Progressive Stitch Coaster

Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

This coaster is made using the same stitch as the Progressive Stitch afghan and pillow I designed earlier. Make a bunch and use several different colors for variety.

Materials Needed
Small amounts Worsted weight acrylic yarn in the following colors.
Red Heart Super Saver #0632 Medium Sage
Red Heart Super Saver #311 White.
Red Heart Fiesta #6631 Lt. Sage
Size I Aluminum Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4sc=1"
Finished Size: 4¾"x4½"
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
ROW 1: With Medium Sage Ch5, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch 3, work 3 dc in ring. Ch3, sc in ring. Fasten off. Join white in sc. Ch3, turn.

ROW 2: Here you will work on the side of the 3dc group you made. Then across the top to the first ch3. Work 3dc in ch3 sp shell (sh) made. Ch3, Sc in same sp. Ch3, sk sh, sc in next ch3 sp. Fasten off white. Join light sage in sc. Ch3, turn.

ROW 3: Sh, ch1, in each ch3 sp across, ch3, sc in same ch3 sp as last sp, (to go around the corner), ch3, sk shell, sc in last ch3 sp. Fasten off Medium Sage. Join medium sage in sc. Ch3, turn.

ROW 4: Sh, ch1, in each ch3 sp across. Ch3, sc in same ch3 sp as last sp, (to go around the corner), ch3, sk sh, sc in ch1 sp, ch3, sc in last ch3 sp. Fasten off. Join white in sc. Ch3, turn.

ROW 5: Sh, ch1, in each ch3 sp across, ch3, sc in same ch3 sp as last sp, (to go around the corner), sk sh, *ch3, sc in ch1 sp. Rep from * across. Fasten off white. Join Lt. Sage, in sc. Ch3, turn.

ROW 6: Sh, ch1, in each ch3 sp across. Ch3. Sc in same ch3 sp as last sp, (to go around the corner), Sk sh, *ch3, sc in next ch1 sp. Rep from * across. Fasten off. Join medium sage in sc. ch3, turn.

ROW 7: Sh, ch1, in each ch3 sp across, ch3, sc in same ch3 sp as last sp, (to go around the corner), sk sh, *ch3, sc in ch1 sp. Rep from * across. Fasten off.

Join white in same st as you last fastened off. Work a row of reverse sc all the way around working 2 reverse sc in each ch3 sp and 1 reverse sc in each st across one side. Fasten off. Weave ends into back of work.

Design written on Wednesday, June 11, 2003. Copyright ©2003 By Julie A. Bolduc p108028