Crochet Sunshine Flower Coasters
Create your own set of vibrant and cheerful flower coasters with crochet! These Sunshine Flower Coasters are perfect for adding a pop of color to your home decor. Using bright yellow yarn for the petals and a contrasting color for the center, these coasters will bring a touch of sunshine to any room. The intricate crochet stitches used to create the petals give these coasters a unique and handmade look that will impress your guests. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, these Sunshine Flower Coasters are a fun and rewarding project to work on. You can customize the size of the coasters by adjusting the number of rounds you crochet, making them perfect for any size glass or mug. These coasters also make a thoughtful and personalized gift for friends and family. So grab your crochet hook and some colorful yarn, and get ready to brighten up your space with these charming Sunshine Flower Coasters!
The coasters are10cm/4in across when made in Sugar'n Cream, and 9cm/3.5in across when made with Rico Creative Cotton Aran, using 3.5mm hook. The holder is 12cm/4.5in in diameter, and 2.5cm/1in tall.
Pattern
You will need:
- 2 or 3 colours of worsted/aran weight cotton yarn, for example Lily's Sugar'n Cream, or Rico Creative Cotton. For one flower you will need about 15 yards of one yarn + scraps of a contrasting colour. For a full set you'll need around 140 yards of yarn in total.
- 3.5mm hook
- tapestry needle
- Iron, tea cloth, water spray for blocking
Stitches used: ch, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, trc (triple crochet), magic ring. US terms are used throughout; if you prefer UK ones please use this conversion chart.
Round 1: Dc 10 times into magic ring. Pull tight and sl st through first dc to join.
Round 2: Ch2 (does not count as st - make 1st dc into same space as ch 2 throughout), 2dc in each dc around. Join to first dc. (20 sts)
Round 3: Do not ch; treat the st you did sl st into on previous round as first st. * skip next st, (dc, 3trc, dc,) in one st, skip 1 st, sl st* 5 times. Sl st into 1st st. (five petals formed)
Round 4: Ch1 *hdc, 2dcs in next 3 sts, hdc, sl st* 5 times & fasten off.
Round 5: With contrasting colour, join in back loop of hdc on previous row. Starting in hdc, * 2sc in each of 8 sts around petal, sl st down to st in round 2 below sl st on round 3* five times. Sl st into where you joined the yarn, bind off, weave in ends.
Blocking: When you finish, the flowers petals will curl up slightly. Steam blocking will fix this, and only takes a minute per coaster. Lay one coaster upside down on an ironing board, and cover with a clean tea towel. Spray water over the towel, then iron briefly to flatten the coaster. If you have a steam iron you can use that instead of spraying water, and if you don't have a water spray, just dampen the tea towel first.
Put the coasters in the holder, and hook the butterfly through the loop to fasten it.
