Get ready for spooky season with this Spider Web Cup Cozy – a free crochet pattern inspired by Halloween vibes and cozy fall evenings! 🎃🕷️
This Halloween crochet cup cozy is the perfect handmade accessory for your favorite mug or takeaway cup. Featuring a beautiful spider web textured stitch, this pattern combines seasonal charm with everyday functionality — keeping your drinks warm and your hands comfortable.
Whether you’re decorating for Halloween, gifting to a friend, or adding a touch of spooky elegance to your autumn décor, this easy crochet pattern will make your coffee moments extra special. The design works up quickly and looks great in classic black and white or festive orange and purple yarns.
This free crochet tutorial includes step-by-step written instructions and clear stitch explanations, making it perfect for confident beginners and intermediate crocheters alike.
So grab your yarn, hook, and favorite fall drink — it’s time to crochet your own Spider Web Cup Cozy and embrace the magic of handmade Halloween! 🧶✨
This reusable cup sleeve is designed to fit a 20 oz / 591 ml “Venti” cup, making it ideal for Starbucks cups, travel mugs, and most reusable tumblers. The cozy not only protects your hands from heat but also adds a festive handmade touch to your beverage routine.
Each cup cozy is crocheted with premium cotton yarn — durable, eco-friendly, and machine washable. Whether you use it yourself or gift it to a coffee-loving friend, it’s a perfect accessory for the fall season, or Halloween.
✨ Features:
- Fits 20 oz / 591 ml “Venti” cups
- Textured crochet spider web design
- Handmade with 100% cotton yarn
- Reusable and eco-friendly
- Ideal for hot or cold drinks
🎃 Perfect for:
Add a handmade Halloween touch to your home or office décor, create a unique gift for friends, teachers, or coffee lovers, sell at autumn craft fairs or use as a freebie for your crochet shop, enjoy cozy fall mornings with your favorite pumpkin spice latte, practice textured crochet stitches in a fun and seasonal project.
So grab your yarn, hook, and favorite fall drink — it’s time to crochet your own Spider Web Cup Cozy and embrace the magic of handmade Halloween! 🧶✨
Size:
Fit a 20 oz / 591 ml “Venti” cup
Finished height: 3.4 in [8.5 cm].
Finished circumference: 10 in [25 cm].
Skill level:
Intermediate (requires familiarity with front post stitches).
Terminology:
US crochet terms.
Materials:
Yarn: Crafter’s Secret, Cotton (100% Cotton; #4 Medium / Worsted Weight; 71 g / 109 m [2.5 oz / 120 yd] per skein), color SLATE – approx. 28 g (43 m/47 yd/0.99 oz) used.
Crafter’s Secret Cotton is a medium-weight (Category 4) 100% cotton yarn, known for its soft yet sturdy texture that holds shape beautifully — ideal for cup cozies, mug sleeves, and small seasonal crochet projects.
This yarn offers excellent stitch definition, making textured patterns like front post stitches and ribbed designs stand out clearly.
Because it’s absorbent and heat-resistant, it’s a perfect choice for coffee cozies, kitchen accessories, and handmade Halloween décor.
Its vibrant, durable colors stay rich after washing, bringing your autumn palette of pumpkins, acorns, and fall leaves to life.
Use it when you want your cup cozy to feel cozy, eco-friendly, and reusable — a sustainable alternative to disposable sleeves.
Yarn Substitutes for Crafter’s Secret Cotton If Crafter’s Secret Cotton is unavailable, you can use one of the following equivalent 100% cotton yarns.
Each option has a very similar weight, yardage, and texture — perfect for cup cozies, dishcloths, and small crochet projects.
1. Lily Sugar’n Cream
- Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
- Weight: 2.5 oz (70.9 g)
- Length: 120 yd (109.7 m)
- Yarn Weight: Medium (4) – Worsted
- Available at: Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Walmart, and online
2. Peaches & Creme
- Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
- Weight: 2.5 oz (70.9 g)
- Length: 120 yd (109.7 m)
- Yarn Weight: Medium (4) – Worsted
- Available at: Walmart and online
3. Loops & Threads Classic Cotton
- Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
- Weight: 2.5 oz (70.9 g)
- Length: 120 yd (109.7 m)
- Yarn Weight: Medium (4) – Worsted
- Available at: Michaels and online
All of these yarns have a similar feel, thickness, and stitch definition to Crafter’s Secret Cotton, making them perfect substitutes for your crochet projects.
HOOK: US G-6 (4.0 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
NOTIONS: yarn needle, scissors, tape measure.
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
sl st – sleep stitch
yo – yarn over
rep – repeat
cm – centimeter(s)
yd – yard(s)
g – gram(s)
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
[…] – repeat the stitches or sequence inside the brackets as many times as indicated
(…) – indicate the stitch around which the front post (or back post) stitch is worked
Stitches:
ch (chain): yo and draw the yarn through to form a new loop without tightening the previous one.
sc (single crochet): insert the hook into a stitch, yo and draw up a loop, yo again and draw through both loops on the hook.
sl st (slip stitch): Insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch and the loop on the hook in one motion.
Special stitches:
FPdc (front post double crochet): yo, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch 2 rows below and pull up a loop; yo and draw through 2 loops, yo and draw through the remaining 2 loops on the hook. Always skip the stitch behind each FPdc. Full tutorial here
Sk1-FPdc (skip 1 stitch front post double crochet):skip 1 stitch in the working row; yo, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch 2 rows below and pull up a loop; yo and draw through 2 loops, yo and draw through the remaining 2 loops on the hook in front of the skipped stitch. Always skip the stitch behind every Sk1-FPdc. Full tutorial here
Ret1-FPdc (return 1 stitch back front post double crochet):return 1 stitch back in the working row; yo, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch 2 rows below and pull up a loop; yo and draw through 2 loops, yo and draw through the remaining 2 loops on the hook. Always skip the stitch behind each Ret1-FPdc. Full tutorial here
Ret2-FPtr (return 2 stitches back front post treble): return back to the 2nd stitch in the working row; yo twice, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch 2 rows below and pull up a loop; [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice, yo and draw through the remaining 2 loops on the hook. Always skip the stitch behind every Ret2-FPtr. Full tutorial here
Sk2-FPtr (skip 2 stitches front post treble): skip the next 2 stitches in the working row; yo twice, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch 2 rows below and pull up a loop; [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice, yo and draw through the remaining 2 loops on the hook in front of the 2 skipped stitches. Always skip the stitch behind every Sk2-FPtr. Full tutorial here
Gauge:
8.5 sts and 10 rows = 2” [5 cm] in textured pattern of front post stitches and sc using suggested hook.
Gauge is measured after blocking.
Notes:
The pattern worked in joined rounds with turns at the end of each round. Beginning ch does not count as a stitch.
Always skip the stitch directly behind each front post stitch.
Front post stitches are always worked around the post of the stitch two rows below, whether that stitch is a regular sc or another front post stitch. To avoid distortion or curling of the fabric, make sure to work all front post stitches loosely and evenly. Excess tension on front post stitches can cause the pattern to lean or tighten.
Instructions:
Setup: Ch 42,
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
join with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring; ch 1 – 42 sts.
Round 1: Sc in first ch and each ch around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Rounds 2-4: Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 5 (RS): [Sc in first 10 sts, FPdc, sc in next 10 sts] twice; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 6 (WS): Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
Round 7: [Sc in first 8 sts, Sk1-FPdc (around sc), sc, FPdc (around FPdc), sc, Ret1-FPdc (around sc), sc in next 8 sts] twice; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 8: Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
Round 9: [Sc in first 7 sts, Sk1-FPdc (around Sk1-FPdc), sc in next 2 sts, FPdc (around FPdc), sc in next 2 sts, Ret1-FPdc (around Ret1-FPdc), sc in next 7 sts] twice; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 10: Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
Round 11: [Sc in first 5 sts, Sk2-FPtr (around Sk1-FPdc), sc in next 2 sts, Sk1-FPdc (around sc), sc, FPdc (around FPdc), sc, Ret1-FPdc (around sc), sc in next 2 sts, Ret2-FPtr (around Ret1-FPdc), sc in next 5 sts] twice; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 12: Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
Round 13: [Sc in first 3 sts, Sk2-FPtr (around Sk2-FPtr), sc in next 2 sts, Sk2-FPtr (around Sk1-FPdc), sc in next 3 sts, FPdc (around FPdc), sc in next 3 sts, Ret2-FPtr (around Ret1-FPdc), sc in next 2 sts, Ret2-FPtr (around Ret2-FPtr), sc in next 3 sts] twice; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 14: Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
Round 15: [Sc, Sk2-FPtr (around Sk2-FPtr), sc in next 2 sts, Sk2-FPtr (around Sk2-FPtr), sc in next 2 sts, Sk2-FPtr (around sc), sc in next 2 sts, FPdc (around FPdc), sc in next 2 sts, Ret2-FPtr (around sc), sc in next 2 sts, Ret2-FPtr (around Ret2-FPtr), sc in next 2 sts, Ret2-FPtr (around Ret2-FPtr), sc] twice; join with a sl st to the first sc; ch 1, turn – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Round 16: Sc in first st and each st around; join with a sl st to the first sc – 42 sts.
(photo shows one pattern repeat, 21 sts)
Fasten off and weave in all ends securely.
After finishing Round 16, check your work — the piece should now measure around 5 in [12.5 cm] across (half of the total circumference).
Chart:
The diagram shows the pattern repeat 21 sts. Read RS rows from right to left and WS rows from left to right. Refer to Key for stitch symbols.
Blocking:
For best results, block your cup cozy after finishing.
Recommended method (for cotton yarn):
- 1. Slip the cozy onto the cup it’s intended for.
- 2. Fill the cup with hot (not boiling) water — about 70–80 °C (160–175 °F).
- 3. Let it sit for 15–20 minutes to allow the fibers to relax and shape to the cup.
- 4. Pour out the water but leave the cozy on the cup until it’s completely dry.
This method allows the cotton to “memorize” the exact shape and size of your cup while keeping all textured stitches nicely defined.
Care for the finished piece according to the yarn label instructions.
Enjoy your creation! Whether you wear it, gift it, display it, or sell the finished product.
Let it bring joy and comfort.
Pattern reminders:
- This pattern is intended for personal use only. Reproduction, distribution, or commercial use without the designer’s permission is not allowed.
- You may sell finished items made using this pattern, but please credit the designer: Olha Bykova Crocheting.
- Share your finished projects! I love seeing how you bring this pattern to life. Tag your photos with #OlhaBykovaCrocheting on social media.
- For any questions about the pattern or techniques used, please refer to the stitch glossary or contact the designer.
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