After making a few projects in the last few weeks, I had some leftover yarn. There was too much left to want to throw it away, and too little left to do something big and complicated with. Dilemma – what to do with my leftover yarn?

Thank goodness for pintrest.

On Pintrest, I found lots of small projects – everything from applique birds and other creatures that can be attached to other crochet projects – to mini granny squares that you just save forever until you can sew them together. The best, however, was a pattern for a cup / mug / beer cozy. As a coffee drinker this was the perfect idea for me, and so I started with a granny square.

Once the square was the height / width I wanted, I then started working on one side – and then the other until it made it around the mug.

Finally, I made a long tie – and wove it through the back “shoelace” style.

Here’s what the finished product looks like – on the cup:

Not bad for a little bit of left over yarn and about 20 minutes time. I think I’ll have to make a few more as gifts – because I know several football lovers who would appreciate these in their team colors!