COASTER a FREE TUTORIAL from KELBOURNE WOOLENS by Kate Gagnon Osborn

CROCHET PLANT COASTER A FREE TUTORIAL FROM KELBOURNE WOOLENS by Kate Gagnon Osborn

skill level: intermediate

YARN: The Fibre Company Road to China Worsted (65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% baby camel, 10% cashmere; 69 yds/50 gm skein). various colors: 1-3 skeins. GAUGE: Gauge is not vital for this project. HOOK: 1 - US J/10 (6.00 mm) crochet hook. NOTIONS: Tapestry needle. SIZE: Variable. SKILLS: Crochet in the round. Basic crochet stitches. PLANT COASTER A FREE TUTORIAL FROM KELBOURNE WOOLENS by Kate Gagnon Osborn YARN: The Fibre Company Road to China Worsted STITCH PATTERNS (65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% baby camel, 10% BEGINNING BOBBLE: Ch 3, (yo, insert hook cashmere; 69 yds/50 gm skein). 1 skein makes into center ring, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw one 5 round coaster. through first 2 loops on hook) 2 times all in same GAUGE: 21 sts + 30 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Seed st, st, yo and draw a loop through all 3 loops on hook. after blocking. HOOK: 1 - US J/10 (6.00 mm) crochet hook. BOBBLE STITCH: (yo, insert hook in st, yo and NOTIONS: Tapestry needle. draw a loop through, yo and draw through first 2 SIZE: loops on hook) 3 times all in the same st, yo and draw a loop through all 4 loops on hook. ABBREVIATIONS: For a list of commonly used abbreviations in this and other Kelbourne Woolens patterns, please visit: http://kelbournewoolens.com/abbreviations.

DIRECTIONS: ROUND ONE: Beg bobble, (counts as first bobble), SET UP: Work 4 ch, sl st in last ch from hook to *1 Bobble in center ring; rep from * 10 times, sl st form ring. in top of 3 ch.

CHAIN RING BEG BOBBLE

ROUND TWO: Sl st in ch space of prev rnd, beg bobble, (counts as first bobble), *2 bobbles in next ch space, 1 Bobble in next ch space; rep from * 4x, 2 bobbles in next ch space, sl st in top of 3 ch. .

1 BOBBLE IN CENTER RING

BEG BOBBLE + 2 BOBBLES IN NEXT CH SPACE

ROUND THREE: Sl st in 2nd st of beg bobble of prev rnd, ss in ch space of prev rnd, beg bobble, (counts as 1st bobble), 1 bobble in next ch space, *2 bobbles in next ch space, 1 bobble in next 2-ch space; rep from * 4x, 2 bobbles in next ch space, sl st in top of 3 ch.

SS IN TOP OF 3 CH

COMPLETED ROUND THREE

ROUND FOUR: Sl st in 2nd st of beg bobble of ROUND FIVE: Sl st in 2nd st of beg bobble of prev rnd, ss in ch space of prev rnd, beg bobble, prev rnd, ss in ch space of prev rnd, beg bobble, (counts as first bobble), 1 bobble in next 2-ch (counts as first bobble), 1 bobble in next 3-ch space, *2 bobbles in next ch space, 1 bobble in space, *2 bobbles in next ch space, 1 bobble in next 3-ch space; rep from * 4 times, 2 bobbles in next 4-ch space; rep from * 4 times, 2 bobbles in next ch space, sl st in top of 3 ch. next ch space, sl st in top of 3 ch. Fasten Off.

CLOSE UP OF SLIPPED STITCHES BEFORE WORKING BEG BOBBLE COMPLETED ROUND FIVE

FINISHING: Weave in ends. Block lightly if desired. Place under your plant pots and marvel at both the table top protection and adorable addition to your décor!

COMPLETED ROUND FOUR

©2014 Kelbourne Woolens. Not to be reproduced or crocheted for sale or profit www.TheFibreCo.com • www.KelbourneWoolens.com • [email protected] PLANT COASTER A FREE TUTORIAL FROM KELBOURNE WOOLENS by Kate Gagnon Osborn CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS THESE COASTERS are a blank slate for RANDOM: For this coaster, I pulled a few small customization. One easy way to customize the balls of worsted weight, and worked them one by coasters is through stripes or color gradation. You one until I ran out of yarn. I tried not to worry too can ombre, color block, or ramdomly stripe the much about the location of the color change, and colors of your choosing. instead let the yarns dictate the pattern.

The basic directions are for a 5 round coaster, When joining a new color in the middle of the which fits nicely under most plant pots. Larger round, I found it looked best when adding the new pots may require a few more rounds: just keep color right before the “yo and draw a loop through working in the same manner, increasing in the all 4 loops on hook” in the final step of the bobble same pattern until you achieve the size you are stitch. looking for. For the coasters pictured, I worked between 5 and 10 rounds.

COLORBLOCK: When changing colors, do not slip the old color, instead, fasten it off after slipping the stitch to join rounds, and then join the new color in the ch space to begin working the beg bobble.

COMPLETED RANDOM BOBBLE. 7 ROUNDS WORKED.

NEW COLOR JOINED, CH 3 of BEG BOBBLE WORKED

©2014 Kelbourne Woolens. Not to be reproduced or crocheted for sale or profit www.TheFibreCo.com • www.KelbourneWoolens.com • [email protected] PLANT COASTER A FREE TUTORIAL FROM KELBOURNE WOOLENS by Kate Gagnon Osborn CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS OMBRE: Choose a grouping of colors that gradate from dark to light. For my coaster, I used 4 natural colors of Road to China Light, smoky quartz, moonstone, feldspar + riverstone, and one bright contrast (rhodolite). On the final ombre color (riverstone), I did 3 rounds, and the edged it with one round of rhodolite.

COMPLETED OMBRE: 10 ROUNDS TOTAL