Crochet Cupcake Coasters
The Crochet Cupcake Coasters are an adorable and functional addition to any kitchen or home decor. Made with soft, pastel-colored yarn and colorful embellishments, these tiny cupcakes are designed to resemble real treats, complete with fondant-style borders and sprinkles. They're not only cute, but also effective at protecting surfaces from water marks and spills, making them a thoughtful gift or addition to your own home.
Hook - 3.5mm
Yarn - Cotton DK Weight
(I used Stylecraft Cotton DK Classique)
(Note - slip stiches do not count as a stitch)
Using a bright colour make 20 chain
Row 1 - 1 tr in 4th ch from hook and in each ch till end, turn (17 sts)
Row 2 - 3 ch (counted as 1 tr throughout pattern), 1 tr into first st and each st till end, turn (18 sts)
Rows 3 to 5 - Repeat row 2 (21 sts)
Change to cream coloured yarn
Row 6 - 1 ch (does not count as st), 1 dc each st till end, turn (21 sts)
Row 7 - sl st in first st, *skip 1 st, 5 tr in next st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, repeat from * to * 3 times, skip 1 st, 5 tr in next st, skip 1 st, sl st in last st, turn (29 sts)
Row 8 - sl st in first 3 sts (first 3 sts of previous 5 tr), skip next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st (dc of previous round), *skip 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 tr in next st* repeat from * to * 2 times, skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, turn (23 sts)
Row 9 - sl st in first 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, *skip 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 tr in next st* repeat from * to * 1 more time, skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, turn (17 sts)
Row 10 - sl st in first 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, skip 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, (11 sts)
Fasten off yarn and turn
Join red yarn in top of the 4th tr in the first 5 tr cluster
Row 11 - 2 ch, work a tr6tog (see definition below if required) as follows - 1 in same st as 2 ch, 1 in next st, 2 in next st (dc from previous round), 1 in next st and 1 in next st (should be 2nd tr of second 5 tr cluster from previous round), 3 ch and join with a sl at in same st, turn
Row 12 - 8 tr into top of tr6tog from previous round, sl st into 8th st from round 10 (2nd tr of 2nd 5 tr cluster) (8 sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends