Hi friends! The holiday season is upon us, and nothing feels cozier to me than snuggling up with my dog under a fuzzy throw blanket and drinking a hot cup of something delicious! I decided to make 3 crochet amigurumi variations of warm drinks that are often had during the holidays- hot cocoa with mini marshmallows, mulled wine, and a warm cup of latte topped with some whipped cream.

I also thought it would be fun to scent the stuffing for these crochet amigurumi ornaments so that they could smell like the actual drinks themselves. For the peppermint hot chocolate, I decided to put a couple drops of peppermint essential oil. For the mulled wine, I put some dried cloves (I would’ve also put a chunk of cinnamon stick if I had some on hand) and a drop or two of sweet orange essential oil. For the latte, I just sandwiched some coffee beans into my stuffing.

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Update (Dec. 1, 2022): I now have a video tutorial for this pattern!

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Yarn I Used

I used WeCrochet Shine Sport Yarn for these crochet amigurumi ornaments; however, you can use any yarn as long as you correspond your hook to the weight of your yarn.

For the marshmallow details in the hot cocoa, I used WeCrochet Tuff Puff in white, but you can just use some wool roving or super bulky yarn for this instead. Just roll the wool roving gently between your palms to create a thick noodle.

List of Colours I Used

Hot Cocoa: 2g of Coffee, 12g of Clarity, and a little bit of Sailor.
Mulled Wine: 2g of Currant, 12g of Serrano, a little bit of Sweet Potato, and a little bit of Cream.
Latte: 2g of Willow, 12g of Peapod, 2g of White, and a little bit of Coffee.

Each skein is about 50g.

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Gauge

5 Round Circle = 1.5” with a 2.75mm hook

Note: If you are working with an x-stitch (yarn under single crochet), you will need to go up a couple hook sizes. I recommend 3.25mm. 

Gauge isn’t super important for amigurumi, but I included it just in case you want to check your gauge. Being a little off should not affect the final product too much. You can learn more about how to measure gauge for amigurumi here! 

Free Hot Chocolate Mug Amigurumi Christmas Ornament Crochet Pattern

The difficulty level of this pattern is Easy/Intermediate. Some people may find the whipped cream topping for the latte to be a bit confusing, so I made a video tutorial for that part specifically.

The finished ornament measures to be about 1.75 in (4.5 cm) tall for the cups (3”/7.5cm for the latte).

This pattern is written in US crochet terminology.

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Please note that this pattern is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated.

TERMINOLOGY

st(s): stitch(es)
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
inc: two single crochet in one stitch
dec: invisible decrease, single crochet two stitches together through the front loops only
BLO: crochet only in the back loops (loop away from you) of each stitch
FLO: crochet only in the front loops (loop closest to you) of each stitch
(…) x #: repeat anything in the parenthesis however many times the number indicates
[#]: total number of stitches for that row
#sc/fpdc: one sc/fpdc in the following # stitches
fpdc: front post double crochet, make a double crochet stitch around the stitch below your next stitch.

FPDC – To set up in Round 3 of the Whipped Cream: YO, locate your next sc and look for the sc below that st, insert your hook behind the sc from front to back, and then back to the front again. YO and draw a loop up around the sc, you should have 3 loops on your hook. (YO and draw through two loops) x 2.

For the rest of the rounds with fpdc: YO, locate the dc from two rounds below and insert your hook behind the dc from front to back, and then back to the front again. YO and draw a loop up around the dc, you should have 3 loops on your hook. (YO and draw through two loops) x 2. 

THINGS YOU NEED

• WeCrochet Shine Sport Yarn 
• WeCrochet Tuff Puff in White (or White Wool Roving/Super Bulky Yarn)
• 2.75mm Crochet Hook
• Scissors
• Darning Needle
• Locking Stitch Markers (Optional)
• Pins
• Polyfil Stuffing or Scrap Yarn
• Optional: Essential Oils (I’m using Peppermint and Sweet Orange), Whole Spices (Cloves & Cinnamon), and Coffee Beans to scent the ornaments.

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Cocoa/Wine/Latte*

(See note on round 4 for Latte)

with Coffee/Currant/Willow yarn

1 6sc in magic circle [6]
2 (inc) x 6 [12]
3 (sc, inc) x 6 [18]
4 sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 5, sc [24] *For the Latte, work round 4 into the back loops only.
5 (3sc, inc) x 6 [30]
6 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x 5, 2sc [36]

Fasten off, seamless join in the round, and weave tails in.

Marshmallow Details (For Hot Cocoa)

with Tuff Puff in White (or white wool roving/bulky yarn)

With a large darning needle, sew a couple puffy lines onto the Cocoa to represent the marshmallows, making sure the ends are only exposed on the wrong side of the Cocoa piece. Tie the yarn off on the wrong side to secure the stitches if you are making this into a toy. You do not need to tie the ends off if this is just being used as an ornament as the bulky yarn should stay in place.

Cinnamon Stick (For Mulled Wine)

with Sweet Potato yarn

1 6sc in magic circle [6]
2 BLO, sc in all sts [6]
3-5 sc in all sts [6]

Fasten off, stuff lightly, and leave a tail for sewing.

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Whipped Cream (For Latte)

with White yarn

To set up to start working on the whipped cream for the latte, locate the final exposed front loop from Round 3 of the Latte piece (highlighted in photo below).

Stuff lightly as you go

With a slipknot on your hook, sc into the front loops.

*I used different colours of yarn in the photos so that it’s easier to see.

1-2 sc in all sts [18]
3 (fpdc, 2sc) x 6 [18]

4 (sc, dec) x 6 [12]
5 (fpdc, sc) x 6 [12]

6 (dec) x 6 [6]
7 6fpdc [6]

Fasten off, close hole, and weave tails in.

Watch Video Tutorial

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Handle

with Clarity yarn

1 Ch 10, sc in the 2^nd ch from the hook, sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 2sc [11]

Fasten off, leave a tail for sewing.

Mug

with Clarity yarn

1 6sc in magic circle [6]
2 (inc) x 6 [12]
3 (sc, inc) x 6 [18]
4 sc, inc, (2sc, inc) x 5, sc [24]
5 (3sc, inc) x 6 [30]
6 2sc, inc, (4sc, inc) x 5, sc, sl st [36]
7 BLO, sc in all sts [36]
8-13 sc in all sts [36]

Cut out a piece of cardboard that is the size of the bottom of the mug and place it in the bottom of the mugWork Round 14 through both the mug and the cocoa piece, making sure to stuff lightly before completely closing off the hole. If you want to scent your ornament, sandwich the dried spices or put a couple drops of essential oils into your stuffing.

14-15 sc in all sts [36]

Fasten off, seamless join in the round, and weave tails in.

Mug Trim

Starting with a slip knot on your hook, pick up a sc from the top of the mug.

with Sailor yarn

1 FLO, sc in all sts [36]

Fasten off, seamless join in the round, and weave tails in.

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Assembly

• Pin the handle onto the side of the mug. Sew the side with the yarn tail onto the mug first, then thread the tail through to the other end of the handle. Look at the handle from the top down to make sure it’s lined up straight.

• For the mulled wine, pin the cinnamon stick onto the top, a little bit skewed to the side and sew in place.

• To help with embroidering the designs, pin out your design with pins first and then sew it in. I chose to use the secondary mug colours for the designs. You can play around with the designs for the mug using different stitches (I did mostly straight stitch and some French knots).

• To make these mugs into ornaments, string a piece of yarn or ribbon through the top and tie it off to create a loop.

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