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Cow Appreciation Day Coaster- Crochet Pattern

Hi everyone! It’s Amber Millard here from Divine Debris and today I will be sharing with you all this super fun crochet coaster pattern in honor of Cow Appreciation Day today!

 

Materials

  • Clover US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook- Art No. 1045/G
  • Worsted weight/ size #4 yarn
    • 5 colors
    • Less than 1 oz/ 62 yds ea
  • Notions: scissors, measuring tape, yarn needle

Gauge

  • 17 sc x 20 rows = 4” (blocked)

Terms/stitches Used

  • RS: Right side
  • Ch: Chain
  • St: Stitch
  • Sc: Single crochet

 

Notes

  • This coaster is worked from the bottom up in rows, with a ch and turn at the beginning of the row.
  • The ch 1 at the beginning of the rows does not count as a stitch.
  • Blocking is suggested for this pattern.
  • This whole pattern is worked in sc, so the instructions will only tell you the number and the color; ie: “A35” means sc 35 times in color A.
  • Color A is green or yellow (Basic Stitch by Lion Brand in Kelly Green or Mustard), color B is pink (Basic Stitch in Atomic Pink), color C is black (Basic Stitch in Black), color D is white (Basic Stitch in White), and color E is brown (Basic Stitch in Taupe Heather).

Blocked Finished Product Dimensions (approx)

Height

5.15”

Width

4.2”

 

 

Graph Key: Color A is green, color B is pink, color C is black, color D is white, and color E is brown.

 Pattern Instructions

Begin with a ch 21 in color A, turn, and start in the 2nd ch from the hook.

(RS) Row 1: A20 — 20 sc

Please note: each row begins with a “ch 1, turn” and each row st count is 20.

(WS) Row 2: A4, B12, A4

Row 3: A2, B16, A2

Row 4: A2, B4, C2, B4, C2, B4, A2

Row 5: A2, B3, C4, B2, C4, B3, A2

Row 6: A2, B4, C2, B4, C2, B4, A2

Row 7: A2, B16, A2

Row 8: A3, D1, B12, C1, A3

Fasten off color B.

Row 9: A3, C4, D10, A3

Row 10: A4, D10, C2, A4

Row 11: A4, C1, D11, A4
Rows 12 – 13: A4, D2, C3, D2, C3, D2, A4

Row 14: A4, C1, D1, C3, D2, C3, D2, A4
Row 15: A3, D12, C2, A3

Row 16: A2, C5, D11, A2

Row 17: A1, D3, A1, E1, D6, C2, E1, A1, C3, A1

Row 18: A1, C2, A2, E1, A1, C2, D4, A1, E1, A2, D2, A1

Fasten off colors C, D, and E.

Row 19: A20

Fasten off, weave in all your ends. Block your coaster if necessary.

 

Finishing Border

With the RS facing you, create a slipknot on your hook (this will make your first st a standing sc) with color E (or any color you’d like) and start on the other side of Row 1 (the ch row).

Row 1: Sc into the next 20 sts, ch 1 at the corner, rotate your piece, sc into the next 19 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, rotate your piece, sc into the next 20 sts (this will be Row 19), ch 1 at the corner, rotate your piece, sc into the next 19 row ends, ch 1 at the corner, join with a slip st – 78 sc, 4 ch-1 spaces

Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block if you’d like.