Needleworkmonday: Maybelle Flower Crochet Coasters

Heya needleworkers! Hope we all had a wonderful weekend. I know I did. A friend of mine requested for a set of coasters with Maybelle flowers design. I didn't k ow how to make those but when she said she is gifting it to her aunt who is going back to Switzerland, I thought I'd search for a pattern.

The thought of my work going all the way to Switzerland got me excited. I may not be able to travel outside of the country but at least a part of me will. (I intend to travel all 7100 islands of the Philippines first before going abroad.)

The Maybelle crochet pattern was surprusingly easy to follow. I used a size 3.0 hook for this project.

First thing to do is to do 10 chains. I tried doing 10 chains but my coasters ended up having a huge hole in the middle. I didn't like it so I made only 8 chains.

The second round starts with 3 chains counted as 1 dc and then 23 dcs. Slip stitch on the third chain. It's pretty simple and straightforward. You'll end with a little circle of double crochets.

The third round is a little tricky but you'll just have to follow a pattern so it's still not that complicated. Ch5, skip two dc spaces, then sc on the thirds dc space. After that, ch4, skip 2 dc spaces then sc on the 3rd dc space.

Repeat until you've covered the whole round of dcs. Slip stitch on the first chain.

For the next round, slip stitch into the chain space. Make 3 chains which will be counted as 1dc, make 1 dc, 2ch and another 2dc, then 1ch. Make 2dcs into the next chain space, 2ch and another 2dcs then 1ch. Repeat until you've covered all the ch spaces. Sl st into the third chain you made at the start of the round.

You should end with an octagonal bagua looking thingy.

Now for the last round and also the cutest round, sl st into the first dc space then sl st i to the chain space. Make 3 chains and then 6dcs. Sc into the next chain space. You should see a petal looking set of dcs.

Then make 7dcs into the next 2ch spaces. And then sc into the next ch space. I really like this round so much I can't take enough pictures of it.

Continue on until the last 2ch spaces. Sl stitch into the third chain you made at the start of the round. Cast o.

My friend just wanted a single color for all of her orders but I think it would be nicer to have multiple colors in a set. It would be like a colorful garden of maybelle flower coasters.

I'll have to make a couple more to complete the set. These babies are going to Switzerland! Woot! Woot!

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