Mug Mat Coaster

This coaster can also be made with cotton yarn and also it can be used as a motif in an afghan. I know it looks like the dishcloth pattern I designed earlier but you will find some differences.

Materials Needed
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in 2 different colors
Size H/8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4dc = 1"
Finished Size: 5"x5"
Skill Level: Beginner

Instructions
ROW 1: With white. Ch12. Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch3, turn.

ROW 2: Sk first st. Dc in each st across. Dc in top of ch3. Ch1, turn.

ROW 3: Sc in each st across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 4: Sc in each st across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 5: Sc in each st across. Ch3, turn.

ROW 6: Sk first st. Dc in each st across. Ch3, turn.

ROW 7: Sk first st. Dc in each st across. Fasten off. Weave ends into back of work.

RND 1: Join black in same sp as you fastened off. Work 1sc, ch3, sc in same corner. (Work the following on the next side evenly spaced. Ch3, sc, ch3, sc, ch3, sc, ch3.) *Work the following in next corner. Sc, ch3, sc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 2: Slst into the first ch3 corner sp. Ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc in same sp. *3dc in each of the next 4 ch3 sps. 3dc, ch2, 3dc in next ch3 corner sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off and weave ends into back of work.

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