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.

 

 

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) , *2dc,dc* rep between *to* for the next 14 st join with sl st on top pf 3ch of the same round finish off do not cut yarn (24) 
 R4  join white yarn and work,ch3 (count as 1st dc), ch1, {skip 1st dc then on the next dc work *dc, ch1, dc,ch1  skip 3rd dc work into 4the dc, *dc,ch1, dc, ch1*rep from *to* 9 times , then dc, ch1 on the top of ch3 of R3, back  sl st into the 1st ch1 space of R4  (48)
 R5 work sl st in to the next 2 stitches then ch3 ,dc, ch1 into 1st 2dc ch1 space of R4. now work in each ch1 space between each two dc in R4: 2dc,ch1, 2dc, ch1. (11 times), then 2dc, ch1 in the 1st ch1 space of R4. sl st on the top of ch3 of same round then back sl st into 1st ch1space of  same round (72)
 R6 work sl st in to the next 2 stitches then ch3 ,dc, ch1 into 1st 4dc ch1 space of R5. now work in each ch1 space between each four dc in R5: 2dc,ch1, 2dc, ch1. (11 times), then 2dc, ch1 in the 1st ch1 space of R5. sl st on the top of ch3 of same round, back sl st into1st ch1 space of same round  (72)
 R7  ch3 ,2dc, ch1,  into 1st 4dc ch1 space of R6 work .now work in each ch1 space between each  4dc space in R6: 3dc,ch1, 3dc, ch1. (11 times), then 3dc, ch1 in the 1st ch1 space of R6, sl st on the top of ch3 of same round, back sl st into 1st ch1 space of same round (96)
 R8  ch3 ,3dc , ch1 into 1st 6dc ch1 space of R7,   now work in each ch1 space between each  6dc space in R7: 7dc,ch1 (11 times), then 3dc,  in the 1st ch1 space of R7, sl st on the top of ch3 of same round finish off cut and secure yarn.(96)
 finishing: work with yellow yarn that you left uncut as shown in the tutorial pictures below and the diagram  above.

 

 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)