Hex Coaster

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materials:

Size "J" hook
One ball Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn

pattern:

Ch 8, join w/ sl st to form ring
Rnd 1:sl st in ring, ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) 5 more times in ring, join w/ sl st in 3^rd beg ch
Rnd 2:ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ea ch-1 sp around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in ea st around, placing 3 sc in ea ch-1 sp, join w/ sl st to first sc.
Finish off, and weave in ends.

Greener Pastures

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materials:

Size “0” hook
Size 10 thread in a shade of green and in a floral color
Small amount of seed beads - approx 70 (you may not use them all)
or "E" beads - approx 25
Beading or small embroidery needle
Invisible quilting thread, beading thread or other sewing thread that will blend in with the floral color

notes:

All ends should be worked in whenever you are most comfortable doing so.

pattern:

1^st motif (background)

Ch 5, join w/ sl st to form ring

Rnd 1: sl st in ring, ch 3, 15 dc in ring, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch

Rnd 2: ch 4, (dc, ch 1) in ea st around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch; 16 ch-sps

Rnd 3: ch 6, (dc, ch 3) in ea dc around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch

Rnd 4: ch 9, (tr, ch 5) in ea dc around, join w/ sl st to 4^th beg ch

Finish off

2^nd background motif
Work 1^st 3 rounds same as first motif
Rnd 4: ch 9, (tr, ch 5) in the next dc, tr in next dc, ch 3, use hook to pull working loop of current motif through any loop on 1^st motif, ch 2, tr in next dc on current motif, ch 3, use hook to pull working loop of current motif through next loop on 1^st motif, ch 2, tr in next dc of current motif, finish same as 1^st motif

Remaining background motifs

Continue making and joining motifs in the same manner as motif #2, leaving 2 unused loops between joining loops on all motifs

Complete and join 16 motifs total in 4 rows of 4

Background finished, block as needed.

Flowers:
With floral color
Ch 2, 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, join w/ sl st to 1^st sc
Work 1 cluster in ea st around (these will all be worked individually – you’ll have a lot of ends, sorry)

1st Cluster: ch 3, * yo, insert hook in same st, draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops, rep from * 2 more times, yo, and draw through all loops on hook

Remaining Clusters: join as w/ dc, draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops, complete same as first cluster from *.

Weave all loose ends in on flowers

Optional leaves

With same or similar color to background

Ch 4, 3 dc in 4^th ch from hook, ch 3, turn, work cluster across prev row, finish off

Using needle and sewing or beading thread attach flowers (and leaves) to doily and embellish centers with small clusters of beads

Daisy Chain Coaster

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materials:

size "10" thread in a floral color
size "1" hook

notes:

flowers could also be connected in a straight line to make a border

pattern:

1st Motif:
Rnd 1: ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join w/ sl st
Rnd 2: ch 9, sc, (ch 8, sc) in ea sc around including same st as initial ch, join w/ sl st to 2nd beg ch
Rnd 3: ch 1, (4 sc, ch 3, 4 sc) in ea ch-loop around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Finish off.

2nd - 5th Motif:
Rnd 1 & 2: work the same as 1st Motif
Rnd 3: ch 1, 4 sc in 1st loop, sc in any ch-3 loop of prev motif, 4 sc in same loop on current motif, 4 sc in next loop, sc in next loop of prev motif, 4 sc in same loop on current motif, finish Rnd 3 the same as first motif
Finish off
See photo for placement of motifs 3-5.

6th Motif:
Work same as previous motif, but connect to both previous motif and 1st motif, using photo for placement
Finish off.
Weave in ends.

Block as necessary to keep shape.

Colored Hearts Coaster

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materials:

Size 10 crochet thread (1 main color, small amount of accent color for “hearts” – works well with a dark color and a bright or pastel one)

Size “1” steel hook

special instructions:

dtc – double treble (triple) crochet – yo 3x, insert hook where indicated, draw up a loop, (yo and draw through 2 loops) 4x

tr – treble (triple) crochet – yo 2x, insert hook where indicated, draw up a loop, (yo and draw through 2 loops) 3x

to work shell – 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc where indicated

to join w/ dc – tie starting knot (slip knot) around hook, yo, insert hook where indicated and draw up a loop, complete as with regular dc

pattern:
With main color,
Ch 8, join w/ sl st to form ring

Rnd 1: sl st in ring, ch 3, dc in ring, ch 1, (2 dc in ring, ch 1) 8x, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch; 9 ch-sps
Rnd 2: sl st in 1^st dc and in 1^st ch-sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, (3 dc in next ch sp, ch 2) around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch; 9 ch-sps
Rnd 3: sl st in next 2 dc, and in 1^st ch-sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same ch-sp, ch 1, (work shell in next ch-sp, ch 1) around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch; 9 shells

Finish off

Rnd 4: using contrasting color, join w/ dc in ch-sp of any shell, tr, dtc, ch 2, dtc, tr, dc, ch 4, (dc, tr, dtc, ch 2, dtc, tr, dc, ch 4) in ea shell around; 9 “peaks” – these will be the hearts

Finish off

Rnd 5: using main color, working in front of ch-4 sps from Rnd 4, join w/ dc in any unused ch-sp from Rnd 3, * dc in next st, tr in next st, ch 4, bringing the ch behind the “peaks,” sk 1^st st after peak, tr in next st, dc, dc in ch-sp, rep from * around, join with sl st to starting dc

NOTE: all ch-4 sps should be on wrong side of work, they should not be visible from front of finished piece

Rnd 6: ch 3, 2 dc in same st, * work shell in ch 2 of Rnd 4, sk tr and next dc on Rnd 5, 3 dc in next dc, rep from * around, work last shell as prev, join with sl st to 3^rd beg ch

Finish off

Weave in ends
Block as necessary to keep shape.

The row done in contrasting color should look like a heart near the top of each point around coaster, 9 in all.

Variation – the hearts may be worked separately as well. Omit ch 4 in between hearts, and start each heart individual by joining with a double crochet. In a single color or an ombre (variegated color), this would leave unnecessary ends, but it is the best way if you want several different colors.

Chrysanthemum Coaster

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materials:

size "10" thread
size "0" (zero) hook

pattern:

ch 8, join w/ sl st to form ring
Rnd 1: sl st in ring, ch 3, 23 dc in ring, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 2: ch 9, 2 dc, ch 6, dc, (dc, ch 6, dc) around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 3: (4 sc, ch 1, 4 sc) in ea ch-loop around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Finish off.
Rnd 4: join w/ dc to any ch-3 sp, ch 9, dc in next sp, (dc in same sp, ch 9, dc in next sp) around, join w/ sl st to 1st dc
Rnd 5: (7 sc, 3 ch, 7 sc) in ea loop around, join w/ sl st to 1st sc
Finish off
Weave in ends.
Block as needed to keep shape.

4-Leaf Clover Doily

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materials:

Size “0” steel hook
White size “10” crochet thread
Kelly Green size “10” crochet thread

pattern:

With green,
Ch 4, join w/ sl st to form ring
Rnd. 1: (ch 10, sc in ring) 4 times
Rnd 2: work (3 sc, 3 dc, 3 tr, ch 1, 3 tr, 3 dc, 3 sc) in ea loop of prev round
Finish off

With white,
Rnd 3: join w/ dc to any ch-1 sp in the end of a leaf, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 12, * (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 12, rep from * around, join w/ sl st to 1^st dc
Rnd 4: sl st in ea of next 2 dc, sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 20, * (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 20, rep from * around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 5: sl st in ea of next 2 dc, sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 12, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in middle of ch-20 loop, ch 12, * (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 12, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) ch 12, rep from * around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch
Rnd 6: sl st in ea of next 2 dc, sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 8, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-12 sp, ch 8, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-1 sp, continue in this manner around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch
Rnd 7: sl st in ea of next 2 dc, sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in same sp, (3 dc, ch 1, 6 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-8 sp, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch 1 sp, continue around, join w/ sl st to 3^rd beg ch

Finish off, weave in ends, and block as desired.

optional border:

With green,
Join w/ sc to any st in Rnd 7, sc in ea sc and ch-sp around, join w/ sl st to 1^st sc
Finish off.

Block as necessary to keep shape.

V-Stitch Baby Afghan

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materials:

2 2.5oz skeins Shades of Blue
1 3oz skein White
1 3oz skein Light Periwinkle
size "H" hook

notes:

--afghan is worked lengthwise
--to work V-stitch (V-st) - (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st or sp

pattern:

with Shades of Blue, ch 132
Foundation Row: V-st in 4th ch from hook (sk 2 ch, V-st in next ch) across, dc in last ch; 39 V's
Pattern Row: ch 3, V-st in ea V-st across (in ch-sps), dc in 3rd beg ch of prev row

color sequence:

-3 rows blue
-1 row white
---ending with 3 rows blue

finishing:

-w/ white, dc across last row of afghan and also across beg ch
-border: hdc around afghan with periwinkle, placing 3 hdc in ea corner st

Star Quilt Granny

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materials:

size "J" hook
yarn needle
1-2 -- 8 oz. skeins each: royal blue, soft navy, light green, pale mint
3-4 -- 8 oz. skeins soft white

notes:

on layout "\" and "/" denote which way the diagonal split between colors will run
all squares are only 2 rounds

to work 2-color squares:

special instructions:

to work corner: (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-1 sp
to work 1st change corner: (3 dc -- in last dc join new color and pull it up for last yarn over of st, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-1 sp
to work 2nd change corner: (3 dc -- changing back to first color in last yarn over of 3rd st, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-1 sp

pattern:

ch 7-10 (if your chain tends to be tight, ch 10)
join with sl st to form ring
(sl st in ring--optional)
Rnd 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring -- changing to new color in last yarn over of 2nd st, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc -- changing back to first color in 3rd st, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, join to beginning ch with sl st
Rnd 2: ch 3, work 1st change corner in next ch-1 sp, work corner in next ch-1 sp, work 2nd change corner in next ch-1 sp, work corner in last ch-1 sp, allowing beginning ch-3 to become last dc
finish off

joining:

squares are sewn with whipstitch, or some other stitch. stitches should be obvious for decorative purposes.

stitching colors:

soft navy stitches when joining navy to any other color
royal blue stitches when joining royal blue to soft white
light green stitches when joining light green to pale mint or soft white
pale mint stitches when joining pale mint to soft white
match color when joining to sides of the same color

border:Publish Post

join soft white with single crochet, single crochet around with 3 stitches in each corner stitch

Snowflake Granny Afghan

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materials:
background color
pattern color
crochet hook
tapestry or yarn needle (only needed if you sew squares together)

notes:
I have not actually made this afghan. This is simply a design I created in Excel, inspired by the snow day I was forced to take as a result of my job being 32 miles away and several Snow Emergencies south.

pattern:
complete all squares using the traditional granny square and diagonal 2-color granny patterns.

Follow Diagram above for placement of squares

join squares with method of choice

Retirement Granny Afghan

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materials:

2 or 3 - 8 oz. skeins: dark brown, warm brown, buff fleck, cornmeal, rose pink
size "J" hook

notes:

this pattern will make a square afghan that does not have straight sides. it is an appropriate size to be a queen-king bedspread, but is relatively light for it's size.

yarn amounts and final size depend on your personal usage. June and I had squares that were approximately 6 inches square. 6 inch squares should take about 5 rounds.

pattern:

layout:

B = warm brown (49)
F = buff fleck (40)
P = rose pink (32)
C = cornmeal (24)

=>empty space in table denotes no square.

B

B

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B

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joining:

with dark brown,
each square gets a border of 1 round of hdc
squares are joined with hdc

border:

Rnd 1: sc around with dark brown, at outward corners--3 sc in corner st, at indented corners--sk corner st
Rnd 2: with corn meal, sc around putting 3 sc in each outward pointing corner, sk 1 st in indented corners
Rnd 3: with rose, repeat Rnd 2
Rnd 4: with dark brown, work (sc, picot) in each sc around
(picot is worked: ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook)

Pastel Flowered Granny

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materials:

size "H" hook
large amount of off white yarn (sorry I don't know how much, go with something no dye lot. )
emerald green yarn for leaves
eleven pastel colors yarn for flowers

notes:

flowers in center of square worked with flower centered square pattern

pattern:

squares:

flower - pastel
leaves - 1 Rnd green
background - 2 Rnds off white
border - 1 Rnd pastel

layout:

W = off white (4)
1 = color 1 (9)
2 = color 2 (10)
3 = color 3 (10)
all remaining colors 11 squares each

W 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 W
2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
11 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 11 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 10 11 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 9 10 11 2 1 3 4 5 6 7
7 8 9 10 11 2 1 3 4 5 6
6 7 8 9 10 11 2 1 3 4 5
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 1 3 4
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 1 3
W 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 W


joining:

all squares get a 1 Rnd. hdc border with off white
squares are crocheted together with hdc, also off white

border:

1 Rnd. hdc in each stitch around, 3 hdc in each corner stitch

Jessy's Granny Afghan

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materials:

size "H" hook
size "I" hook
1 - 8 oz. skein each: soft white, spruce, country rose
2 - 8 oz. skein: light grey (depending on usage)

special instructions:

size "H" hook for squares
size "I" hook for border

squares are to be made to desired size (6-8 rows is probably good)

pattern:

layout:

G = light grey (28)
W = soft white (4)
S = spruce (12)
R = country rose (20)

G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
G	R	R	R	R	R	R	G
G	R	S	S	S	S	R	G
G	R	S	W	W	S	R	G
G	R	S	W	W	S	R	G
G	R	S	S	S	S	R	G
G	R	R	R	R	R	R	G
G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G

border:

Rnd 1: join gray with sc, sc in each stitch around
Rnd 2: dc around

note: Jessy did not need to use 3 dc in the corners. I've found that I usually need to, or my corners don't lay flat. Use your best judgment. Everybody crochets a little different.

Granny Hex Afghan

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materials:
2 - 3 oz. skeins each: Pop'n Yarn Pastel Pink, Pastel Blue, Lavender Orchid and White
size "H" hook

notes:

--beg ch-3 counts as first dc
--turn after each Rnd. of half hex

pattern:

full hex:

ch 7
join with sl st to form ring
sl st in ring
Rnd. 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ring 5 times, join with sl st to 3rd ch; 6 3-dc groups
Rnd. 2: ch 6, (3 dc in ch-sp, ch 3) 5 times, 2 dc in last sp, join with sl st to 3rd ch; 6 3-dc groups, 6 ch-3 sps
Rnd. 3: sl st in 1st sp (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1) in same sp, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in remaining 5 sps, join with sl st to 3rd beg ch; 6 corners
finish off

half hex:

ch 7
join with sl st to form ring
Rnd. 1: ch 3, dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc, ch1) in ring twice, 2 dc in ring, ch 5, turn
Rnd. 2: (3 dc, ch 3) in space twice, 3 dc in next sp, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of prev. Rnd, ch 3, turn
Rnd. 3: 2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch1) twice] in each of next 2 sps, 3 dc in last sp
finish off

layout:

1/2 blue - 4 (1/2B)
1/2 pink - 2 (1/2P)
1/2 lavender - 4 (1/2L)
blue - 20 (B)
pink - 21 (P)
lavender - 20 (L)

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I apologize if the graph is a bit confusing. It does make more sense once you have the hexes made.

joining:

using white - with wrong sides together, join hexes with sc

border:

using white - sc around afghan once

Heather's Flowers

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materials:

size "J" hook
1 - 6 oz. skein Plumberry
4 - 8 oz. skeins each: Dark Sage, Soft Navy

notes:

blue squares will be just slightly smaller than the green, there is the same number of stitches around
flower replaces 1st 2 rounds of a regular granny square

special instructions:

to work flower: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 3, turn, 1 dc in each dc (including beg ch, total 4 -- 3 dc + ch), turn back, (3 dc in ring, ch 3, turn, 1 dc in each dc, turn back) 7 times, join with sl st in 3rd beg ch; 8 petals, 8 spaces---continue same as 3rd round on of regular square

blue squares:

(make 41)
work flower with plum berry
1 Rnd with dark sage
2 Rnds with navy

green squares:

(make 40)
plain 5 Rnd granny square with dark sage

layout:

B = blue square
G = green square

B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B
G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G
B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B
G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G
B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B
G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G
B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B
G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G
B	G	B	G	B	G	B	G	B

joining:

squares are joined using hdc in soft navy

border:

with soft navy,
Rnd 1: join with sc, sc in each st around, with 3 sc in the ch-1 spaces at the corners of afghan, join with sl st
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in each sc around, with 3 dc in each of the four corners, join with sl st to 3rd ch
finish off
weave in ends

Basketweave Baby Afghan

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materials:

1 6oz. skein Red Heart Ocean
2 8oz. skein white worsted weight
size "K" hook

notes:

--Afghan is worked lengthwise.
--Stitches 'in' chain-spaces, are to be worked 'around' the chain stitch, not in it

pattern:

with white, ch 103
foundation row: sc in 4th ch from hook, (ch 1, sk next ch, sc) across; 50 ch-sps
pattern row: ch 3, turn, sc in 1st ch-sp*, (ch 1, sc in next ch-sp) across, placing last sc around 3rd beg ch of prev. row

color sequence:

start with 2 rows of white
sequence is - 1 row ocean, 5 rows white
repeat 11 times
finish by adding - 1 row ocean, 2 rows white
finish off weave in ends

border:

join white with sc at any point on afghan
Rnd 1: sc around, placing (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner, join with sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next st) around, placing (sc, ch 1, sc) in ea corner ch-sp, ch 1, join with sl st to 1st sc
Rnd 3: with ocean, rep Rnd. 2
Rnd 4-5: with white, rep Rnd. 2
finish off
weave in ends