Watermelon Coasters

It’s summer in the kitchen all year long with these cheery coasters. The yarn required is enough to make many coasters. Stitch these up for quick teacher gifts, favors, or fundraisers.

DESIGNED BY AMY POLCYN

SIZE

5¼" (13.5 cm) in diameter.

YARN

Worsted weight (#4 Medium).

Shown here: Premier Dream (100% acrylic, 224 yd [205 m]/100g), in #24-217 Meadow (A), #24-216 Baby Fern (B), #24-215 Hot Lime (C), #24-201 White (D), #24-206 Grenadine (E), #24-245 Rouge Red (F), #24-235 Black (G), 1 ball each.

HOOK

Size H/8 (5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge.

NOTIONS

Tapestry needle.

GAUGE

Rnds 1–3 = 1¾" (4.5 cm) in diameter in sc stitch.

NOTES
  • There is enough yarn to complete 4 or more coasters; only a small amount is needed for each.
  • When changing color, work to end of round, join with sl st in first stitch of round with new color, then continue work in next round with new color.

coaster

(Make 4.)

With color F, ch 2.

RND 1 (RS): 7 Sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—7 sc.

RND 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each sc around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—14 sc.

RND 3: Ch 1, *sc in sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—21 sc.

RND 4: Ch 1, *sc in 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—28 sc. Fasten off F.

RND 5: With E, join with sl st, ch 1, *sc in 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—35 sc. Fasten off E.

Chart Key

RND 6: With D, join with sl st, ch 1, *sc in 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—42 sc. Fasten off D.

RND 7: With C, join with sl st, ch 1, *sc in 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—49 sc. Fasten off C.

RND 8: With B, join with sl st, ch 1, *sc in 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—56 sc. Fasten off B.

RND 9: With A, join with sl st, ch 1, *sc in 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in first sc, do not turn—63 sc. Fasten off A.

FINISHING

Weave in ends. Block lightly.

With G, embroider short stitches for seeds around center of coaster (see photo).

COLOR TIP

What makes these coasters watermelon-flavored? The red centers! Switch them to yellow or green, and you have lemons and limes.