This square “Luna” coaster is a great way to get your Kitchen ready for all the special occasions in the next few months. Graduation, Father’s Day, and summer just to name a few. Crochet several coasters from this free pattern in different colors and place them around the counters or table tops to protect them from condensation on the bottom of glasses. This quick and easy to make coaster pattern will also make a great hostess gift if you are going to visit family and friends this summer.
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Level of Difficulty
- Beginner/Intermediate
Yarn
- Cascade Yarns Luna 100% Peruvian Cotton, 50 g/1.75 ozs/82 yds/75 m, (Color A) Tan #0739, used approximately 15 yds, and (Color B) Coral #727, used approximately 5 yds
Hook and Notions
- Size Hook: H (5.0 mm)
Measurement
- Laying flat 4 inches square
Gauge
- Not important
Abbreviations
- Ch/chs = chain
- Dc = double crochet
- Dec = decrease
- Hdc = half double crochet
- LTR – long treble
- Sc = single crochet
- Sl st = slip stitch
- Sp = space
Notes
- Corners are worked as (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) unless otherwise stated
- Chain 1 at beginning of rounds does not count as a stitch
How to Crochet a Square Coaster, Instructions:
With Color A Chain 2,
Round 1: Work 8 hdc in the 2nd chain from the hook; join with a slip stitch in the top of the 1st hdc. (8 hdc)
Round 2: Chain 1 (does not counts as stitch), hdc in the same stitch as join, work corner in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, work corner in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, work corner in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, work corner in the next stitch; join with a slip stitch in top of 1st hdc. (12 hdc, 4 ch 1 sps)
Round 3: Chain 1, hdc in the same stitch as the join, hdc in the next stitch, work corner in the chain 1 space, * hdc in the next 3 stiches, work corner in the next chain 1 space, * repeat from * to * 2 times, hdc in the last stitch; join with a slip stitch in the top of the 1st hdc. (hdc 5 hdc each side = 20 hdc, 4 ch1 sps)
Round 4: Slip stitch to the corner chain 1 space, work corner (CH 2, dc, CH 2, 2 dc) in the chain 1 space, * chain 2, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches, chain 2, skip the next 2 stitches, work corner (CH 2, dc, CH 2, 2 dc) in the chain 1 space, * repeat from * to * around; join with a slip stitch in the top of the 1st chain 2. (24 dc, 12 ch 2 sps)
Drop Color A and Attach Color B in the corner chain 2 space
Round 5: Chain 1, work * (2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc) corner made, sc in the next 2 stitches, work l tr in the skipped 2 stitches 2 rounds below, sc in the next 2 stitches, work l tr in each of the skipped 2 stitches 2 rounds below, * repeat from * to * around; join with a slip stitch in the top of the 1st sc. (48 sc, l6 tr, 4 ch 1 sps)
Fasten off Color B and Pickup Color A
Round 6: Chain 1, hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 4 stitches, * work corner in chain 1 space, hdc in each stitch across to the next chain 1 space; join with slip stitch in the top of the 1st hdc. (76 hdc, 4 ch 1 sps)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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XO, Mistie
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