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!

MOD PUMPKIN SPICE COFFEE COASTER Pattern; Castle Rock-WA

MOD Pumpkin Spice Coffee Coaster

September skies are fickle 🌦️

Chill arrives 🥶

Pumpkin Spice is on the breeze everywhere ☕️🥤🍵🍪🧁🍞🥧

So, I designed 📏🧶✂️ this easy-peasy coffee coaster as if looking down on the top of a orange Fall pumpkin 😉

Materials: Worsted Yarn, in Orange & Green; #H/8 hook; scissors; tapestry needle

Terms used:

ch = chain

dc = double crochet

EA = each

EO = end off

rem'g = remaining

rpt = repeat

RS = right side

st = stitch

wrh = wrap around hook hook

wrs = wrap around hook shank

x = times

Center: With Green yarn & crochet hook, ch 3, wrs & make 11 dc in 1st ch; jn & EO Green & attach Orange. DO NOT TURN - you will be working around circle now, on RS

With Green yarn & crochet hook, ch 3

Wrs & make 11 dc in 1st ch

EO Green & attach Orange. DO NOT TURN

Foundation Pattern: With Orange yarn, draw up a 1" length - then wrs x7 (8 loops on shank) - insert hook into same green st, wrh, pull loop up & draw yarn through all shank loops & ch 1:

(8 loops on shank)

Pattern Sequence: Then wrs x7, pull loop up & draw yarn through all shank loops - insert hook into next green st, wrh, pull loop up & draw yarn through all shank loops & ch 1: then wrs x7 (8 loops on shank) - insert hook into same green st, wrh, pull loop up & draw yarn through all shank loops & ch 1 … 2 coil sets in 1 st; repeat this pattern around.

wrs x7

Draw yarn through all shank loops

And ch 1; rpt this pattern sequence

Finishing: EO Orange - thread tail through needle eye and jn to end st for finish. Weave in loose ends.

Easy peasy.

MOD CROCHET FALL VIBES COFFEE MUG COASTER; Coalinga-CA

MOD Fall Vibes Coffee Mug Coaster

A new month.

A new outlook on Life in general.

A Fall vibe blowing through this rural CA community.

In my humble opinion, all this mentioned in above sentences, calls for a new coffee mug design 😉

Materials:

Scrap cotton yarns in colors of choice (I chose Fall colors - variegated orange, bright orange, & brown); # H crochet hook, scissors, & a Tapestry Needle.

Terms used:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

sp = space

sts = stitches

rpt - repeat

sl st = slip stitch

With variegated yarn & crochet hook, ch 2 - then make 6 sc in circle.

Row 2: 2 sc in each st: 12 sc

Row 3: *1 sc first sc, 2 in next sc*: rpt around: 18 sc

Row 4: 1 sc first 2 sc; *2 in next sc, sc in next 2 sc*: rpt around: 24 sc

Row 5: Attach orange yarn, & work 2 sc in same sp; *1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 in next sc*: rpt around: 32 sc

Row 6: Attach variegated yarn & sl st in each sc around: 32 sc

Row 7: Attach brown yarn & sl st in each sc around: 32 sc

Row 8: Attach variegated yarn & begin edge trim as follows - *ch 1, sl st in next st*; rpt around, ending with a sl st in first sl st. EO & weave in loose ends.

Enjoying a mug of pumpkin spice coffee 🎃☕️ resting on my new mug coaster design … & enjoying the view of a pretty sunset here, after a brief rainfall; Coalinga-CA