12 Evil Eye Crochet Ideas + a Free Coaster Pattern

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Featured Free Pattern: Evil Eye Coaster

This is KnotToYarn’s own original pattern, free to use, and you’re welcome to sell what you make from it.

The classic concentric evil eye is worked as a flat coaster in four colors and joined rounds. Follow the instructions below to make the four-ring motif.

Materials

Worsted weight cotton in black, royal blue, white, and light blue (small amounts each)
4.0 mm (US G) crochet hook
Yarn needle, scissors

Finished size: About 11 cm (4.3 in) diameter
Skill level: Beginner
Abbreviations (US terms): ch (chain), sc (single crochet), hdc (half double crochet), dc (double crochet), inc (2 sts in one st), sl st (slip stitch), st(s) (stitch/es)

Instructions

Worked in joined rounds, each color is its own complete ring, just like the real amulet.

Round 1 (BLACK, the pupil): 8 sc in a magic ring, sl st to join: 8 sts. Fasten off black.

Round 2 (LIGHT BLUE, the iris): join in any st, ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to join: 16 sts. Fasten off.

Round 3 (WHITE, the eye): join, ch 2, (hdc 1, 2 hdc in the next st) around, sl st to join: 24 sts. Fasten off.

Round 4 (ROYAL BLUE, the field): join, ch 3, (dc 2, 2 dc in the next st) around, sl st to join: 32 sts.

Round 5 (ROYAL BLUE): ch 3, (dc 3, 2 dc in the next st) around, sl st to join: 40 sts.

Round 6 (ROYAL BLUE): ch 1, (sc 4, 2 sc in the next st) around, sl st to join: 48 sts. The sc round flattens and firms the rim.

Finishing

Weave each color’s two ends into its own ring so nothing shows. Block flat under a heavy book overnight, coasters must sit dead flat or mugs wobble. For a hanging charm version, add (ch 12, sl st) at the edge before fastening off; for the full set, make four and stack-tie with twine.

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Tip: Joined rounds (not spirals) are what keep each color a clean closed circle, the evil eye motif lives and dies on those crisp rings. Take the 4 extra slip stitches.