Shell Play Coaster

 

Love coasters, they are easy to make, handy to use, and you can make one from leftovers yarn whenever you feel stressed due to problems in bigger crochet project.

Materials

•     Yarn; I used cotton yarn leftovers, green and honey colors. You can choose any combination of colors you prefer.
•    Hook size h/8 (5 mm).
•    Tapestry needle.

The coaster is about 5.75” (15 cm)

The instructions are written in US terms

Easy level

crochet terms used in the design

Ch: chain

Sl st: slip stitch

Sc: single stitch

Dc: double stitch

Ch-3 picot: chain 3, slip stitch to first chain

Making the coaster

With green, make a magic ring.

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as dc), 19 dc, sl st to 3^rd ch of the first ch 3. (20 sts)

Round 2: sl st to next st, ch 5 (counts as dc and ch2 space), dc in the same st, *skip st, (dc, ch 2 dc, this is called a crochet shell) in the next st, repeat to end, sl st to 3^rd ch of the first ch 5.

Round 3: sl sts to first ch2 space, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc, ch 2, 2 dc, in the same ch2 space,*2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, in the next ch2 space (another crochet shell), repeat from * to end of round, sl st to 3^rd ch of the first ch 3.

Round 4: sl sts to first ch2 space, ch 3 (counts as dc), 6 dc in the same ch2 space, *7 dc in next ch2 space, repeat from * to end, sl st to 3^rd ch of the first ch 3, cut yarn.

bind on honey color yarn to first dc of any 7dc cluster.

Round 5: ch 1, sc in the same st, sc in the next 2 sts, make ch-3 picot, sc in the next 3 sts, sc between the 2 shells of the previous round, * sc in each 7 dc shell, sc between the 2 shells of the previous round, repeat from * to end, sl st to first ch of the round, cut yarn.

The inside honey color circle: make a knot with honey color yarn, place it under the coaster, *ch 2 through the upper part of dcs in the first round, below the shell of 2^nd round, ch 1 through space between 2 shells in the second round, ch 1 back to first round, repeat to end of round. Cut yarn, weave in loose ends of threads.

Enjoy and have a nice time loving, admiring your work as I do, don’t hesitate to give me notes please.