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A green crocheted Christmas tree coaster on a green board.

Crochet Christmas Tree Coasters

Making crochet Christmas tree coasters is a great way to add some handmade holiday decor to your festive table and they make lovely gifts too.
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Skill Level : Easy
Makes: 1 Christmas tree coaster
Author :Harriet

What You Will Need

Yarn

  • #3 Light (DK, light worsted, 8ply) cotton blend or 100% cotton yarn.
  • Color A (green) - about 15.3 yards (14 meters) needed per coaster.
  • Color B (yellow) - about 1 yard (90 cm) for each star.

Hook

  • 3.5 mm (E-4) or size to obtain a gauge.

Notions

  • Scissors
  • Yarn Needle

Gauge

  • Use the finished size of about 5.5 inches (14cm) tall and 4 ½ inches (11cm) at its widest part for the gauge.

Finished Size

  • Coaster measures about 5.5 inches (14cm) tall and 4 ½ inches (11cm) at its widest part.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used (US Terms)

  • MR - magic ring
  • ch - chain
  • sc - single crochet
  • dc - double crochet
  • tr- treble crochet
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • pico - pico - see special stitches below
  • st/sts - stitch/stitches
  • sp - space
  • rpt - repeat
  • YO - yarn over hook

Special Stitches

  • Picot - - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.

Instructions

Tree Coasters

  • Foundation, color A - MR or ch5, sl st in 1st ch to join.
  • Row 1 - (Tree base) Ch4 (counts as 1tr), 3tr into the ring, make 2 sl sts around post of last tr, sl st into ring. (Start of tree) Ch3 (counts as dc), into ring make 2dc, ch3, 3dc, (tighten MR) turn.
  • Row 2 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in same sp as ch-3, 1dc in next 2-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 2-sts, (2dc) in top of ch-3, turn.
  • Row 3 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in same sp as ch-3, 1dc in next 5-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 5-sts, (2dc) in top of ch-3, turn.
  • Row 4 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in same sp as ch-3, 1dc in next 8-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 8-sts, (2dc) in top of ch-3, turn.
  • Row 5 - Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in same sp as ch-3, 1 dc in next 11-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 11-sts, (2dc) in top of ch-3, turn.
  • Row 6 - Sl st into the next 6-sts, ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next 9-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 10-sts, turn.
  • Row 7 - Sl st into the next 5-sts, ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next 7-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 8-sts, turn.
  • Row 8 - Sl st into the next 7-sts, ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in next 3-sts, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, 1dc in next 4-sts, ch1, cut yarn fasten off.

Star

  • Foundation, color B - MR, or ch3, sl st into 1st ch to form a ring.
  • Round 1 -  In the ring *(Sc, picot) rpt from * 4 more times (pull on yarn tail and close MR), sl st into 1st sc to join, cut yarn, and fasten off.
  • Finishing - Use a yarn needle to weave in the tail ends of the tree and star, then sew the star to the top of the tree.