9.0 inches beautiful coaster which you can make even out of scrub yarn. It has many different usage such as on a night stand, under a vase or on a coffee table, couple of them could be a nice gift will not take more than 45 min to make one.
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all what you need to make this beautiful coaster are:
1- a size 3.5 crochet hook
2- size 4 yellow yarn
3- size 4 white yarn
4- spray starch
| r1 | in yellow yarn work 6ch join with sl st |
| r2 | 3ch(count as 1st dc) into the chain loop work 15dc (16) join with sl st in top of 3ch (16) |
| r3 | 3ch(count as 1st dc) , *inc,dc* rep between *to* for the next 14 st join with sl st on top pf 3ch of the same round fasten off do not cut yarn (24) |
| r4 | join yellow yarn and work, 3ch(count as 1st dc) 1ch, {skip 1stitch then work *1dc, 1ch, 1dc into the next st* ,1ch} rep between {to }11 times , dc into the top of 3ch of r3 , 1ch, sl st into the top of 3ch of the same round (48) |
| r5 | work sl st in to the next 2 stitches then 3ch ,dc, 1ch, 2dc into 1st 1ch space of r4. now work {1ch* into next 1ch sp work 2dc,1ch, 2dc*} rep between {to} 10 times, then work 1ch, sl st into the top of 3ch of same round (72) |
| r6 | sl st in to next 2 st, 3ch,1dc,1ch, 2dc, 1ch. now work {1ch * into next 1ch sp work 2dc,1ch, 2dc* } rep between {to} 10 times, then work 1ch, sl st into the top of 3ch of same round (72) |
| r7 | sl st in to next 2 st, 3ch, 2dc,1ch, 3dc, 1ch. now work {1ch * into next 1ch sp work 3dc,1ch, 3dc* } rep between {to} 10 times, then work 1ch, sl st into the top of 3ch of same round (96) |
| r8 | sl st in to next 3 st, 3ch, 6dc, now work {1ch * into next 1ch sp work 7dc*} rep between {to} 10 times, then work 1ch, sl st into the top of 3ch of same round fasten off and cut yarn (96) |
| finishing: work with white yarn that you left uncut as shown in the diagram above and pictures below | |
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| abbreviations | |
| ch | chain |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| dc | double crochet |
| 1st ch | first chain |
| 2nd | second |
| sp | space |
| rep | repeat |
| r | round |
| inc | increase ( make two dc in one sc) |