Summerlicious Crochet Coasters Pattern
Too many drink cups and glasses had me making bright summerlicious crochet coasters.
It was brought to my attention by my very responsive body that I wasn't drinking enough water or hydrating liquids. I would usually start my day with a glass of water before my two cups of wonderful, delicious coffee. And that was pretty much it until noon. In the afternoon I would have another glass of water and maybe a cup of tea, most often, black tea. And later I'd probably have another glass of water but not always. So by now you can probably see that I was drinking more coffee and tea than water.
Recently, I increased my water intake so that I constantly have a glass of water at my desk. And ever since we added a juicer to our appliance collection, a separate glass of juice (or smoothie) finds its way on my desk. And yes, I still have two cups of coffee in the morning and a cup of tea in the afternoon. The whole point of this description is so you understand how many different glasses and mugs I'm usually drinking out of, which is why I had to make a set of drink coasters just for my desk! Now having said that I wonder if I have a problem...anyone else find they have way too many drinking receptacles on their desk?
I wanted my drink coasters to look bright and fresh, like being at the beach or camping. I also wanted something simple and quick. I used cotton yarn (Bernat - Handicrafter Cotton in different colours) and size 4.50mm crochet hook. For the patterns I played around with different stitches and colour combos and came up with a couple of summerlicious crochet coasters designs:
Summerlicious Crochet Coasters Pattern
Creamsicle
With the exception of beginning round, all stitches are worked in BLO (back loop only).
Round 1: start 12 hdc in ring, sl st to first st
Round 2: ch 2 (counts as first st) hdc in same st, hdc inc in each st around, sl st to join (24 sts)
Round 3: ch 2 (counts as first st), hdc in same st, [hdc in next st, hdc inc] around, sl st to join (36 sts)
Round 4: ch 2 (counts as first st), hdc in same st, [hdc in next 2 sts, hdc inc] around, sl st to join (48 sts)
Fasten off and weave ends.
Strawberry Margarita
With the exception of beginning round, the stitches in this pattern are worked in the loop behind the V's (as pictured). This is what it looks like from behind:
Round 1: start 12 sc in ring, sl st to first st.
Round 2: ch 1 (counts as first st), sc in same st, inc in each st around, sl st to join (24 sts)
Round 3: ch 1 (counts as first st), sc in same st, [sc in next 3 sts, inc] around, sl st to join (30 sts)
Round 4: ch 1 (counts as first st), sc in same st, [sc in next 4 sts, inc] around, sl st to join (36 sts)
Round 5: ch 1 (counts as first st), sc in same st, [sc in next 5 sts, inc] around, sl st to join (42 sts)
Round 6: ch 1 (counts as first st), sc in same st, [sc in next 6 sts, inc] around, sl st to join (48 sts)
Fasten off and weave ends.
Beachy
Round 1: start 12 dc in ring, sl st to join.
Round 2: ch 3 (counts as first st), dc in same st, inc in each st around, sl st to join (24 sts)
Round 3: ch 3 (counts as first st), dc in same st, [dc in next st, inc] around, sl st to join (36 sts)
Round 4: ch 3 (counts as first st), dc in same st, [dc in next 2 sts, inc] around, sl st to join (48 sts)
Fasten off and weave ends.
Now I have a nice stack of coasters for all my beverages!
If you make these summerlicious crochet coasters I'd love to see your creation, just tag me on Instagram @popsdemilk_crochet and use the hashtag #popsdemilk
Looking for more drink related crochet projects? Then you might like these:
Sandwich coasters crochet pattern
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You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com
