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This lovely coaster with heart is created with only knits and purls – it’s very quick and a lot of fun to do. So it’s a really nice starter project for beginners.
Material suggestions:
- Approx. 10 gr per coaster, e.g. 100 % cotton 125 m / 50 gr in your desired colour
- 2,5 mm (US 1 or 2) knitting needles
- Tapestry needle, scissors
Required skills:
- Basic knitting skills (cast on, cast off, knit and purl)
- Abbreviations: k = knit, p = purl, s = selvedge stitch, R = row
e.g. R 7: 4 k, 22 p, 3 k, 1 s (= Row 7: 4 knit, 22 purl, 3 knit, 1 selvedge stitch)
Size:
When using the suggested yarn (cotton with 125 m / 50 gr), the coaster will be approx. 11,5 cm x 11, 5 cm.
Let’s start: cast on 30 stitches.
Do a selvedge stitch from row 1 as follows:
Last stitch on the needle: slip purlwise, yarn forward:
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Turn. Knit selvedge stitch rather loosely. After some rows, the edge should look like this:
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Knitting chart:
x = knit
empty cell = purl
0 = selvedge stitch
Note: only rows with odd numbers are shown. Rows with even numbers are all knit. Rows with odd numbers are always read from right to left (in working direction).
Written instructions:
R 1: 29 k, 1 s
R 2: 29 k, 1 s
R 3: 29 k, 1 s
R 4: 29 k, 1 s
R 5: 29 k, 1 s
R 6: 29 k, 1 s
R 7: 4 k, 22 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 8: 29 k, 1 s
R 9: 4 k, 22 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 10: 29 k, 1 s
R 11: 4 k, 11 p, 1 k, 10 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 12: 29 k, 1 s
R 13: 4 k, 10 p, 3 k, 9 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 14: 29 k, 1 s
R 15: 4 k, 9 p, 5 k, 8 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 16: 29 k, 1 s
R 17: 4 k, 8 p, 7 k, 7 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 18: 29 k, 1 s
R 19: 4 k, 7 p, 9 k, 6 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 20: 29 k, 1 s
R 21: 4 k, 6 p, 11 k, 5 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 22: 29 k, 1 s
R 23: 4 k, 5 p, 13 k, 4 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 24: 29 k, 1 s
R 25: 4 k, 4 p, 15 k, 3 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 26: 29 k, 1 s
R 27: 4 k, 4 p, 15 k, 3 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 28: 29 k, 1 s
R 29: 4 k, 3 p, 17 k, 2 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 30: 29 k, 1 s
R 31: 4 k, 3 p, 17 k, 2 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 32: 29 k, 1 s
R 33: 4 k, 3 p, 17 k, 2 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 34: 29 k, 1 s
R 35: 4 k, 4 p, 7 k, 1 p, 7 k, 3 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 36: 29 k, 1 s
R 37: 4 k, 5 p, 5 k, 3 p, 5 k, 4 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 38: 29 k, 1 s
R 39: 4 k, 22 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 40: 29 k, 1 s
R 41: 4 k, 22 p, 3 k, 1 s
R 42: 29 k, 1 s
R 43: 29 k, 1 s
R 44: 29 k, 1 s
R 45: 29 k, 1 s
R 46: 29 k, 1 s
R 47: 29 k, 1 s
Then cast off all stitches. You can either choose a cast off method you are familiar with. Or you can cast off by passing over stitches as follows:
Knit 2; pass the next to last knitted stitch over the last knitted stitch; knit 1; pass the next to last knitted stitch over the last knitted stitch; repeat till end of row. Knit rather loosely so the edge stays elastic.
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Cut yarn and pull through. Weave in all ends, and already you have finished your coaster 😊
I wish you lots of joy with the coaster! If you would like to knit more coasters with different designs, you will find the pattern “Summerdrinks” for 6 different designs in my shop:
https://www.crazypatterns.net/en/items/83735/knitting-pattern-summerdrinks-coaster-glass-cover-easy
Best regards, Sonja / a-mano
