Chunky Granny Square Coasters - Free Pattern

With granny square appreciation day having just past I thought it the perfect time to share this fun project that is ideal for using up some scrap yarn. (In all honesty, the post was supposed to be released last week in time for Granny Square Day I'm just behind schedule - I blame the school holidays!)

I needed a new coaster for my desk so that I could stop leaving coffee rings everywhere. Of course, I decided to make some! I chose to use cotton yarn because it works better with hot items, there's no risk of any sort of melting like you could potentially have with acrylic yarn. Also I really don't like the feel of acrylic yarn when it gets wets so just best avoided for this project.

The Pattern

You will need:

5 colours of Hobbii Friends Cotton 8/4 or other comparable yarns (This is a 4ply yarn)

You could use all the same colour if you wanted to. All strands are held together throughout this pattern.

6mm clover crochet hook

Large eye tapestry needle

Scissors

If you use a thicker yarn e.g. Paintbox Cotton Aran then I would use 3 strands of yarn rather than 3.

Stitch Abbreviations

(US Terms)

St/s - stitch/es

Ch - chain

Sl st - slip stitch

DC - half double crochet

Crab stitch - reverse single crochet.

Granny Square

Using all 5 strands of yarn together, create a magic circle.

Rnd 1:

Into the magic circle, ch2, 2 DC, ch1. *3DC,ch1* repeat from *to* 2 more times. Sl st to top of ch2 to join.

Ch2 and turn.

Rnd 2:

Work 2 DC into the chain space at the base of the ch2. (3DC, ch1, 3DC) into the next 3 chain spaces. 3DC into the first chain space, ch1. Sl st to top of ch2 to join.

Ch2 and turn.

Rnd 3:

Work 2 DC into the chain space at the base of the ch2. *3DC into the next chain space. (3DC, ch1, 3DC) into the corner* Repeat from *to* two more times. 3DC into chain space. 3DC into the first corner, ch1. Sl st to top of ch2 to join.

Ch1 and do not turn.

Rnd 4 - Crab stitch border.

To create the crab stitch (reverse single crochet) border you work around the square anticlockwise, the opposite way to that which you would normally crochet. SC into each st and each chain space around, sl st to the first st to join.

Fasten off your yarn and weave in your ends.

The Chunky Granny Square Coasters are the perfect accessory for your desk or coffee table - I love a pretty and practical project!

I think these would look great in all sorts of colourways but I also think a singular colour could be really striking. You can pick your favourite colour/s to suit your own personal style. I could see these being ideal as quick makes for markets, create a set of four, tie together with some twine and add a cute label with your branding on and your ready to go! I have created a super simple label template on Canva that you can access here, change the colours and fonts to best suit you the simply print and attach!

I really hope that you enjoyed making this free pattern. I'd love to see your work so please do tag me in your posts on social media @Brambles.and.Hart and use the hashtags #ChunkyGrannyCoasters #BHFreePatternMakes #BramblesandHart