Abstract: A cup carrier for receiving a cup has a sleeve for retaining a cup. The sleeve defines an opening to receive the cup. The sleeve has a plurality of attachment points. The cup carrier has a pair of strings. Each of the strings is attached at a pair of points to the sleeve at the attachment points forming a loop in each of the strings. The strings can be retained to hold the cup in generally a vertical position allowing the user to place the cup without the need to locate a flat location. In addition, the user can tote the cup in the cup carrier while using the hand concurrently to hold or tote other items.