Speckled Coaster

Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

This coaster is fast and easy to make and is a great way to use up any scraps of yarn you may have.

Materials Needed
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in dark green fleck.
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in sage green
Size G/6 or 4.25mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 3mm
Gauge: 4dc = 1"
Finished Size: 5"x5"
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
RND 1: With dark green, ch4, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3. 11dc in ring. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 2: Ch3, 2dc in same st as slst. (Ch2. 3dc in next dc. Ch1. Sk 1 dc.) *3dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off dark green.

RND 3: Join sage green to any ch1 sp. Sc in same sp. (Ch3, dc in 3rd ch from hook. Sk 2 dc. Sc in next dc. Ch3, dc in 3rd ch from hook. Sc in next ch2 sp. Ch3. Dc in 3rd ch from hook. Sc in next dc. Ch3. Dc in 3rd ch from hook.) *Sc in next ch1 sp. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 4: Slst into the next ch3 sp. Ch3. 2dc in same sp. Ch1. (3dc in next ch3 sp. Ch2. 3dc in next ch3 sp, ch1, twice.) *3dc in next ch3 sp. Ch1. Rep bet ()once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off sage green.

RND 5: Join dark green in same st as slst. Sc in same sp. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. (Sc in next ch1 sp. Sc in each of the next 3 dc. 3sc in next ch2 corner sp. Sc in each of the next 3dc. Sc in next ch1 sp. Sc in each of the next 3dc. Sc in next ch1 sp.) *Sc in each of the next 3dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off and weave ends into back of work.

Design written on Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Copyright ©2005 By Julie A. Bolduc p108039