Free Crochet Coaster Pattern – Quick, Easy & Fun!
This free crochet coaster pattern is the perfect project for someone looking to hone their new crocheting skills. It’s a bit more challenging than a basic scarf or hat, but it’s easy enough a child could make them. They end up having a rather delicate look but they are quite robust and will last a long time.
The coasters are made from cotton twine, making them both inexpensive and practical as the cotton has excellent moisture-wicking properties. In our tutorial below, we will take you step by step through the process with easy-to-follow instructions, with images, to show you how they are made.
Material and Tools Required to Make Your Crochet Coasters
Affiliate Disclosure
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click one and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost. You can read our disclosure policy here.
Materials
- One Natural Cotton Cording 3mm
- Six metal rings measuring 1.5 inches in diameter.
Tools
- One Crochet Hook, 7mm
- One pair of scissors
- Stainless Steel Yarn Knitting Needles
(for weaving in)
(for weaving in)TIP: If you have questions about crochet needle sizes we created a whole post to help you.
Step by Step Instructions:
Step 1: Make a Slip Knot
Hold the crochet hook in your dominant hand and make a slip knot on the hook.
Step 2: Start Looping The Rope Around the Ring
Lay your rope behind the metal ring and pull it through the center with your crochet hook.
Step 3: Pull The Cording Through to Create Two Loops
Once you pull the cording through there will be two loops on your crochet hook. Grab the rope with your crochet hook again and pull the cording through the two loops on the crochet hook.
Step 4: Create A Single Loop
Create a single loop on your crochet hook as shown below in the photo.
Step 5: Keep Looping All Around the Ring
Continue around your metal ring until the ring is completely covered in rope.
Step 6: Fill The Ring and Start the Second Row
Once you fill your metal ring so there you cannot see any of the metal peeking through you will start your next row.
Step 7: Begin to Single Crochet Around the Ring
Insert the crochet hook into centre of the first chain stitch. Make sure you poke your crochet hook through the right chain. You should have two pieces of the rope at the top of your crochet hook as shown below.
Step 8: Single Crochet a Second Round
Crochet around in a single crochet for two full rounds.
Step 9: Clean Up The Ends and Weave In
Snip your rope and pass it through your last loop and pull gently. You can use a yarn needle and weave in your ends.
Expert Tips.
- These make lovely handmade gifts: This free crochet coaster pattern makes great DIY gifts for anyone who likes feminine-styled knick-knacks. They are quite pretty sitting on a desk and do an excellent job keeping your tabletops (or desktops) unblemished.
- Changing the type of yarn changes the difficulty: The macrame roping makes crocheting much easier; at least, it was for me. You can really see the chains and where your hook needs to go.
- Changing the thickness of the rope or yarn changes the difficulty: Thinner yarn or cotton rope makes this project much more difficult and will result in a coaster that doesn’t quite sit flat.
- Change the size of the rings: You can use larger ringers to make charger plates instead of coasters or even trivets for the kitchen.
- Dye them any color: You could also dye them any color since they are 100% cotton cording.
- Can’t find rings, use thick corded hair elastics: A reader left a note that she tried using thick hair elastics and they worked great!
- Free Labels: You can grab those cute handmade with love tags in the image below by heading to our freebie library and saving the file.
FAQ
You can use any size ring, but you will need to be careful with your stitches. As you continue to build around the ring, you may need to decrease or increase stitches to keep the coaster flat.
Different sizes and types of yarn will impact the size of the coasters and the flatness of the finished project. This project was tested extensively with the recommended size of cotton cord on the size of rings we recommended.
Drinking glasses condense on the outside of a glass, the hole in these coasters does not impede or help how the coaster works, it is simply a design choice.
Free Crochet Coaster Pattern (Single Crochet Stitch)
Quick and easy crochet coasters that wick up the wet and look lovely at the same time. These pretty little coasters make a wonderful handmade gift.
Materials
- One Natural Cotton Cording 3mm
- Six metal rings measuring 1.5 inches in diameter.
Tools
- One Crochet Hook, 7mm
- One pair of scissors
- Stainless Steel Yarn Knitting Needles (for weaving in)
Instructions
- Hold the crochet hook in your dominant hand and make a slip knot on hook.
- Lay your rope behind the metal ring and pull it through the center with your crochet hook.
- Once you pull the cording through there will be two loops on your crochet hook. Grab the rope with your crochet hook again and pull the cording through the two loops on the crochet hook.
- Continue around your metal ring until the ring is completely covered in rope.
- Once you fill your metal ring so there you cannot see any of the metal peeking through you will start your next row.
- Insert hook into center of the first chain stitch. Make sure you poke your crochet hook through the right chain. You should have two pieces of the rope at the top of your crochet hook as shown below.
- Crochet around in single crochet for two full rounds.
- Snip your rope and pass it through your last loop and pull gently. You can use a yarn needle and weave in your ends.
Notes
If you use 100% cotton cording the coasters can be dyed with fabric dye!
Related Posts
Author: Laura Kennedy
Writer & Owner of Little Yellow Wheelbarrow
Editors Note: This post was originally published September 14, 2018 and updated on February 8th, 2024. Image sizes were updated, expert tips, FAQ, and structure were added and changed.
