11 Awesomely Creative Crochet Coasters

Creative Crochet Coasters

I love making crochet coasters. They are quick and easy to make, and useful too!

They can be plain and simple and still add a lovely touch to your home decor. Or you can get more creative with them.

I’ve designed many crochet coasters over the last few years, from simple designs to more imaginative show pieces, sure to grab the attention of house guests.

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Free Crochet Cushion Cover Design

Free Granny Stripe Heart Cushion Cover Crochet Pattern Featured Image

Snuggle up with my new free heart crochet cushion cover design!

This is part 2, of my 2 part Granny Stripe Heart Snuggle Set. Part 1, the matching hot water bottle cover, can be found here.

These would add a loving touch to your home, or make a wonderful gift.

The crochet pattern uses the Granny Stripe stitch and 4 colours to create a gradient effect design, but you can use any colour combination you like.

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Free Hot Water Bottle Cover Crochet Pattern

Free Granny Stripe Heart Hot Water Bottle Cover Crochet Pattern Featured Image

Crochet A Hot Water Bottle Cover

Crochet this cute heart motif Hot Water Bottle Cover to snuggle up with!

This is part 1, of my 2 part Granny Stripe Heart Snuggle Set. Part 2, a matching Cushion Cover, is available HERE.

The pattern uses the Granny Stripe stitch and 4 colours to create a gradient effect design, but you can use any colour combination you like.

The Hot Water Bottle Cover is designed to fit most standard 2Litre sized rubber bottles. The finished flat measurements are approximately 23cm (9”) in width, 28cm (11”) in length excluding neck, and 35cm (13.75”) from base to top of bottle neck.

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Free Cupcake Pin Cushion Crochet Pattern

Free Cupcake Pincushion Crochet Pattern

After creating my latest Sea Shells Beach Bag crochet pattern, I had a some leftover cotton yarn. The mix of colours reminded me of cupcakes, so I thought I’d design a free cupcake pin cushion crochet pattern to make use of my scraps.

I love how the colourful pin heads look like 100’s and 1000’s sprinkles on my cupcakes!

How To Make A Crochet Cupcake

I have used Aran/Worsted weight Cotton yarn, with a 4mm hook. You can use any yarn type or weight you prefer, but it may effect your finished cupcake size. Use a hook size at least 1 size smaller than recommended, to keep stitches tight. This will give extra support for holding your pins in place.

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