Crocheted flowers or coasters. I used Lion Brand BonBons Yarn. It's called a Ray Flower. I got the pattern from the book "Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers" by Suzann Thompson.

Coasters and napkins

This is a set of 4 coasters and napkins. You can find the directions for the coasters here http://craftinomicon.blogspot.com/2011/10/tutorial-fabric-coasters.html

The napkins are just square pieces of the same fabric which is hemmed.

Thread Doily and Coasters

Square doily and coasters crocheted out of cotton size 10 thread. Wouldn't that make a nice gift?

Shell coaster free pattern

Here is another coaster that I designed. It is just an easy thread coaster with a shell edging. It has not been tested yet. So there may be mistakes.

Shell Coaster
By Donna Howard

Size 10 thread (2 colors)
Hook size: 6
Gauge: Rnd 1 & 2 – approx. 1 1/8”
Finished size: 3 ¾”


Beginning shell: Ch 3, (dc, ch2, 2 dc) in same space

Shell: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc

DIRECTIONS

With main color, ch6. Join to 1st ch to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3. 14 dc in ring. Join with slip st to top of ch 3 (15 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3. Dc in same space. 2 dc in each st around. Join. (30)

Rnd 3: Beginning shell in 1st st. * Skip next 2 st, shell. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join. (10 shells)

Rnd 4: Slip st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Beginning shell. Ch 1. *Shell in next ch 2 sp, ch 1. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join. (10 shells)

Rnd 5: Slip st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Beginning shell. Ch 2. *Shell in next ch 2 sp, ch 2. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join and fasten off main color.

Rnd 6: Join contrasting color in top of any shell. Ch 3, dc 5 x in same sp. Ch 2. *In top of next shell work 6 dc, ch 2. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join.

Rnd 7: Ch 1. Sc in same sp. Ch 3. Sc in next sp. (Sc in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp) 2 x. 2 sc in ch 2 sp. *(sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next dc) 3 x, 2 sc in ch 2 sp. Repeat from * 8 more times. Join and fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Square coaster free pattern

Square coaster
by Donna Howard
(This pattern has not been tested yet.)

Materials: Size 10 thread, size 7 steel hook
For 2 color coaster, work rnd 1 - 3, and rnd 7 in 1st colorl. Rnd 4 - 6 in 2nd color.


Special stitches
Beg cluster: Ch 3, *Wrap thread around, put hook through sp, wrap thread around and draw through sp, wrap around and draw through 2 loops. Repeat from * 1x. Wrap around and draw through all loops.

Cluster: *Wrap thread around and put through sp. Wrap thread around and draw through sp. Wrap around and draw through 2 loops. Repeat from * 2x. Wrap around and draw through all loops on hook.

Directions
Wrap thread around finger 2x. This is your starting loop.

Rnd 1: Sl st in ring. Ch 4, 23 trc in ring. Join to 3rd ch of beginning ch 4. (24)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same sp, sc in next 2 st. *(sc, ch 2, sc) in next st, sc in next 2 st. Repeat from * around. Join to 1st sc. (8 ch 2 spaces)

Rnd 3: Sl st to ch 2 sp. Beg. cluster. Ch 6. *Cluster in next ch 2 sp, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join to top of beg. cluster. (8 clusters)

Rnd 4: Sl st in ch 6 sp. Ch 3, dc 8x in same sp. Ch 3 [(cluster, ch 2) 2x, cluster, ch 3] in next ch 6 sp. *9 dc in next ch 6 sp, ch 3. [(Cluster, ch 2) 2x, cluster, ch 3] in next ch 6 sp. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd ch of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same sp, dc in next 8 dc, dc in ch sp. Ch 4. [(Cluster, ch 4) in sp between clusters] 2x. *Dc in ch sp, dc in next 9 dc, dc in ch sp, ch 4. [(Cluster, ch 4) in sp between clusters] 2x. Repeat from * 2 x. Join in top of 3rd ch of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 6: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 8 st. Ch 2, sc in ch 4 sp, ch 2. (Cluster, ch 4, cluster, ch 2) in sp between clusters. Sc, ch 2 in next ch 4 sp. *Skip next dc, dc in next 9 st, ch 2, sc in ch 4 sp, ch 2. (Cluster, ch 4, cluster, ch 2) in sp between clusters. Sc, ch 2 in next ch 4 sp. Repeat from * 2 x. Join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.

Rnd 7: Sc aroundwith 4 sc in each corner sp and 2 sc in each ch 2 sp. Join. Finish off. Weave in all ends.