Happy Love Day! I have so many Valentines, I love this special day 🙂 ! I really wanted to make something pink and cute for this day, but it has to be something easy and fast! So I decided to make coasters! Who wouldn’t want more cute coasters?!

The original pattern came from Bella Dia, and it is meant to be a garland. I modified the pattern, shrinking it, and making it a bit taller, so its the perfect size for my tea mugs :).

Materials:

-I used an old ball of yarn in a pink color. It is a medium weight yarn. Any medium weight yarn will work really easily with this pattern.

-4.5mm hook

Stitches used:

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

inc: increase by making two stitches in the same stitch

dec: decrease by joining two stitches to become one

Pattern:

Ch 4.

R1. Sc second stitch from hook. Sc the rest of the row. Ch 1, turn. (3)

R2. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 1. Inc in last stitch. Ch 1, turn.(5)

R3. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 3. Inc in the last stitch. Ch 1, turn.(7)

R4. Sc all stitches across the row. Ch 1, turn. (7)

R5. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 5. Inc in the last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (9)

R6. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 7. Inc in the last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (11)

R7. Sc all stitches across the row. Ch 1, turn. (11)

R8. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 9. Inc in the last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (13)

R9. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 11. Inc in the last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (15)

R10. Sc all stitches across the row. Ch 1, turn. (15)

R11. Inc in the 1st stitch. Sc 13. Inc in the last stitch. Ch 1, turn. (17)

R12. Begin making one of the lobe of the heart. Sc 8. Ch 1, turn. (8)

R13. Dec 1, sc 4, dec 1. (6)

R14. Dec 1, sc 2, dec 1. (4)

R 15. Dec 2 (2). Fasten off.

Part 2:

R1. Insert yarn at 9th stitch in R12. Ch 1, sc 8. Ch 1, turn. (8)

R2. Dec 1, sc 4, dec 1. (6)

R3. Dec 1, sc 2, dec 1. (4)

R4. Dec 2 (2). DO NOT fasten off!

Sc all the way around the heart. At the tip of the heart (the pointy part), sc 1, ch 1, sc 1. Fasten off and sew in lose ends.

To make the coaster nice and flat, mist it with water and pin it down flat and let dry. (Or look up “crochet blocking”)

I love making coasters because they are fast and easy! It doesn’t take much yarn, and you can pretty much make whatever shape you want. An instant crochet “happy sigh” moment 🙂 ! I made a few smaller hearts just because it’s cute! They are made by crocheting in rows rather than in rounds (or with magic ring). You can find the pattern here. I like that better because there isn’t a hole in the middle of the heart. We can’t have a hole in any heart!!

Now go and give out lots of hugs and kisses today!!

Happy crocheting!

I’m so new with designing and modifying patterns! Please let me know if any clarification is needed, or if there is any error in the pattern!

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