Crochet Flower Coaster

• Sport weight mercerized 100% cotton yarn, size 2 – fine. I used Madame Tricote Paris Camilla yarn in the colorways 5329 (light green) and 4917 (light blue). 11 grams of yarn needed for this pattern.
• 3mm crochet hook.
• Scissors.
• Yarn needle or Latch hook for weaving in ends. Or, you can use a crochet hook.

Abbreviations (US terms):

st. - stitch
ch - chain
sl st. - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
()* - repeat the instructions between the brackets the number of times indicated.

Instructions:

Join with a sl st. on top of the ch3.

Join with a sl st. into the first sc.

Round 3: sl st. into next ch3 space, ch1, (1sc, 1hdc, 3dc, 1hdc, 1sc) into that same ch3 space, ((1sc, 1hdc, 3dc, 1hdc, 1sc) into next ch3 space)* repeat 7 times around. 

Join with a sl st. into first sc.

Round 4: sl st. into next 3 sts, ch1, 1sc into same st., ch6,
(skip 6 sts., 1sc into next st., ch6)* repeat 7 times around.
Join with a sl st. into first sc. 

Round 5: ch2 (counts as a hdc), 7hdc into next ch6 space, (1hdc into next st., 7hdc into next ch6 space)* repeat 7 times around.
Join with a sl st. on top of the ch2.

Round 6: ch2 (counts as a hdc), 1hdc into next 3 sts, ch3, (1hdc into next 4 sts, ch3)* repeat 15 times around. 

Join with a sl st. on top of the ch2.

Round 7: sl st. into next st., ch1, 1sc into same st., 1sc into next st., (1hdc, 5dc, 1hdc) into next ch3 space, (skip 1 st., 1sc into next 2 sts, (1hdc, 5dc, 1hdc) into next ch3 space)* repeat 15 times around. 

Join with a sl st. into first sc.
Ch1, cut off the yarn, fasten off and weave in the ends.