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Christmas Star Coasters
FINISHED MEASUREMENT 41/4 inches square MATERIALS • Lily Sugar n’ Cream medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/120 yds/71g per skein): 1 skein each #0095 red, #0001
white and #0016 dark pine • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 7 sc = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
COASTERS
RED COASTER Rnd 1 (RS): With red, ch 3, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern
Notes), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in center dc, *sk next dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, sk next dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in center dc, rep from * twice, sk next dc, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (24 dc, 4 sc)
Rnd 3: Join white in any ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *ch 1, (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in next
sc, ch 1**, sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (32 dc, 4 sc)
Rnd 4: Join red in any st on side edge, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each st across edge to corner ch-2 sp, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, sc in each st across, rep from * around, join in beg sc. (52 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each st across to corner, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (60 sc)
DARK PINE COASTER Rnd 1 (RS): Rep rnd 1 of Red Coaster with dark pine. Rnd 2: Rep rnd 2 of Red Coaster. (24 dc, 4 sc)
Rnd 3: Rep rnd 3 of Red Coaster with white. (32 dc, 4 sc)
Rnd 4: Rep rnd 4 of Red Coaster with dark pine. (52 sc)
Rnd 5: Rep rnd 5 of Red Coaster. (60 sc) FINISHING Block lightly. CW