MOD SPRING FLORIBUNDA ROSE COASTER; Castle Rock-WA

MOD Spring Floribunda Coaster

I worked up this coaster with blue skies and spring blooming floribunda rose bushes, in my craft design thoughts 🤔

I am by nature a mess-cat 😲🤦🏻‍♀️, so the dark colors work for me … plus, I like the pop splash of bright & bold colors on the senses 😉

This coaster is a bit larger than usual because of the rosebud trim.

Materials: Worsted weight in colors of choice; #6 crochet hook; scissors; tapestry needle.

Terms Used:

ch = chain

st = stitch

dc = double crochet

hdc = half double crochet

tbc = treble crochet

sl st = slip stitch

sp = space

EA =each

EO = end off

rpt = repeat

Coaster Base: ch 3; close with a sl st - this forms a ring.

1) Ch 3, work 11 dc into ring; sl st to top of ch 3 (12 dc)

2) Ch 3 & dc in same space, work *2 dc in EA st* around; sl st to top of ch 3 (24 dc) 

3) Ch 3 & dc in same space, 1 dc next st - work *2 dc in next st, 1 dc next st* around - loosely tie blue yarn in back of work - do not cut; attach green & sl st to top of ch 3 (36 sts)

Attach green for rosebud.

4) Ch 3 & make 3 hdc on hook; drop green … 

3 hdc on hook; rose bud base.

Untie blue yarn and draw through all loops to complete a dc (this is rose bud base): *work 1 dc next two sts, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next two next sts* around coaster; sl st to top of green bobble (46  blue dc). Lightly tie blue yarn at back of work; set piece aside.

3 hdc on hook; blue drawn through rose bud base & continued, around.

Lrg. size to accommodate the rose bud base.

Rosebud Instructions:

1) With Rose Pink - and leaving a pretty long tail, join to green & Ch 4 & in back st: work 1 tbc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, sl st in same sp - turn work & sl st at base of foundation ch; turn work again.

Join Pink to green.

Begin floribunda petals.

Turn work & sl st at bud base.

2) Ch 4 & work 1 tbc, 1 dc same sp, 1 hdc & sl st at base of foundation ch. EO, leaving a long tail end.

Ch 4 & work 2nd petal.

3) With the tail end, draw a loop through the center of work & ch 4 - work a 4 tbc in same sp, on hook without closing; join blue & sl st at back of first tbc to close in a cluster. Tie pink ends for later.

Draw a loop through the center of work & ch 4.

Work a 4 tbc in same sp, on hook without closing …

With blue, close to form a cluster.

Sl st at back of first tbc to close in a cluster.

Yarn ends lightly tied at back of work.

4) Continuing with blue, work edging trim as follows: *ch 1, sl st in next st*; rpt around, ending with a sl st in first sl st.

Edging trim.

Turn work & sl st around the trim base (this helps keep the coaster from curling): EO & weave in loose ends.

St st along back border.

Stem & Leaf Trim: With hook & green yarn, pull a loop up at an angle at the left side of coaster; insert hook into coaster base & working in sl st, make a 'stem' shape to base of rosebud - then pull a long loop up and  cutting yarn, leaving a long tail, pull yarn through and tack the long loop in a leaf shape … run yarn end across back to opposite end of bud base and make a similar leaf shape. EO and weave in ends.

Sl st a stem across front upward to bud base (this will camouflage the joining of the rounds - and every rose bud does have a stem 😉)

A nicely finished, simple, Spring-themed Coaster.

I think it turned out pretty well 😊 … and it's wide enough to catch any mess-cat mishaps 😂🤣😉