Floral and seasonal motifs dominate this coaster roundup: daisies, a primrose set, poinsettias for the holidays, and a pumpkin version for fall, alongside a couple of plainer vintage style options.
The photos kept below are original KnotToYarn visuals, used only for the daisy and pumpkin pattern families where they genuinely match the linked construction; no outside designer images appear in this post. A dedicated small hook is worth keeping around for scrap yarn projects like these.
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Items you’ll need:
- Crochet hooks
- Cotton yarn
- Tapestry needles and stitch markers
- Embroidery scissors
- Blocking mat and pins
- Tally counter
Crochet coaster patterns to explore
1. Daisy Granny Coaster
Carmen’s Daisy Granny Coaster is made with DK 100% cotton on a 3.5 mm hook over six rounds, for a 4.75 inch square with a yellow center and clustered flower round. The page pairs it with a placemat, made of twelve 3.5 inch squares joined with a slip stitch seam, and says you can add more squares to make a bigger placemat. She points out that durable cotton protects the table from spills and can go in the washing machine. A PDF is on Ravelry and Etsy.
2. Primrose Crochet Coasters
Agat’s Primrose coasters use just a two-row repeat of the Primrose stitch, worked back and forth in a square, and they make a nice gift or craft fair item. The page explains that a standard coaster is about 3.5 to 5 inches, so you should check your gauge to make the width right. You can also use any stitch pattern you like worked back and forth in your own size. The sample uses 100% cotton sport weight yarn on a 3 mm hook.
3. Colorful Little Vintage Coasters
Jessica’s vintage-style coasters are round, made with a 3.75 mm (F) hook and Lily Sugar’n Cream or a comparable worsted cotton. She likes cotton for coasters because it absorbs spills. If you can crochet in the round and know single and double crochet, you can make them, and they are a great way to use partial skeins. The pattern starts with a chain 4 ring and is laid out for three color combinations. It dates from December 2015.
4. Poinsettia Coaster Set
Nicole Riley’s poinsettia coaster set was Day 18 of her Advent Calendar MCAL 2024. The layered petals and leaves sit inside a small crocheted flowerpot, and you pull the layers out to use as drink coasters. She used budget-friendly acrylic yarn but suggests cotton if you’ll use them for very hot drinks, and says it makes a good hostess gift and uses scrap yarn. It uses a 4 mm hook, and an ad-free PDF is available.
5. Great Harvest Pumpkin Coasters
Cheryl Bennett’s pumpkin coaster is a quick evening project in worsted weight yarn, with a US G/4 mm hook. She says you can keep it the same size or go smaller in DK or thread weight yarn, or make a much larger coaster with bulky yarn. The pumpkin is worked in circle rounds, then a smaller leaf goes on top. It is part of her fall crochet series, and an ad-free printable version is available for purchase.
6. Happy Gatherings Coaster
Rebecca’s Happy Gatherings coaster is 4 by 4 inches and uses about 15 yards of worsted cotton per coaster with a 4 mm hook and a yarn needle. Her samples use WeCrochet Dishie. She suggests replacing the turning chain 2 to get neater edges, notes a stitch placement photo is on page 3 and recommends blocking. It is a companion piece to another Happy Gatherings pattern from the same designer, so you can make a matching set.
7. Simple Flower Coasters
Rhondda Mol at Oombawka Design Crochet shares this flower coaster, which was originally designed by Danyel Pink, who has since closed her website. You crochet two coasters in less than 10 minutes, or a pair in about 30 minutes with less than 1 oz of yarn, using medium weight yarn and a 5 mm (H) hook. It is a great stash buster, and the page suggests they work as face scrubbers or toddler washcloths too. A video is included.
