Do you ever burn your fingers when you remove a hot bowl from your microwave? I often struggle with this! But I’ll struggle with it NO LONGER, thanks to the crocheted Microwave Bowl Cozy that I designed and made last month. Now you can keep your fingers from getting burnt, too, with my new Microwave Bowl Cozy pattern!
Last year on a trip to visit family and friends, I saw my husband’s best friend’s (Dan) fabric microwave bowl cozy and thought it was a fabulous invention! I was intrigued with it, but thought it might be more than I wanted to undertake on my sewing machine. So I decided to design a crocheted version of this bowl cozy and last month, on another trip to visit family and friends, I took the plunge and designed it while visiting that same friend (and his wife, Janine). I worked and reworked the cozy, getting it to fit a Corelle soup bowl perfectly! And I tried the cozy on several other bowl sizes that Janine had there to make sure it would fit other bowl sizes, as well.
Announcing my crocheted Microwave Bowl Cozy pattern!
As you can see, the cozy conforms to the shape of the bowl really well. It’s a reversible project, so you can use either side facing in/out. It works great, using 2 of the 4 corners to grab your hot bowl out of the microwave. I use my bowl cozy in the microwave with my bowl of food/soup that I warm up and it works just fine. The bowl cozy gets a little warm in the microwave, but nowhere near as hot as the heat of the bowl!!! Some people don’t use their bowl cozy directly in the microwave. They simply transfer the hot bowl into the cozy while taking it out. You can use your bowl cozy either way. And it folds flat for storage, too.
Oh, and it works great to keep your fingers from getting too cold if you’re holding a bowl of ice cream!
This is a great pattern for any level of crocheters, from beginners to advanced. The entire cozy is made with single crochet stitches (except for the center), with increases strategically places to form the shape. There are 2 options for the top edging: reverse single crochet stitches or slip stitches.
These cozies make great gifts for birthdays, Christmas or any occasion! And they’re great items to sell at craft fairs, too!
This bowl cozy is made with 100% cotton worsted weight yarn. I cannot stress enough the importance of using 100% cotton yarn for this bowl cozy. Cotton yarn doesn’t melt, like acrylic yarn, when it comes in contact with heat, so it’s perfect for this project. I used a size I/9 5.5 mm crochet hook for my first bowl cozy and it came out great! However, I used a size H/8 5.0 mm crochet hook for the other 2 cozies and I think it works a little better for a more dense cozy with less stretch to it.
I also decided to film a YouTube video demonstrating each round of this cozy pattern for those of you who are visual learners, like me.
Also, for a limited time (until July 31, 2021), you can get a 20% discount on this pattern with the code “MBC2021”. Here’s the link to purchase this pattern: https://thecrochetarchitect.com/downloads/microwave-bowl-cozy/.
I hope you enjoy my Microwave Bowl Cozy pattern, the YouTube video and the limited time discount!
Happy crocheting,
Susan
