Tuesday, May 17, 2011

My Very First Post: Star Coaster Crochet - Free Pattern




This star coaster is fast and easy to make,  you could finish this pattern in just less than an hour!


Materials:
Any color of crochet thread, I used Monaco cotton thread for this pattern

Steel Crochet hook #2
Tapestry needle or yarn needle


Ch 8 Join with a sl st. 
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc2tog, ch2 (dc3tog, ch 2) repeat 9 more times join with a sl st.

Rnd 2: Ch 3. dc2tog, ch 2, 3 dc in the ch2 space, ch 2, dc3tog in the next dc3tog of the previous round. 
(ch2, skip ch 2 space on the previous round. dc3tog in the dc3tog of the previous round, ch 2 3dc in the next ch 2 sp, dc3tog in the next dc3tog of the previous round) repeat 4 times more. Join with a sl st .

Rnd 3: Ch 3. dc2tog, ch 2, skip ch 2 sp from the previous round.
 2dc on the first stitch from the 3dc on the previous round. 1 dc on the next stitch, 2dc  on the next stitch. 
Ch 2. Skip the next ch 2 sp. 3dctog in the next stitch. Ch 2.
(3dctog in the next st. Ch 2, skip next ch2 sp from the previous round. 2 dc in the first stitch from the previous round. 1 dc in the next stitch, 2 dc in the next st. ch 2) repeat 4 times more.

Rnd 4: Ch 3. dc2tog, ch 2 skip ch2 from the previous round.
2 dc in the first stitch from the 3dc of the previous round.  dc in the next 3 stitches. 2 dc in the next st. Ch 2. dc3tog.  Ch 3. Turn.


Rnd 5: Dc in the same st . ch 2. skip ch 2 sp. dc2tog in the next 2 st. dc in the next 3 stitches. dc2tog in the next 2 st. Ch 2, skip ch2 sp. dc3tog in the next st. Ch 3. Turn.


Rnd 6: Dc2tog in the same stitch. Ch 2, sk ch 2 sp. Dc2tog in next 2 st. Dc in the next st. Dc2tog in the next 2 st. Ch 2, sk ch 2 sp. Dc2tog in the next st. Ch 2, turn.


Rnd 7:Dc in the same st. Ch 2 sk ch 2 sp. Dc3tog in the next 3 st. Ch 2, sk ch 2 sp, dc3tog in the next st. Ch 2, turn.


(Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops) repeat twice on the same st. sk 3dc from the prev round, move to the next 2dctog. (Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops) do this twice on the same st. Yarn over, draw through all loops on hook. Ch 3, slip stitch on the same st where we made the last dc2tog. (work down to the unworked dc2tog)
 (Ch 3 sl st down to the next st.) repeat until rnd 5. Ch 3.
Yarn over, insert hook In the same stitch of the last worked dc3tog of rnd 4.
(Yarn over, insert hook in the next dc3tog {we will start working on the next  star point}.Draw through all loops on hook. Ch 3.
Dc3tog on the same st. Repeat from dc2tog of round 4 to finish the other remaining star point. 
Fasten off when done. Weave in all ends!


Enjoy!

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