Granny’s Crochet Coasters Pattern

Add a touch of lace to your table with a set of lovely, crochet coasters. They’re just like my Granny used to make!

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My Granny’s coasters

My Granny was a talented crocheter and loved to work with fine threads. One of my mother’s prized possessions was a set of crochet coasters that Granny had made. They were always on our coffee table, though we knew better than to actually use them!

Granny lived half a world away, in India, so I only met her a few times. I always felt close to her though, thanks to the stories my parents told. In her last few years, we had started communicating by letters (yes, real snail mail.)

A set of my own

When I was getting married, relatives asked what I would like as a wedding gift. I told one relative that I would have loved a set of those coasters, but that I didn’t want to ask Granny. Her eyes had gotten pretty bad, and I knew that thread work would be a struggle.

They told me she would be thrilled just to know that I wanted them. So the request was passed on, despite my hesitation, and I now have my very own set! As far as I know, these were her original design.

Crochet coasters pattern

Using her coasters as a guide, I made a copy and wrote this pattern. In the picture below, the coaster on the right is Granny’s, and the coaster on the left is my copy.

My tension is a little looser and she may have used a different weight thread, but overall, I think it’s a pretty close replica!

Crochet coaster base

Granny used 3.5-inch diameter glass circles as the base for her crochet coasters. Her gauge was impossibly tiny and 4-inch circles are easier to find. So I designed mine for 4-inch circles.

Granny’s bases were 1/16 inch thick, but anything up to 1/8 inch will work. Clear acrylic, mirrored, or solid-colored circles of other materials work well too.

Granny’s Crochet Coasters

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Materials

• Thread: 50 yds size 20 crochet thread
• Hook: Size 10 (1.3 mm) crochet hook or size needed to match gauge
• Notions:
  • Tapestry needle
  • 4″ diameter glass or acrylic circle; 1/16 – 1/8 inch thick

Project Level

Intermediate: Lace pattern worked in the round with fine thread.

Size

4 inches diameter

Gauge

Use pattern as gauge swatch.

After round 4, work should measure 2.25 inches in diameter, from point to point.

Abbreviations used

This pattern uses US terms.

• ch = chain
• dc = double crochet
• dtr = double treble crochet
• sc = single crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• sp = space
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• tr = treble crochet

Instructions:

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Join rnds where indicated with sl st in first st, unless otherwise specified.

Center Flower

Ch 6, join with sl st in 1st ch to make a circle.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, [sc, ch 7] 7 times in circle, sc in circle, ch 4, dc in first sc (ch 4 and dc counts as ch-7 sp). (8 sc, 8 ch-7 sps)

Rnd 2: ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-7 sp, [ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-7 sp] 7 times, ch 1, join. (16 sc, 8 ch-3 sps, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 3: Skipping all sts, sl st in first ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch 1 sp, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch 3 sp] 7 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, join. (32 dc, 8 sc, 8 ch-3 sps, 16 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 4: Sl st in next dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 4 (counts as tr), (2 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in same sp, [ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in next ch 3 sp] 7 times, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, join. (48 tr, 8 ch-3 sps, 16 ch-2 sps)

Border

Rnd 5: Sl st in each of next 2 trs and in first ch-3 sp, ch 5 (counts as dtr), (dtr, ch 3, 2 dtr) in same sp, working only in ch-3 sps and sk all other sts and sps, [ch 7, (2 dtr, ch 3, 2 dtr) in next ch 3 sp] 7 times, ch 7, join. (16 dtr, 8 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-7 sps)

Rnd 6: Sl st in next dtr and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, skipping all sts, [9 dc in 4th ch of next ch 7 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch- 3 sp] 7 times, 9 dc in 4th ch of next ch 7 sp, join.  (120 dc, 8 ch-3 sps)

Some curling is expected on rnds 7-9.

Rnd 7: Sl st in each of next 2 dc and in first ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, [sk next 3 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp] 7 times, sk next 3 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, join. (104 dc, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 8: Sl st in next dc and in first ch-1 sp, ch 3 (counts as a dc), (sk next 2 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, sk next 2 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp) 7 times, sk next 2 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, join. (80 dc)

Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc, fasten off.

Finishing:

Weave in all ends.

Wash and block.

Insert base into crochet.

Granny’s Crochet Coasters Charts

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