Santa Club Coaster

Even though Christmas is many months ahead, I realized in recent years that most of the crafters start the preparations early in July and August. I’ve been fascinated by the Christmas accessories since I was a teenager, but recently I began to come up with ideas for doilies, coasters, shawls and other things for Christmas. This year came up with this Santa Club Coaster. I hope you like it. It’s easy to make if you just follow the instructions carefully.

Materials

Yarn: sport or middle weight yarn, in white, pink and red.

Hook: 4 mm

Felt black and red

Paper perforator

Scissors

Stitch marker

Level: intermediate

US terms:

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

dc: double crochet

fpsc: front post single crochet

dc3tog: three double crochet together

Beginning dc3tog: (ch 2, dc 2) together

Measures:

7 x 7 inch/ 18 x 18 cm (approx.)

Instructions

With white yarn, make a magic ring, or chain four and ss to first ch.

Round 1: beginning dc3tog, Ch 3, *dc3tog, ch 3, repeat from * 3 times, ss to first beginning dc3tog.

Cut white yarn, with red yarn work next 3 rounds.

Round 2: in any dc3tog cluster, (make a standing dc, or ch 3 (count as dc), dc 2), ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch 3 space, ch 2, *dc 3 in (dc3tog) cluster, ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch 3 space, repeat from * 3 times, ss to first dc, or 3^rd ch of first ch 3.

Round 3: ch 3 and dc in first dc, dc in dc, dc 2 in dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 1 space, skip next ch 2 space, ch 2, *dc 2 in dc, dc in dc, dc 2 in dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 1 space, skip next ch 2 space, ch 2, repeat from * 3 times, ss to 3^rd ch of first ch 3.

Round 4: ch 3 and dc 2 in first dc, dc in dc 3 times, dc 3 in dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch 2 space, skip next ch 2 space, ch 2, *dc 3 in dc, dc in dc 3 times, dc 3 in dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch 2 space, skip next ch 2 space, ch 2, repeat from * 3 times, ss to 3^rd ch of first ch 3.

Cut red yarn, with white yarn work next round:

Round 5: in any ch 3 space corner, (make a standing sc, or, ch 1, sc), and ch 2, sc in ch 3 space, skip ch 2 space, ch 3, *fpsc in each 9 dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 3, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch 3 space, skip next ch 2 space, ch 3, repeat from * 3 times, fpsc in each next 9 dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 3, ss to first sc.

Cut white yarn, with pink yarn work next 2 rounds:

Note: in the next round, skip the fpsc stitches, and work in the dc stitches of round 4.

Round 6: in the beginning of any fpsc group, ch 3 in first dc, dc in each dc, ch 2, dc in ch 3 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in ch 2 space, ch 2, *dc in each dc, ch 3 in first dc, dc in each dc, ch 2, dc in ch 3 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in ch 2 space, ch 2, repeat from * 3 times, ss to 3^rd ch of first ch 3.

Round 7: ch 3 and dc in first dc, dc in each dc 7 times, dc 2 in dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 4, dc) in ch 3 space, ch 2, dc in next ch 2 space, skip ch 2 space, ch 2,* dc 2 in dc, dc in dc 7 times, dc 2 in dc, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, dc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 4, dc) in ch 3 space, ch 2, dc in next ch 2 space, skip ch 2 space, ch 2, repeat from * 3 times,  ss to 3^rd ch of first ch 3.

Cut pink yarn.

Making the beard round

Note: make the complete beard of each Santa within this round.

Note: mark the center st of each dc group of round 7.

Round 8: with white yarn and in any dc group, work first Santa beard rows:

Row 1: in the 3^rd st to the right of the center st, sc in place, dc 9 in the center st, sc in 3^rd st to the left, ch 2, sc in ch 2 space of round 7, turn, and work in the 9 dc as follow:

Row 2: dc 2 in 1^st dc, *dc in dc, dc 2 in dc, repeat from * to end, sc in ch 2 space of round 7, turn.

Row 3: ch 1, sc in first dc, *ch 3, sc in dc, repeat from * to last dc, sc in ch 2 space of round 7, 1^st beard is finished.

ch 2, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch 4 space, ch 2, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 2, skip 2 dc.

Second Santa beard:

Repeat the Santa beard rows and the coaster corner 3 more times, ss to 1^st sc. Cut yarn, weave in loose ends.

Make eyes and noses for the Santas by cutting circles in felt. I used a paper perforator to make the eyes, and cut a little larger circle for the nose. Stick the nose on the center of Santa's beard round, and the eyes on the line between the two pink rounds, 3 dc apart.

What do you think? Aren’t they really cute Santas, and lovely Christmas coaster? Also not so hard to make. Enjoy preparing for  Christmas with this project.

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