a new ornament to hang on your tree, this delightful crochet project will bring a dash of warmth and Christmas spirit to your collection.
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The Christmas Ceramics Mugs Collection
This Candy Latte is the third mug of my Christmas Ceramics Mugs collection! Keep an eye out for the other two festive designs: the Dreamy Cinnamon & Marshmallow Delight. Each one is a tiny handmade delight, perfect for adding cozy charm to your holiday decor.
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Christmas Mug Crochet Ornament
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Materials
- 2mm crochet hook
- Red, green, white, and light brown sports-weight yarn
- White thread for embroidering the snowflake.
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
Finish size
The finished Christmas Mug ornament measures approximately 2.5″ (7.5 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.
Gauge
Gauge is not crucial for this pattern, so feel free to use a hook size that matches your chosen yarn. I always recommend using a slightly smaller hook to keep the stitches tight and prevent the stuffing from showing through. If needed, adjust your hook size for a neater finish.
However, if you’d like to know the gauge for my chosen yarn and materials, here it is:
With sport-weight yarn and a 2mm crochet hook, the gauge for 5 rounds (increasing to 30 stitches) measures approximately 1.6″ (4.5 cm).
Useful Crochet Tutorials
Before we start, I leave a link to all the stitches tutorials I used to complete this pattern. If you are a complete beginner or not familiar with some techniques, there is a blog post with step-by-step images with descriptions and video tutorials.
Terms and abbreviations (US terms):
Slip stitch (sl): insert the hook into the stitch and pull up a loop, now, pull it through the loop on your needle.
Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, and pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle, and pull it through the two loops.
Half double crochet (hdc): yarn over the needle, insert the hook into the stitch, and pull up a loop. You will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over the needle, and pull it through all the loops.
Double crochet (dc): yarn over the needle, insert the hook into the stitch, and pull up a loop. You will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over the needle, and pull it through the first two loops. Yarn over the needle, pull it trough all the loops on your needle.
Front Post double crochet (Fpdc): Yarn over the needle, insert the needle from front to back and then to front again around the post of the stitch from the previous round (instead of into the top loops).
Yarn over and pull up a loop; you’ll have three loops on your needle. Yarn over, pull through the first two loops, yarn over again, and pull through the remaining two loops to complete your FPdc.
Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert the hook into the front loop only of the next two stitches, yarn under, and pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn under and pull through both loops on the hook.
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Pattern Instructions
Mug top
With light brown color start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
- Stop here to add the cream foam. Don’t cut the yarn, as we’ll continue working later.
Foam
With cream yarn, start crocheting surface slip stitches on the piece you’ve made so far.
Insert the needle between the first two stitches of round 2, grab the yarn from the wrong side, and pull it through to the front.
Begin crocheting surface slip stitches, working in circles around the mug and skipping one round between each slip stitch circle.
When you reach round 6, cut the yarn and fasten off.
- Go back to working on the mug.
- Change to green.
Mug
7 rnd 36FPhdc
- For round 8, you will work grabbing the stitches from round 6.
8 rnd 36sl
9 rnd 36blsc
10-18 rnd 36sc
19 rnd (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
20 rnd BL(3sc, 1dec) repeat 3 times Total 24sts
21 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
- Stop here to add stuffing material.
22 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
- Join the red yarn to the remaining front loops of round 19, and crochet 30 single crochets in the front loop only (30 FLsc) to form the bottom of the cup.
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
Handle
With green yarn start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2-12 rnd 6sc
- Cut the yarn and fasten off.
- Leave a small tail for sewing.
Candy
For the candy, you will work using BLsc, crocheting only through the back loop of each stitch for the entire piece.
With red yarn, start:
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
- Change to white
2 rnd 6BLsc
- Continue alternating between red and white until round 8.
8 rnd 6BLsc
- Cut the yarn and fasten off.
- Leave a small tail for sewing.
Final Details
- Sew the handle between rounds 11 and 19.
- With red yarn, embroider a Christmas tree to the center of the Mug. Use the image as reference.
- With white thread, embroider French knots around the tree
- Sew the candy to the top of the Mug
Congratulations!!!
Your mini Christmas Mug ornament is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern! If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the comment box below.
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See you next time!
Love,
Ana
FAQ – Crochet Christmas Ornament Pattern
Yes, absolutely! You are welcome to sell finished items made from this pattern. I would ask if it is possible to credit Little Crochet Farm as the designer. A link back is always appreciated if you sell online.
Definitely! I used sports yarn for mine, but you can absolutely use velvet yarn or acrylic yarn if you’d like a different texture. Just keep in mind that the look and feel will change depending on the yarn you choose. And remember to adjust the needle to the yarn weight.
Yes, you can! Using a larger hook (and matching yarn weight) will make your finished Grinch bigger and softer. Just make sure your stitches are tight enough so the stuffing doesn’t show through.
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