Crochet World - USA (2018-08)

AUGUST 2018 CROCHET-WORLD.COM Crochet World 11

Mandala Coasters

Design by Elisabeth Davis de Herraiz

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

5 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• DROPS Cotton Light light
  (DK) weight cotton/
  polyester yarn (13/4 oz/
  115 yds/50g per skein):
  1 skein each #13 violet,
  #18 pink, #23 light purple
  and #25 light lilac


• Size D/3/3.25mm crochet hook or
  size needed to obtain gauge


• Tapestry needle
  GAUGE
  2 rnds = 11/2 inches

SCRAP DELIGHTS

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work

progresses.

Make 1 Coaster each Color

Combination.

Chain-3 at beginning of round

counts as first double crochet

unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated

unless otherwise stated.

Chain-5 at beginning of round

counts as first double crochet and

chain-2 unless otherwise stated.

COLOR COMBINATIONS

Coaster #

Rnds 1 & 5: Violet

Rnds 2 & 6: Pink

Rnd 3: Light purple

Rnd 4: Light lilac

Coaster #

Rnds 1 & 5: Light purple

Rnds 2 & 6: Light lilac

Rnd 3: Pink

Rnd 4: Violet

Make a set of colorful coasters using scraps of cotton yarn!

The spoked mandala design takes on a different look each

time you change up the color sequence.

CONFIDENT

BEGINNER

Coaster #

Rnds 1, 3 & 5: Light lilac

Rnds 2, 4 & 6: Light purple

Coaster #

Rnds 1, 3 & 5: Pink

Rnds 2, 4 & 6: Violet

COASTER

Rnd 1: Form a slip ring (see

illustration on page 56), ch 3

(see Pattern Notes), 7 dc in ring,

join (see Pattern Notes) in 3rd

ch of beg ch-3, pull tail of slip

ring tight to close opening.

Fasten off. (8 dc)

Continued on page 56