Spring Bling Coasters – DIY Instructions

Sweet, elegant coasters that bloom around a beverage to make every cuppa that extra bit fancy and joyful.

Quick to whip and great for stash busting.

Make with one colour, multiple colours, or combination of solid and variegated colours.

Package as a set with a cute mug or keep cup for a delightful and thoughtful gift.

One of the coaster and petal design variants is available for free on my blog.

For the pdf version of the pattern with structured and unstructured coaster design and multiple petal options from Ravelry.

To save this pattern to make later, add to your Ravelry queue and/or pin via the image below:

Pattern Details

• Recommended Yarn: DK/8 ply/Cat. 3 weight yarn ~10g/0.35Oz per coaster. Worsted yarn may also be used; however, coasters will be bigger than the size listed below. Any fibre/yarn that is easy to wash and does not readily pill (such as cotton, cotton blends, easy wash wool, and non-pill or low-pill acrylic). Example projects: Refer to Appendix A.
• Hook Size: Use yarn label instructions as a guide for selecting hook size. Swatch to determine the optimal hook size for your tension. Example projects:  4mm/G.
• Coaster Size: Varies with chosen yarn and design, however in DK yarn ~11.5-14cm/4.5-5.5in in diameter.
• Skill Level: Intermediate.
• Stitch Terminology: US. Refer to Abbreviations and Special Stitch Instructions.
• Gauge: Specific gauge not required/not important for this item.
• Pattern Synopsis: Made in the round. The first three rounds make the flower inner circle and then the remaining rounds make the petals. Two design options are included in the PDF: an unstructured coaster (with five rounds) and a structured coaster (with six rounds). One of the design options is available for free in this Blog post.
• Social Media Share: Please tag me @TheCrochetFix and Hash Tag your projects #SpringBlingCoasters.

Abbreviations

• ~ = Approximately.
• Beg = Beginning.
• BL = Back Loop.
• Ch = Chain.
• DC = Double Crochet.
• Fin = Finishing.
• FL = Front Loop.
• FLO = Front Loop Only.
• FpDC = Double Crochet around the front of the stitch post.
• FpSC = Single Crochet around the front of the stitch post.
• FpSC-Pct = FpSC with picot. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
• HDC = Half Double Crochet.
• Invis Join = Invisible Join. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
• MC = Magic Circle.
• Prev = Previous.
• Rem = Remaining.
• Rep = Repeat.
• Rnd = Round.
• SC = Single Crochet.
• Sk = Skip.
• Sl St = Slip Stitch.
• St = Stitch.
• TR = Treble Crochet. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
• WS = Wrong Side.
• Yo = Yarn over (hook).

Special Stitch Instructions

Note:  Refer to Spring Bling Coasters YouTube Playlist for FpSC-Pct and Invis Join tutorials.

FpSC-Pct: FpSC, Ch 4, Sl St into FLO of FpSC that was just made.

Invis Join: Remove loop from hook, insert hook from back to front (through BL and then FL) of st that join is to be made in, return yarn loop to hook, pull yarn loop through st (from front to back), gently pull yarn end to tighten join.

TR: Yo twice, insert hook through st, yo, pull through a loop (four loops on hook), yo, pull through two loops on hook (three loops on hook), yo, pull through two loops on hook (two loops on hook), yo, pull through rem two loops on hook.

Pattern Instructions

Note:

• Instructions for the Unstructured coaster design are provided in this Blog post. For structured coaster design refer to Ravelry pdf. The structured coaster design will require slightly more yarn per coaster than the unstructured coaster design.
• A single Petal design option is provided in this Blog post. Multiple Round 5 Petal options are provided in Ravelry pdf.
• Refer to Spring Bling Coasters YouTube Playlist for location to work Round 5 stitches.
• If preferred, Sl St can be substituted for Invis Join.
• If preferred, FpSC-Pct loop can be lengthened by using Ch 5 or Ch 6 instead of Ch 4.
• A stitch count follows each round in ( ).
• Beg Ch 1/Ch 2 are not included in the stitch count, unless indicated.
• Invis Join/Sl St to complete the round are not included in the stitch count.

Unstructured Coaster

Beg Circle:

Leaving a beg yarn tail of length sufficient to sew in, make a circle, either using a MC, or Ch 4 and Sl St into first Ch.

Round 1

Ch 2, DC ten times in circle, Sl St into first DC.

(10 DC)

Round 2

Ch 2, DC twice in each st around circumference, Sl St into first DC.

(20 DC)

Round 3

Ch 2, DC twice in each st around circumference, Sl St into first DC.

(40 DC)

Round 4

Ch 1, FpSC around first st, FpSC-Pct around next st, *FpSC around next st, FpSC-Pct around next st, rep from * around, Invis Join into first FpSC.

(20 FpSC, 20 FpSC-Pct)

Rnd 5A – Wide Petals with Sl St Gap

Working all Rnd 5 sts into both loops of Rnd 3 sts (and behind Rnd 4 sts): Sl St into next Rnd 3 st, Ch 4, TR in same st, TR twice in next st, TR in next st, Ch 4, Sl St into same st (Petal made), Sl St into next two sts, *Ch 4, TR in same st, TR twice in next st, TR in next st, Ch 4, Sl St into same st (Petal made), Sl St into next two sts, rep from * around (fin in st that first Petal was commenced in).

(10 Petals, separated by a Sl St)

OR Rnd 5B – Wide Petals with No Gap

Refer to Ravelry pdf.

OR Round 5C – Narrow Petals

Refer to Ravelry pdf.

Finishing

Fasten off yarn, leaving a yarn tail of sufficient length to sew in. Sew in beg and fin yarn ends securely on WS of coaster.

Structured Coaster & 3D Petal option

Refer to Ravelry pdf.

Pattern Support

Pattern support is available via thecrochetfix Facebook page.

Pattern Versioning

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the following testers for testing this coaster design:

• Tania Barry – @shewgirlscrochetcreations on IG, shewgirl on Ravelry.
• Shannon Maughan – @the.crafty.runner on IG, TheCraftyRunner on Ravelry.
• Leisa Tolhurst
• Sheela Bijea – @sheelabijea on IG, Kaikelasa on Ravelry.
• Ritha Vishwanath – Ritha on Ravelry.
• Richelle Cricks – @richellecricks on IG, richelle362 on Ravelry.
• Mary Anne Guarini – @Mguarini on Ravelry.

Appendix A: Example Projects

Unstructured Design

Round 5A

• Yarn: ~8g/0.3Oz of 4 Seasons Marvel 8 Ply yarn in Peach and Light Grey.
• Hook: 4mm/G.
• Size: ~12cm/4.75” in diameter.

Round 5B

• Yarn: ~12g/0.4Oz of Lincraft Makr Recycled Cotton Yarn in Orange (506) .
• Hook: 4mm/G.
• Size: ~12cm/4.75” in diameter.
• Variation: FpSC-Pct uses Ch 5 instead of Ch 4.

Structured Design

Flat Petals – Round 5A

• Yarn: ~10g/0.4Oz of 4 Seasons Marvel 8 Ply yarn in Light Grey.
• Hook: 4mm/G.
• Size: ~12.5cm/5” in diameter.

Flat Petals – Round 5C

• Yarn: ~10g/0.4Oz of 4 Seasons Flinders Cotton 8 Ply yarn in Avocado (green).
• Hook: 4mm/G.
• Size: ~11.5cm/4.5” in diameter.

3D Petals

• Yarn: ~13g/0.5Oz of 4 Seasons Marvel 8 Ply yarn in Light Grey.
• Hook: 4mm/G.
• Size: ~14cm/5.5” in diameter.