Christmas Coasters – Free Crochet Pattern
The Christmas Coasters in Tunisian Crochet are fun to make for the Holidays. It’s very rewarding to decorate your home with your handmade items. Using small amounts of yarn, an afghan crochet hook, and a little time, you’ll be making these coasters up in no time. These make great gifts for special people in your life and it’s a fun way to learn a new stitch.
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Christmas Coasters
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The Christmas Scrubby Smoothie yarn by Red Heart is a cotton yarn and is nice to work with. The colors are vibrant in this variegated yarn. I used the color Cherry for the edging, which is an option to add it to the edges.
I used small amounts of yarn to make each coaster. This is a great way to learn a new stitch, and is easy to customize the size by adding more chains at the beginning, or by making more rows to make it longer. Let’s get started!
Christmas Coasters
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 16 stitches and 13 Rows = 4 inches
Size: 6 X 6 inches
Supplies:
Scrubby Smoothie
Color A: Christmas – (1) skein or 25 yards
Color B: Cherry – (1) skein or 10 yards
Afghan Crochet Hook: J (6.0 mm)
Hook: J (6.0 mm)
Tape Measure or Gauge Ruler
Yarn needle
Yarn Label Information:
Scrubby Smoothie by Red Heart Yarns
Yardage: Solids: 153 yd (140 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) ball
Yardage: Variegated: 131 yd (120m) per 3.0 oz (85 g) ball
Yarn Weight: 4 – Medium
Fiber: 100% Cotton
Care: Machine wash cold, gentle cycle, dry flat. Do not dry clean
* I recommend hand wash and lay flat to dry *
Stitches Used:
ch – chain
rsc – reverse single crochet – see Video Tutorial click HERE
sc – single crochet
tss – Tunisian simple stitch
Special Stitches:
Tunisian Simple Stitch (tss): (1 Row is worked in 2 steps)
(A)-Forward Pass: Insert hook from right to left under vertical bar, yo, pull up a loop, and in each vertical bar across to last st. Insert hook through last stitch of row, going through both vertical bars on edge, yo, pull up a loop.
(B)-Return Pass: Yo, pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made), *yo, pull through 2 loops on hook*, repeat *-* until 1 loop remains on hook.
Reverse Single Crochet: (rsc) – Watch video on making this stitch, click HERE.
Insert hook, front to back, in the next stitch to the right, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through both loops on hook (1 rsc).
Notes:
1. Body of coaster is worked in Rows.
2. Use Afghan Crochet Hook.
3. Do not turn, the right side is always facing you.
Instructions
COASTER
Ch 20
Row 1:
(A)-Forward pass: Right side- Pull up 1 loop in 2nd ch from hook, pull up 1 loop in each ch across. (20 loops on hook)
(B)-Return pass: Yarn over and pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made), *yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook*; repeat *-* until 1 loop remains on hook
Row 2:
(A)-Forward pass: Insert hook under 2nd vertical bar, yo, pull up loop, *insert hook under next vertical bar, yo, pull up loop*, repeat *-* to last st, insert hook through both vertical bars on edge, yo, pull up loop. (20 loops on hook)
(B)-Return Pass: Repeat Row 1-B
Rows 3-15: Repeat Row 2
BIND OFF:
Insert hook under 2nd vertical bar from hook, yo, pull up loop, sl st through loop on hook, *insert hook under next vertical bar, yo, pull up loop, sl st through loop on hook*, repeat *-* across to last stitch, insert hook through both vertical bars on edge, yo, pull up loop, sl st. Cut yarn approximately 2 inches in length, weave in ends, or work over them when edging.
EDGING (Optional):
Notes:
1. Worked in the Round.
2. Use regular crochet hook.
3. Turn to start Round 2.
4. Start Round 1 with standing single crochet, OR with slip knot on hook, insert hook in any corner st, yo, pull up loop, sl st through loop on hook, ch 1, sc in same st.
With Color B
Round 1: With slip knot on hook, 1 standing sc in any corner, *1 sc in each stitch, 3 sc in corner, 1 sc in end of each row, 3 sc in corner,* repeat *-* to beginning sc, place 2 sc in same st as first sc.
Round 2: Turn, *1 rsc in next st, skip 1 st*, repeat *-* around, end with sl st to beginning rsc.
End off yarn, weave in end.
End of Pattern
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