Create your very own Crochet Sunburst Flower Coaster, a delightful project that will add a splash of color to any room or make a thoughtful present. With its cheerful floral pattern and a sequence of lively hues from chocolatey brown to soft yellow, vibrant orange, and rich rust. This coaster is a lovely way to protect your surfaces from spills.
Crochet Sunburst Flower Coaster
Simple to make and joyous to look at, this coaster is a great way to inject some handmade charm into your daily routine. Whether you're picking up a hook for the first time or you know your way around a skein, this craft will result in a homey, useful item that's sure to be admired.
Materials and Tools:
- Dark brown yarn for center
- Light green or yellow yarn for the next round
- Orange yarn for the third round
- Dark rust or brick color yarn for the outer petals
- Crochet hook (size not specified)
- Scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
- Yarn needle or smaller crochet hook for weaving in ends
- Stiffening spray (optional)
Center (Dark Brown):
- Create a magic ring with dark brown yarn.
- Chain 1 to secure the magic ring.
- Work 12 double crochets (DC) into the magic ring. The initial chain 1 does not count as a stitch.
- Pull the tail yarn to close the magic ring.
- Slip stitch to the top of the first DC to join the round.
- Chain 1, pull yarn tight to make a knot and trim the brown yarn.
Second Round (Light Green/Yellow):
- Make a slip knot with light green or yellow yarn and pull between any two DCs from the previous round.
- Secure with a chain 1 (not a stitch) and make a puff stitch in the same space.
A puff stitch: Yarn over (YO) three times, insert hook, pull up a loop, repeat twice more until you have 7 loops on the hook, YO and pull through all loops, chain 1 to secure.
- Work puff stitches followed by a chain 1 in the spaces between each DC around. You will have 12 puff stitches in total.
- Slip stitch to the first puff stitch to join, chain 1, pull yarn tight, and trim off the yarn.
Third Round (Orange):
- Begin with an orange yarn slip knot, pulling it through any chain 1 space from the previous round.
- Chain 1 (not counting as a stitch) and start a "4 DC together" cluster stitch in the same chain 1 space.
A "4 DC together": Work 4 incomplete DCs in the same space, leaving last loop of each on the hook, finally YO and pull through all loops on the hook, chain 2 to complete.
- Repeat the "4 DC together" cluster stitch in each following chain 1 space, separating them with a chain 2. You'll have 12 of these clusters in total.
- Join with a slip stitch to the top of the first cluster, chain 1, pull yarn tight, and trim off the yarn.
Fourth Round (Dark Rust/Brick Color):
Begin with a slip knot in dark rust or brick color, pulling it through any chain 2 space from the previous round.
- For petals, chain 2 and work 2 DC in the same space.
- Create a chain 2 picot on top of the second DC: chain 2, insert hook into the first chain (right next to the DC), YO and pull through, forming a slip stitch.
- Work one more DC in the same space.
- Chain 2 and attach with a slip stitch back into the same space to finish the petal.
- Slip stitch into the next chain 2 space between clusters and repeat the pattern for each petal.
- Complete 12 petals in total to finish the round.
- To join, slip stitch into the first chain 2 space of the round, not on top of a stitch.
- Chain 1, cut the yarn, pull through and weave in ends.
Finishing Touches:
- Weave in all tail ends with a yarn needle or a smaller crochet hook.
- Optional: Apply stiffening spray to the finished coaster and place a heavy object on top to set the shape.
