If you would like to practice the triad stitch, here is a great quick project: a triad stitch coaster. It is easy to make this coaster and it looks great on both sides.
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Materials
- Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used Järbo 8/4 100% Cotton Mercerized & Gassed 50 g yarn, color: 32018 (linen).
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- st: stitch
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- triad st: triad stitch
- dc: double crochet
- prev: previous
- rep * *: repeat from * to *
Notes
The size of my coaster is 9.0 x 9.0 cm. You will work in rows. This pattern uses the triad stitch. Photo instructions below show the main steps how to make this stitch. It is a repeat of two rows. The size of the coaster can be easily adjusted by chaining more or less in the beginning (keep in mind that it should be an even number of chains) and repeating rows 2 and 3 until you will form a nice rectangle.
Pattern
Start by chaining 26 (you can adjust the size by chaining more or less, but it should be an even number of chains).
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from your hook, sc in every st until the end of the row.
Row 2: ch 4, triad st working in the 2nd, the 3rd and the 4th st, ch 1, *triad st, ch 1*, rep ** until the end of the row. At the end of the row make a dc in the last st.
Row 3: ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc in the 1st st, *sc in the ch1 space, sc in the triad st of the prev row*, rep ** until the end of the row. At the end of the row make a sc in the turning chain space and a sc in the turning chain.
Row 4-15: repeat row 2 and 3.
Fasten off.
Photo instructions for a triad stitch coaster
Row 1
1. Start by chaining 26. You will start working in the second chain from your hook.
2. So, make a single crochet in the second chain from your hook.
3. Continue making single crochets in every stitch until the end of the row.
Row 2
4. Chain four and turn your work around. Next you will make a triad stitch working in the second, the third and the fourth stitch.
5. So, yarn over.
6. Insert your hook in the second stitch and yarn over.
7. Pull the yarn through. Make sure to make a tall loop. Now you have three loops on your hook.
8. Yarn over.
9. Insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Five loops on your hook.
10. Yarn over.
11. Insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Seven loops on your hook.
12. Yarn over.
13. Pull the yarn through the first six loops. Now you have two loops on your hook.
14. Yarn over.
15. Pull the yarn through both loops. You have just made a triad stitch!
16. Chain one. Next you will make another triad stitch working in the last stitch where you have just worked in and the next two stitches.
17. So, yarn over.
18. Insert your hook in the last stitch where you have just worked in, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Three loops on your hook.
19. Yarn over.
20. Insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Five loops on your hook.
21. Yarn over.
22. Insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Seven loops on your hook.
23. Yarn over.
24. Pull the yarn through the first six loops. Two loops on your hook.
25. Yarn over.
26. Pull the yarn through both loops. The second triad stitch is ready.
27. Chain one.
28. Then make another triad stitch and chain one.
29. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row. At the end of the row chain one as usually.
30. Then make a double crochet in the last stitch.
Row 3
31. Chain one and turn your work around. Chain one does not count as a stitch.
32. Make a single crochet in the first stitch.
33. Then make a single crochet in the chain one space.
34. Make a single crochet in the triad stitch.
35. Then repeat: make a single crochet in the chain one space and a single crochet in the triad stitch.
36. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row.
37. At the end of the row make a single crochet in the turning chain space.
38. Then make a single crochet in the turning chain. For the rest of the pattern repeat rows 2-3.
Finished triad stitch coaster
39. Done!
Enjoy your triad stitch coaster!
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