Eight Coasters Coasting

I finished up my mom’s Christmas coasters just in time — I soaked and ironed them on the 23rd, and they were dry and ready to go for our Christmas Eve dinner. They were requested by my mother over the summer, when I was working on my summer coaster project while I was visiting her. [...]

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Sax Fiend

Meet the Sax Fiend. Pat bugged me for months to make a small monster to function as a sax mute, since our band is somewhat prone to generating noise complaints, and finally a few weeks ago I did. He is crocheted out of some random bulky-weight acrylic from my stash (probably Lion Brand?) that I [...]

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The Coaster Project: The Final Chapter

I am now back in California and the coaster project has come to an end. Here’s the whole family! I knocked out the last coaster, on the upper right, in the morning before my flight. Here’s a close-up: Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, “Traditional Hexagon II,” p. 79. Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: [...]

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Coaster #9: Amanda Whorl

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, “Amanda Whorl,” p. 123 Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm This one came out pretty big for a coaster, so I guess I have another doily/trivet. I suspected that it would be too big from the beginning, but I couldn’t not make it because the construction was [...]

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Coaster #8: Viola

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, “Viola,” p. 56. Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm This one was super fun. I’d say it’s been the funnest so far. The spike stitches are easy and cool-looking, and the pattern is ultimately very intuitive. Plus it came out pretty perfectly coaster-sized, which is more than [...]

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Coaster #7: Ridged Hexagon II

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, “Ridged Hexagon II,” p. 140 Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm This one was minorly confusing, in that what the pattern calls “Dc/rb” (double crochet around the back of the post) is in fact what I know as double crocheting around the front of the post. Also, [...]

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Coaster #6: Frozen Star

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, “Frozen Star,” p. 68. Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm Sorry for the dim, crappy picture, but it’s threatening to storm here. And I really want it to, because I miss thunderstorms like hell when I’m on the west coast, and because it was 96 frigging degrees [...]

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Coaster #5: Tunisia Flower

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, “Tunisia Flower,” p.187 Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm This one was a serious pain in the butt. It took me two days, but in my defense, my crocheting time was cut into yesterday by a visit to the nature center that I used to go to [...]

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Coaster #4: Russian Square

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, p. 86, “Russian Square.” Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm I love the way this one came out; it may be my favorite so far. The color scheme makes it look more Native American than Russian, in my opinion. The texturing is done by crocheting around the [...]

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Coaster #3: Prairie Motif

Pattern: Crochet Stitch Motifs by Erika Knight, p. 164, “Prairie Motif,” rounds 1 – 4. Yarn: Takhi Cotton Classic Hook: 3.25 mm I left off the last round of this one because it was already plenty big for a coaster after four rounds — which is kind of a shame, because the last round was [...]

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