MOD CROCHET TURKEY COFFEE COASTER Pattern: Castle Rock-WA

MOD Crochet Turkey Coffee Coaster; Castle Rock-WA

I get bored easily & I like to keep things switched out 🤭 - especially around the whirlwind 'ber holiday season.

Today's switcharoo thingee is a coffee coaster ☕️ for November 🦃

I have lots of little left-over-yarn balls of previous projects, and coffee coasters is a fun, colorful, way to whittle them down a bit 😉

This is a large coaster, designed to fit under a coffee mug … and also as a safe-gap for coffee spills (I am a klutz; especially before I am fully awake).

The other day while scrolling through my FB feed, I saw this reel that made me laugh - I do toning exercises … and I also design yarn crafts: it fit. I hope it lightens your morning coffee hour, too:

Handcrafter's Exercise Moves

MOD Crochet Turkey Coffee Coaster Pattern

Materials: Worsted Scrap Yarn, in Brown, Purple, Turquoise, Green, Yellow, Orange & Red; a snippet of white marker yarn; #G aluminum crochet hook; scissors; tapestry needle

Terms used:

ch = chain

st = stitch

dc = double crochet

hdc = half double crochet

jn = join

sc = single crochet

sl st = slip stitch

trbc = treble crochet

EA = each

EO = end off

rpt = repeat

x = times

Body: With Brown, ch 3 - make 11 dc in 1st ch; jn with a sl st (12 dc)

Row 1: Ch 3 - 2 dc in EA st; jn with a sl st (24 dc)

Row 2: Ch 3 - 1 dc in same space, *1 dc next st, 2 dc in next st*, rpt * - * around; jn with  a sl st (36 dc)

Row 3: Ch 3 - 1 dc in same space, *1 dc x2, 2 dc in next st*, rpt * - * around; jn with a sl st & EO (48 dc)

Feet: Fold circle in half & mark center st.

Count 3 sts to the left of marker & with Gold, ch 6, sl st to same space - ch 6 & sl st to same space; EO

Count 3 sts to the right of marker & with Gold, ch 6, sl st to same space - ch 6 & sl st to same space; EO

Tail Feathers & Head: Fold circle in half again, & mark center st.

Count 15 sts to the right of marker & with Purple, ch 6 - sl st into top of 3rd dc, EO purple & draw up Turquoise, ch 6 - sl st into top of 3rd dc, EO turquoise & draw up Green, ch 6 - sl st into top of 3rd dc, EO green …

Draw up Brown & make a shell as follows: sc, hdc, trbc x10 in marked center st, hdc in next st, sc next st, sl st next st - EO brown; then begin tail feather chains again in colors - yellow, orange, red as directed previously for feathers; EO with red.

Sc & hdc …

Make 10 trbc in marked center st.

Hdc in next st, sc next st, sl st next st - EO brown.

With Red, make a waddle.

With Gold, ch 5 - fold over & sew in place, for a beak.

With Black, make 2 eyes.

Your coaster is finished: enjoy!