Hello Hallo Hola!
It's a sunny and beautiful Tuesday, a day worthy of some creativity. I usually like it very much when I and the weather are in sync. By ‘ in sync’ with the weather, I mean whenever I finish a crochet project just as the sun rises. It's an amazing feeling because I know that crafts captured with sunlight/ natural light always look outstanding.
The crochet item I'm sharing today is something many of us use in our homes and for those who do not have it, you definitely need to get one. A mini crochet coaster.
A coaster is a small mat for a cup or a bottle and it always pays to have a coaster around. Especially if you are one who works with electronic gadgets or you are terrified of scratching your beautiful table tops.
I made it a point of duty to always stay hydrated as the sun has been really gracious with its rays of recent. Staying hydrated entails walking around with water or any liquid I feel like taking at the moment.
I resorted to sachet water but I found out that my table was always getting messed up with spilled water and on a few occasions, the spilled water almost got in contact with my electronic devices. This would have been totally disastrous, so I switched to bottles.
With the cold bottles of water came another problem–drips(condensation created by cold water). Somewhere along the line, I got the idea to make absorbent coasters that would help sip in the dripping water and at the same time, prevent my table top from becoming a total mess.
For starters, I made square shaped coasters and after making them, I felt I should make more of them in different shapes and designs too.
For this particular set of coasters, I used a pattern that I feel looks really lovely. It has two sides to it; one side looks like a regular single crochet stitch pattern and the other side has a few hatches or lines.
With my 5.0mm hook and some scrap yarn, I got to work. This is a really good way to use all the spare yarns you have laying around. Making these coasters was quite easy, easier than I could have imagined. It follows a pattern of two rows and that is pretty much everything.
I started by making nineteen chains and on the second row, I made only single crochet stitches. For row three, I made a single crochet stitch in the first space, pulled up a loop and went ahead to make another single crochet stitch in the hole below. This leaves me with three loops . Finally, I yarned over and pulled through the three loops. I repeated this for every other hole on the third row. The rest of the project was a repetition of row two and row three.
For the ruffles, I cut loose strings of the yarn I was using and with my hook, I attached them in threes. After every two spaces, I put three strings of yarn and fastened it off.
I was so pleased with the texture and pattern of the first coaster that I decided to make a second in the same shape and pattern. One thing I like about square shaped items is that they could also look like diamonds, it just depends on the angle you're viewing from.
After carefully scrutinising the coasters, I realised that they looked really similar to the magic carpet Aladdin rode in the movie Aladdin but just smaller.
The colours I used were plain colours which seem somewhat bland. Nonetheless, I like the outcome. This would prevent spilled liquid (if only I remember to drop the bottles on the coaster) and also contribute to the aesthetic of my table top.
Love🤍