Fancy Flower Coaster – Free Crochet Pattern

There you are! Hello, and welcome. Thanks for popping over.

I have a lovely little Fancy Flower Coaster pattern for you (crochet) both in video form and written form. Hurray!

Things to Know About This Pattern:

• Advanced Beginner Level – nothing complicated, but you’ll need to follow along to see exactly what I’m doing. As long as you can work the basic crochet stitches, you’ll be golden!
• The video version is below, and the written pattern as well.
• Great for using up tidbits and scraps of fingering weight or sock yarn! You’ll also need a size US E hook.
• Quick and fun! You’ll be whipping these out in no time and have a whole set to give as a gift or decorate your own home with love.
• Make them solid like I did, or change colors each row for fun and funky combinations. Or use hand-painted sock yarns for lots of wild options!
• Dainty and thin and perfect for using while sipping your afternoon tea or your morning coffee. Yes, please!
• Not much yardage needed! So they’re cheap to make. 😉

Aren’t these macarons delicious looking? I made them following Beth’s Foolproof French Macaron recipe on YouTube. You should give them a try! Loads of fun to make and absolutely delish.

I used random yarns I had laying around, all of which are fingering weight. I don’t have these exact colors available for you but you can choose any you like!

So let’s get started, shall we?

Have a look at the video here:

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Here’s the pattern:

SIZE

Finished blocked size: 4.5” in diameter

MATERIALS

Fingering Weight Yarn

I used various tidbits of yarn, but feel free to use whatever you like!

Solids are great but multi-colored skeins would be fantastic too. Although I don’t have the exact shades for you, you can see all my fingering weight colors here:

http://www.expressionfiberarts.com/categories/fingering.html

HOOK

US Size E

OTHER TOOLS

Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

GAUGE

8 dc / inch

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch: Chain

Dc: Double Crochet

Hdc: Half Double Crochet

Sc: Single Crochet

Sl st: Slip Stitch

Sp: Space

St(s): Stitch(es)

LET’S BEGIN!

Start with a magic loop! Not sure how to work one? Watch the video above.

(Or if you prefer, create a center loop by chaining 5 and joining with a sl st to the first ch).

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 11 dc in loop. Join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of ch 3.  -12 dc

Pull the tail if you worked the magic loop to cinch up the center hole.

Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in next st. *Ch 1, dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Ch 1. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch 4.  – 12 dc

Rnd 3: Sl st into next ch sp. Ch 3 (counts as first dc). 2 dc in same ch sp. *Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp. Repeat from * around. Ch 1. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. – 36 dc

Rnd 4: Sl st into next 2 st. Ch 3 (counts as first dc). 2 dc in next ch sp. Dc in next st. *Ch 1. Sk next dc. Dc in next st. 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Ch 1. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. – 48 dc

Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Dc in next st. *Ch 2, dc in next 2 sts. Dc in ch sp. Dc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Ch 2, dc in next 2 sts. Dc in ch sp. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. – 60 dc

Rnd 6: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Dc in next st. 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 2 st. * Ch 2, sk next st, dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in ch 2 sp, dc in next 2 st. Repeat from * around. Ch 2. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. – 72 dc

Rnd 7: Ch 2 (counts as hdc). *Sc in next st. Sl st in next 2 sts. Sc in next st. Hdc in next st. 4 dc in ch sp. Hdc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sc in next st. Sl st in next 2 sts. Sc in next st. Hdc in next st. 4 dc in ch sp. Join with a sl st in 2nd ch of ch 2.  – 12 petals

FINISHING:

Cut your tail and weave in your ends.

Leave as-is or block by soaking your coaster in water for 10 minutes, pressing out the excess moisture with a towel and pinning into place on cardboard. Allow to dry!

If you prefer your coaster stiff, you can spray with laundry starch.

I hope you enjoyed the pattern and that you lovvvvvve using your new fancy flower coasters!

Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think and what ideas you have for future videos as I’d love to know.

And be sure to post your finished Fancy Flower Coasters on your favorite social site and/or blog and tag me so I can see.

XOXOXO

Chandi