ABBREVIATIONS

ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; Rnd = round; sc = single crochet; st = stitch; sts = stitches;

MATERIALS

Crochet Hook, size G (6/4.25 mm)
Small amount of kitchen cotton in two colors

COASTER

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 8 sc in third ch from hook (do not join rounds, use a scrap piece of yarn to mark beginning of rows).
Rnd 2: (2 sc in next st) three times, (2 hdc in next st) twice, (2 sc in next st) three times. (16 sts)
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in following st) three times, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in following st) twice, (2 sc in next st, sc in following st) three times. (24 sts)
Rnd 4: (2 sc in next st, sc in the next 2 sts) three times, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in the next 2 sts) twice, (2 sc in next st, sc in the next 2 sts) three times. (32 sts)
Rnd 5: (2 sc in next st, sc in the next 3 sts) three times, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in the next 3 sts) twice, (2 sc in next st, sc in the next 3 sts) three times. Place marker around 5th, 19th and 32nd st of round. (40 sts)
Rnd 6: (2 sc in next st, sc in the next 4 sts) three times, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in the next 4 sts) twice, (2 sc in next st, sc in the next 4 sts) three times. Slip st, fasten off. (48 sts)

STRAPS

With contrasting color (white in photo), attach with a single crochet in first stitch marked in Rnd 5, sc in next st of Rnd 5. Ch 10, sc in next st marked in Rnd 5, sc in next st of Rnd 5.

Next Row: Ch 1, turn, sc in first two sts, sc in every other ch, sc in next sc, sc in every other ch, sc in last two sc. Fasten off, weave in ends. Insert glass and enjoy!