Colorful coaster - pattern

The pattern to a colorful coasters.

Note: in row 5 you will be making puff stitches. These should not be too tall, because otherwise the coaster won't be flat: the inner 4 rows will bulge as you can see in the green coaster.

1. Magic circle
2. Ch2, 13dc
3. Ch1, (sc, ch1), rpt
4. Ch1, (hdc, ch1), rpt
5. Ch2, (puff stitch of 3 loops, ch2), rpt --------- Note: don't make the puffs to tall.
6. (3sc, ch1), rpt
7. (sc, 8dc), rpt. Fasten-off and weave in ends.

Then:
Sc through row 7 using same color as the puff stitches in row 5
Sc through row 6 using same color as row 3.

I have used standard cotton yarn on a 3mm hook. The coaster is about 8.5cm.
Pattern is in US terminology.

As always I'd like to know if you have any problems following the pattern.
I'd love to see how your coaster turned out!

Small star coaster - pattern

Material:
Two different colors of cotton yarn
Crochet hook suitable for that yarn
Tapestry needle

Gauge is not important.
I used Phildar Coton 3 on 3mm hook, making the coaster 9cm (3.5inch)



Front:
Use color 1.

1. ch5, join with slst

2. ch1, 15hdc, join (=16st)
3. ch1, 1hdc, *ch1, 2hdc*, rpt**, join

Change to color 2.

4. In ch1-space of previous round: ch1, 2hdc, ch1, 3hdc, in following ch1-spaces: *3hdc, ch1, 3hdc*, rpt**, join

5. ch1, *in ch1 space of previous round: (3hdc, ch2, 3hdc), 1sc in space between the 2 hdc clusters of previous round*, rpt**, join and weave in ends

Back:

Use color 1.
1-2 as front piece

3. ch1, *1hdc, ch1*, rpt**, join

4. ch1, 1hdc in each st, join

5. ch2, 2dc in each st, join

6. ch2, *1dc, 2dc*, rpt**, join and weave in ends

Joining:
Use color 2.
Join both pieces with good side facing up. (good side of back piece to wrong side of star)

Sc around, joining the point of the star on every 9th sc, join and weave in ends.

It is possible that the star is a smidge too small at first sight. It is easily corrected by ironing the coaster or by simply placing your hot teapot on it.


Hope you enjoyed making the coaster!

Please let me know if you have any problems following the pattern.

Small star coaster

A couple of days ago I made the turquoise/creme colored coaster for my teapot.

Now I made a matching small coaster for my tea mug or cup. This one is my own pattern but obviously inspired by the bigger one described in the previous blog post.

It was a bit trial and error and frogging. Now I am quite happy with it. Maybe a small adjustment is needed: the star could be just a bit bigger. 

So maybe in the next version I will use DCs in the last row instead of HDCs.

Edit:
After I ironed it with my tea pot the star did not pull at the corners anymore. So I think I'll leave the pattern as it is.

Pattern will follow...

Coaster

I am trying to make more things and surf less on the internet. I can spend hours and hours on Pinterest and all the crochet websites.
It is actually such a waste of time, although I do learn a lot by looking at the designs, and looking at the stitching technique etc.

On my to make list was this coaster. (pattern here)
I needed one for my teapot. I wanted it to be round. I really liked this one. The colors are very nice. I was not to sure what size it would become but it turned out just right: 13cm. That's without the scalloped outer edging.

Following the pattern I noticed that the coaster was not flat: it curled quite a bit after the 5th and 6th row. I did continue to follow the pattern literally but intended to make the next one a bit different. The last step of row 6, the CH1, 3DC, CH1 seems a bit to wide. I might try 4DC without the two CH1s. When the coaster was finished it looked actually not as bad as I thought it would.

Another thing I changed:
When joining the two layers the pattern says both back sides should be together, but I changed it: both layers have the nice side up. I will never use it upside down anyway.

For some reason the bottom piece ended up having 92 stitches in stead of 96, so the points of the star were 11 or 12 stitches apart. Doesn't really matter: you cant see it anyway. But it does annoy me that I made a mistake somewhere. This time I am not going to look for it. :D

Used:
Phildar Coton 3 turquoise and ecru, 3mm hook