Wrapping your fingers around a soft, squishy yarn and letting it dance around your crochet hook. That's the start of making our cheerful little Crochet Coaster. With a simple pattern that only asks you to do a double crochet again and again, it's like whispering a magic spell to turn yarn into treasure.
Easy Crochet Coaster Pattern
Before you know it, you'll have a stack of colorful coasters, ready to hug any cup or glass you put down. Making these coasters is not just about crafting; it's about adding tiny islands of joy to your home, one stitch at a time.
Materials Required:
- Category 3 yarn
- 3 mm crochet hook
- Optional: Darning needle
Instructions:
Round 1:
- Magic Ring: Start by making a magic ring.
- Chain 3: Chain 3 (this will not count as a stitch).
- Double Crochet: Make 12 double crochet stitches into the magic ring.
Tighten Ring: Pull on the tail to tighten the center loop.
- Join Round: Slip stitch into the third chain from the beginning to join the round.
Round 2:
- Chain 3: Chain 3.
- Double Crochet Increase: Make 2 double crochets in each stitch around. This means 2 double crochets into each of the 12 stitches from the previous round, resulting in 24 double crochet stitches.
Join Round: Slip stitch into the third chain from the beginning to join the round.
Round 3:
- Chain 3: Chain 3.
Pattern:
- Make 1 double crochet in the first stitch.
- Make 2 double crochets in the next stitch (increase).
Repeat this pattern (1 double crochet, 1 increase) all the way around.
- End: At the end of round 3, you should have 36 stitches.
- Join Round: Slip stitch into the third chain from the beginning to join the round.
Round 4 (Final Round):
- Chain 3: Chain 3.
Pattern:
- Make 1 double crochet in each of the first 2 stitches.
- Make 2 double crochets in the next stitch (increase).
Repeat this pattern (2 double crochets, 1 increase) all the way around.
End: At the end of round 4, you should have 48 stitches.
- Join Round: Slip stitch into the third chain from the beginning to join the round.
- Fasten Off: Chain 1, cut the yarn, and pull it through the chain to secure it.
Finishing:
Weaving in Ends: Use a darning needle (or your crochet hook) to weave in the yarn tails.
- For the needle method: insert the needle only through the back parts of the stitches several times to secure.
- For the hook method: use the hook to pull the tail through the back loops of several stitches.
