This hot cocoa mug blanket pattern creates one of the cutest functional blankets you’ll see. The finished blanket rolls up and buttons to look exactly like a cozy mug of hot cocoa, complete with optional marshmallows on top. When you’re ready to use it, unbutton it and you’ve got a full-sized 46″ x 52″ blanket that’s chunky, warm, and seriously soft.

The rolled-up mug makes this extra adorable! It sits on your couch or chair looking like an oversized cup of cocoa, and guests will do a double-take when they realize it’s actually a blanket. The brown “cocoa” section at the top and the mug color of your choice below give it that authentic hot chocolate look, and if you add the white marshmallow puffs, it’s basically irresistible.

This project uses both hand-knitting and crochet techniques with jumbo weight yarn, so it works up faster than you’d expect for a full-sized blanket. You’ll need basic hand-knitting skills (not taught in the pattern, but easy to find tutorials for), and the pattern includes a link to a private video tutorial that walks through the construction. The skill level is suitable for adventurous beginners who can hand-knit and uses a 25mm crochet hook.

This is the kind of finished project that just makes people smile. It works as a gift for cocoa lovers, a fun addition to a reading nook, or just something cozy to wrap up in that happens to look adorable when you’re done with it. You’ll need 6 skeins of jumbo yarn in your mug color, 1 skein of brown, optional white for marshmallows, and 5 buttons to hold the rolled shape.