Suddenly everything got back to order again: holidays are over and that celebration chaos (mostly pleasant 🙂 ) faded away. So, it is time to grab your hook and yarn and start working on a new piece. Did you set some crochet goals for this year? If yes, tell me in the comment section, I would be glad to hear. As for me, I will try to post one pattern per week, write some posts about crochet techniques and keep making crochet tutorials.
This week’s free pattern is for a winter coaster. Once again it is a beginner friendly project and it won’t take long to finish it. Also, it is great for practicing how to work several stitches together. In this case, it is a double crochet three together, a double crochet four together and a double crochet six together. For those, who are not sure how to make those stitches, I made a photo tutorial (you can take a look at it here). I chose to make my coaster white because the pattern reminds me of snowflakes; but you are free to choose your favorite color, of course, or combine a few.
Good luck!
Pinterest: Also, you can save it to Pinterest for later here.
Materials
- Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used white Eldorado cotton thread.
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 1.5.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- st: stitch
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- dc3tog: double crochet three together
- dc4tog: double crochet four together
- dc6tog: double crochet six together
- prev: previous
- rep **: repeat from * to *
Notes
You will be working in rounds. The diameter of the coaster is 11 cm.
Pattern
Start by making an adjustable (magic) ring.
Round 1: 14 sc in the adjustable ring, join with a sl st.
Round 2: ch 4; *dc in the next st, ch 1*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 3: ch 1, 2 sc in the ch1 space of the prev round; *sc in the dc of the prev round, 2 sc in the ch1 space of the prev round*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 4: ch 2 (this is your first dc in the dc3tog), make the two remaining dc of the dc3tog in the next two st, ch 3. *One dc3tog in the three sc of the prev round, ch 3*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 5: ch 1, 4 sc in the ch3 space of the prev round; *sc in the dc3tog of the prev round, 4 sc in the ch3 space of the prev round*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 6: ch 2 (this is your first dc in the dc4tog), make the three remaining dc of the dc4tog in the next three st, ch 6. *Skip one sc of the prev round, one dc4tog in the four sc of the prev round, ch 6*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 7: ch 1, 6 sc in the ch6 space of the prev round; *sc in the dc4tog of the prev round, 6 sc in the ch6 space of the prev round*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 8: ch 2 (this is your first dc in the dc6tog), make the five remaining dc of the dc6tog in the next five st, ch 8. *Skip one sc of the prev round, one dc6tog in the six sc of the prev round, ch 8*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st.
Round 9: ch 1, 9 sc in the ch8 space of the prev round; *sc in the dc6tog of the prev round, 9 sc in the ch8 space of the prev round*, rep ** 13 times, join with a sl st. Fasten off.
Enjoy your coaster!
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