Add some fun to your Christmas craft stall with our festive crochet coasters
- they make fab stocking fillers and table decorations.By Karen Walk
INFORMATION
Materials- 100g Stylecraft Special DK in
Parchment( 1218 ), Mocha( 1064 ),
Walnut( 1054 )and White( 1001 )
- 4mm(UK 8)crochet hook
- 30 x 30cm( 11 ¾x 11 ¾in)felt in red,
darkbrown,lightbrown,beige,
lightblue, orange,blackandwhite - Matching thread
*Blackembroidery thread
Size:11cm( 4 ¼in)circumference
Skilllevel:EasyHow to make the coasters
Make a crafty tenner
CROCHET IT
O
ur Christmas coasters are quick to
make and we reckon they’ll sell
like hot cakes, too! Make them
using leftover yarns and scraps of felt for a
quick return on your profits. The coasters are
crocheted in one continuous circle – use a
stitch marker or paper clip to mark the start
of a new round and to help you keep track of
the stitches. Remember to move the marker
out to the next starting point each time you
begin a new round of stitches.
htr: half treble crochet
st/sts: stitch/stitchesABBREVIATIONS
Make 4: 2 in Light Brown, 1 in Dark Brown
and 1 in White yarn.
Round 1:Chain 3. 7htr into third chain from
hook. Count the first 2 chains as 1htr. 8htr.
Round 2:Add stitch marker to chain st. 2htr
in chain st, then 2htr in every st around.
16htr.
Round 3:Move the stitch marker to the first
st of previous round. 2htr in first st, 1htr in
next st. 2htr in next st, 1htr in next st. Repeat
to end of round. 24htr.
Round 4:2htr in first st of previous round,
1htr in next 2sts. 2htr in next st, 1htr in next
2sts. Repeat to end of round. 32htr.
Round 5:2htr in first st of previous round,
1htr in next 3sts. 2htr in next st, 1htr in next
3sts. Repeat to end of round. 40htr.
Round 6:2htr in first st of previous round,
1htr in next 4sts. 2htr in next st, 1htr in next
4sts. Repeat to end of round. 48sts.
Round 7:2htr in first st of previous round,
1htr in next 5sts. 2htr in next st, 1htr in next
5sts. Repeat to end of round. 56sts.
Slip stitch into first stitch of previous round,
and fasten off. Weave in ends.How to finish the
coasters
Use the Coaster templates on page 102 to cut
out the felt shapes in the colours specified.
Cut out the felt bases in a colour that
matches the crochet fabric. Pin the matching
felt and crochet bases together, sandwiching
the antlers for the reindeer coaster andthe beak for the robin between the felt and
crochet layers at this stage. Sew the layers
together with a whip stitch around the edge
using a matching thread.
Arrange the Santa hat and beard, snowman
hat, eyes and nose, reindeer nose and robin
breast, wing and eye onto the coasters, using
the photo as a guide. Whip stitch in place. Use
black embroidery thread and a running stitch
to make the mouths, then use white thread to
sew small crosses to the eyes, to finish.Craftseller 45