Bring on Christmas and winter vibes with my Crochet Peppermint Coaster Pattern. Reminiscent of those peppermint swirl candies - all you need is a cup of hot cocoa to go with it.
Use cotton yarn for heat-resistant and liquid-absorbent crochet coasters.
Resembles peppermint candy; colors can be changed.
Coaster size: 4.5 inches in diameter; adjust rows for size.
Vary colors for themes: red and green for Christmas or light blue and white for winter.
Options are endless!
Instructions
This pattern is made in the round.
Round 1: Using white cotton yarn, make a mr and sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 3: Inc, sc. Then repeat until end of round (18).
Round 4: Inc, sc x2. Then repeat until end of round (24).
Round 5: Inc, sc x3. Then repeat until end of round (30).
Round 6: Inc, sc x4. Then repeat until end of round (36).
Candy Cane Border:
Step 1: Without fastening off the white yarn, ch x4. Set the yarn aside (do not fasten off). In the next stitch, attach the red yarn and then ch x4.
Step 2: Put your crochet hook back into the working loop in your white yarn and make a single crochet in the next available stitch. So you should skip over the red and start making a repetitive pattern.
Now do the same with the red yarn. Sc into the stitch available. Now you should have 2 finished loops for the border, one red and one white.
Step 3: Repeat step 1 and 2 until the border is finished.When you have no extra stitches to work in, attach your last ch x4 in red with a sl st to the same stitch you joined the red in at the beginning of the round. And then sl st the white ch x4 to the start of the round (the stitch the first white ch x4 was made from).Fasten off and weave in any ends.