Granny square crochet coaster pattern

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Crochet coaster is a great companion for your favorite coffee or tea cup. Made of vivid colors it will bring a hint of optimism even to a dull rainy day. One of the easiest ways of crocheting a coaster is using a well know pattern, like famous granny square that was used to create this item.

Today we invite you to crochet a nice granny square coaster made by Daria especially for Darievna.ru. It's time to check yarn leftovers selecting the best colors and crochet your beloved coffee mug a handsome friend-coaster!

You can use any colors you like or even make a one-colored coaster. Thanks to adding a row of Back Post half double crochet (BPhdc) stitches and finishing work with a row of Crab Stitches (sometimes it is also called reversed single crochet) this pattern will look great in all variations.

For crochet coasters you see on the photos I used organic cotton 50 gr/117 yards and a hook 3,75 mm (F).

The size of finished item is 13 cm x 13 cm

Granny square crochet coaster chart and written instruction

In the first four rows we use a pattern of a classical granny square, continuing with a row of double crochet stitches and a row of BPhdc (Back Post half double crochet). We finish work with a row of crab stitches.

Written instruction for Granny square crochet coaster

Let's make a coaster with 2 colors like this one:

With yarn color #1 start with magic loop (sliding loop) or ch4 then slip st to the first ch to form a ring.

Row 1: ch3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the ring, (*) ch2, 3 dc in the ring; repeat from (*) two more times, ch2, slip st to top of ch3 (= 12 dc and 4 ch2). Cut yarn.

Row 2: with yarn color #2 slip st in any ch2 of Row 1, ch3 (counts as dc), (2 dc, ch2, 3 dc) in the same ch2 of Row 1, (*) ch1, (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc) in the next ch2 of Row 1; repeat from (*) two more times, join with sc to top of ch3.

Row 3: ch3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space, (*) ch1, (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc) in corner ch2 of Row 2, ch1, 3 dc in ch1 of Row 2; repeat from (*) three more times, ch1, join with sc to top of ch3.

Row 4: ch3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space, (*) ch1, 3 dc, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in corner ch2 of Row 3, ch1, 3dc in ch1 of Row3; repeat from (*) three more times, ch1, join with slip st to top of ch3. Cut yarn.

Row 5: with yarn color #1 slip st in any corner ch2, ch3 (counts as dc), ch2, 1 dc in the same space, 1 dc in every dc and ch1 of Row 4, (*) (1 dc, ch2, 1 dc) in the corner ch2, 1 dc in every dc and ch1 of Row 4; repeat from (*) 2 more times, ending with 1dc in every dc and ch1 of Row 4, join with slip st to top of first dc of the row. (= 68 dc and 4 ch2).

Row 6: slip st in the corner ch2, ch2 (counts as first hdc), 2 hdc in the same space, (*) 1BPhdc in every dc of Row5 till you reach the corner, 3hdc in the corner ch2; repear 3 times, end row with 1BPhdc in every dc of Row5 till you reach the end of the row, slip st to top of first hdc of the row. Cut yarn.

Row 7: with yarn color #2 ch2, crab stitch in every stitch of the row 6, slip st to first crab stitch of the row.

If you have trouble working BPhdc and crab stitches, please go to youtube.com and search for a tutorial, there is a bunch of them.

Chart for Granny square crochet coaster

If you like this motif, you can make as many coasters as you like!

Good luck with the project!