Crochet Cat Coasters Tutorial: Create Your Own Feline-Themed Coasters

Crochet cat coasters are not only adorable but also practical additions to your home decor! These cute coasters add a touch of personality and charm to any table setting, making your guests smile while protecting your surfaces from water rings. Whether you're a cat lover or simply appreciate a playful touch in your living space, these handmade coasters are a delightful way to show off your style. Handcrafted with love and attention to detail, these crocheted cat coasters are sure to bring joy and whimsy to your daily routine. So why settle for plain coasters when you can have these charming feline friends brightening up your home?

Materials Needed:

• Weight 4 cotton yarn
• 5mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
• Optionally, for working with dark yarn, a neck light might be helpful.

Instructions:

Starting the Coaster

• Start with Six Single Crochets: Begin in the center by either chaining 4 and joining with a slip stitch to form a ring, or using the magic ring method. Then, add 6 single crochets (sc) into your ring. Tighten the center and place your stitch marker in the last stitch you made.

Increasing Rounds

• Round 1: Increase in every stitch around. That means you'll do two single crochets into each stitch from the previous round. You should end up with 12 stitches.
• Round 2: Do one sc in the first stitch, then an increase in the next (1 sc, then 2 sc in the next stitch, repeat around). You should have 18 stitches by the end of this round.
• Round 3: Do two single crochets in the next two stitches (one in each), then an increase in the third stitch. Repeat this pattern around. You'll have 24 stitches now.
• Round 4: Three sc (one in each of the next three stitches), then an increase. By the end of this round, there should be 30 stitches. To avoid forming a hexagon shape, you might want to change the order of your increases.
• Round 5: Four sc, then an increase. Continue around to get a total of 36 stitches.
• Round 6: Five sc, then an increase, around for a total of 42 stitches. If just making the cat face, you might stop here.

Adjusting Size (Optional)

If your coaster is not reaching the desired diameter (4 inches for the face or 5 inches for the body), you can add an additional round of single crochets or continue with the increase patterns (six sc, then an increase for the next round, etc.) until the desired size is achieved.

Making the Ears

• Ear 1: From the last stitch with the stitch marker,
• Single crochet,
• Half-double crochet into the next stitch,
• In the next stitch: double crochet, treble crochet, chain 1, then reverse (treble, double, half-double in the same stitch),
• Single crochet into the next stitch.

Between Ears

Slip stitch into the next five stitches. Ear 2: Repeat the pattern for Ear 1.

Finishing the Coaster

Fasten off and weave in the ends to tidy up your work.

Making the Tail (for body option)

• Fasten Yarn: About 10 stitches down from the base of an ear, attach the yarn with a slip knot.
• Chain 12-15: Make a chain long enough to stretch up to about the point of the ear. This will be the base for the tail.
• Forming the Tail: In the second chain from the hook, work a single crochet and three half-double crochets all in the same chain (consider working into the back bumps for a neater look). Work a single crochet in each remaining chain.
• Secure the Tail: Slip stitch to the base of the body to anchor the tail, fasten off, and weave in the end.