Here is a free pattern for a beautiful crochet coaster Abigail. This pattern uses the spiked diagonal puff stitch.
The photo instructions below show how to make this coaster step-by-step, including the spiked diagonal puff stitch. The pattern is quite simple as it is a repeat of two rows. The texture of this coaster looks really nice and the fabric turns out thick.
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Good luck!
Crochet coaster Abigail
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Materials
- Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used Soft FRAYA Cotton 8/4 100% Organic cotton 50g – 180 m, color: sand.
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- st: stitch
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- rep * *: repeat from * to *
Notes
The size of my coaster is 8.5 x 8.0 cm.
You will work in rows. This pattern uses the spiked diagonal puff 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 a multiple of four plus two) 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 a multiple of four plus two).
Row 1: In the second chain from your hook make a sc, sc in every st until the end of the row.
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as a st), 3 dc in the next 3 st starting from the second st, *spiked diagonal puff st (see photo instructions below), 4 dc in the next 4 st*, rep ** until the end of the row, dc in the last st.
Row 3: ch 1 (does not count as a st), 2 sc in the next two st starting from the very first st, *skip 1 st, 4 sc in the next 4 st*, rep ** until you have 4 st left, skip 1, 3 sc in the last 3 st (including the turning chain).
Row 4-15: repeat row 2 and row 3.
Fasten off.
Photo instructions for a crochet coaster Abigail
Row 1
1. Start by chaining multiples of four plus two. I chained 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.
4. At the end of the row chain three.
Row 2
5. Turn your work around. Chain three counts a stitch, so you will start working in the second stitch.
6. So, make three double crochets in the next three stitches starting from the second stitch.
7. Now you will make a spiked diagonal puff stitch. You will have to work backwards – skip the two double crochets that you have just made and work in the same stitch where the third one is made. So, yarn over.
8. Insert your hook three stitches back and yarn over.
9. Pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook.
10. Yarn over.
11. Insert your hook in the same stitch again and yarn over.
12. Pull the yarn through. Now you have five loops on your hook.
13. Yarn over.
14. Insert your hook in the same stitch again and yarn over.
15. Pull the yarn through. Now you have seven loops on your hook.
16. Yarn over.
17. Pull the yarn through the first six loops on your hook. Now you have two loops on your hook.
18. Yarn over.
19. Pull the yarn through both loops on your hook. You have just made a spiked diagonal puff stitch! Next you will work in the next stitch, don’t skip any stitches from the previous row. This will give you some extra stitches in this row but you will reduce the number of stitches in the next row.
20. So, make four double crochets in the next four stitches. Next you will make another spiked diagonal puff stitch working three stitches back (work in the second double crochet out of four).
21. So, make a puff stitch in the same way as before.
22. Then make four double crochets in the next four stitches.
23. Then make another spiked diagonal puff stitch.
24. Keep working in the same way until the end of the row.
25. At the end of the row make a double crochet in the last stitch.
26. Then chain one.
Row 3
27. Turn your work around. Chain one does not count as a stitch, so you will start working in the very first stitch.
28. So, make a single crochet in the first stitch.
29. Then make another single crochet in the next stitch. Now you will have to skip one stitch to reduce the number of stitches in this row (by making puff stitches in the previous row the number of stitches increased).
30. So, skip one stitch and make four single crochets in the next four stitches.
31. Then skip one stitch again and make four single crochets in the next four stitches.
32. Continue working in the same way until the end of the row until you have four stitches left.
33. Then skip one stitch and make three single crochets in the last three stitches (the third single crochet should be made in the turning chain). For the rest of the pattern repeat rows 2-3.
Finished crochet coaster Abigail
34. Done!
Enjoy your crochet coaster Abigail!
PDF: If you prefer a printable PDF pattern without ads, you can buy it in the Nordic Hook shop here.
You can save this pattern to your Pinterest crochet board here.
