Mug Warmer

I thought a mug warmer would be a fun, and useful, item to crochet. I used this pattern from JoAnn's, with slight tweaking for yarn weight and mug size.

This was my piece before connecting the ends. It fit snug around the glass that I had with me at work (yes, because I crochet on my lunch break). With a little stretching, the piece fit much better.

Using the tails, I weaved the two sides together at the top and bottom. The last step is attaching a button to one side to unite the piece underneath the mug handle.

This is another warmer I made with a dip for the mouth; made using slip stitches.

Crowder Coasters

 

I made these coasters in honor of my Alma mater, Crowder College. I started by making a simple three round coaster; more detailed instructions here.

 

 

I used the contrast color idea from the doily coasters I made last week; directions for how to add the contrast color here.

 



 

The directions for the 'C':

 

I created the 'C' using three rounds.

 

Round One- Stitch 10 along the top of the second round. Stitch over the top slightly toward the left, then stitch into the middle of the dc on the left. Stitch out of the dc, then back into the top of the second round. These stitches should create the '<' shape. Stitch 10 along the top of the second row.

 

 

Round Two- Stitch into the space where you ended the last stitch. Stitch 9, heading toward the '<' shape. When you get there, stitch toward the bottom half of the shape, the stitch outward toward the right. This rounds out the gap left from the '<'. Stitch 10.

 

 

Round Three- Stitch into the space where you ended the last stitch. Stitch 17. Cut the yarn with 4" to spare, and pull the yarn through the loop. The tail should now be on top with the 'C'.

 

 

From the bottom, pull the tail through to make the last loop before weaving in.

Viola!

 

 

What are your favorite sports teams or logos? Happy crafting!

Watermelon Coasters

I originally spotted the idea on Pinterest, but I did not have all the necessary colors. I used red, green, and black to create this coaster.

 

Round One- I started by making a magic circle, ch 3 (counts as one dc), then I did 9 dc into the chain before pulling it taut and ss into the top of the 3 ch. This first round should have 10 stitches total.

Round Two- Start by ch 3, dc into bottom of chain. *2 dc into every stitch* to end. Lastly, ss into the top of the 3 ch.

Round Three- Start by ch 3, dc into bottom of chain. *1 dc, 1 dc, 2dc* to end. Finally, ss into the top of the 3 ch.

 

Rounds one and two I used red, and then I changed to green for round three. After I weaved in the ends, I added the seeds sporadically.

 

What is your favorite summer fruit? Happy crafting!

Doily Coasters

 

Again, I found the idea for this on Pinterest, and you can get the free pattern here.

 

Because I used a thicker yarn, I did three rounds instead of five. Due to this, I added the contrast color stitch in the second round once the coaster was crocheted.

 

 

After weaving in the ends, the coasters were done. I was very impressed with the ease and speed of this project.

 

 

 I made a set of four, and was quite happy about the results.

 

What is your favorite material for coasters? Happy crafting!