VINTAGE COASTER.
I think you know the term vintage. If some thing is categorized as vintage it will be a high quality thing from the past. Today we are going to make such type of thing.That is a coaster. Coasters are small sized placement mats which can hold small bottomed things like bottle,glasses and cups and sauces.Those days many well to do families used these in their homes. Not only doilies, but so many ancient crocheted items were also there.
Those days there were so many books on crochet, displaying photos of vintage crochet. I have one book with me which was given by my mother. There were housecoats and night dress patterns with crocheted yokes. So many edging laces, baby frocks, baby bonnets, table cloths, bread spreads are among them.
Now, today's work, Let me explain the method of crocheting the coaster.
Make 8 chains and join to the 1st ch with a slip stitch.
Round 1: Make 3 ch and 19 dcs to the ring of 8ch. There should be 20 dcs. (19 ch + beginning 3 chs.)
Round 2: Make 4 ch and 1dc into the next dc below. " 1ch, 1dc" repeat from " to " . At the end 1ch and join to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 chs with a slip stitch.
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| Round 2 |
Round 3: Make 6 ch and make 1 dc to the next dc below. Then make 3 ch and make 1 dc to the next dc below. " 3 ch, 1 dc " Repeat from " to " until you come to the end. In the end, join the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 chains with a slip stitch.
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Round 4: Make 3ch and make 3 incomplete dcs to the ch 3 space below. Then ch 3 and 4 incomplete dcs to the next ch 3 space below.
"ch 3,4 incomplete dc" Repeat from " to " until you come to the end. At the end, join to the top of the set of 3 incomplete dcs, with a slip stitch.
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Round 5: Then make 4ch and 2 treble crochet (trc) into the ch3 space below. Then 2ch and 3 trc to the same space. Then join to the next ch 3 space below with a single crochet. "3trc, ch2, 3trc 1sc to the next ch 3 space". Repeat from " to " until you come to the end.At the end, join to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 ch with a slip stitch.
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Round 6: Make 5 ch and join to the ch 2 space of the shell below. Then make 5 chs and join with sc to the same space. 7chs and join with sc to the same space, 5chs and join with sc to the same space. Then make 5ch and join to the sc below with a slip stitch. "(5ch,1sc, 5ch,1sc 7ch 1sc, 5ch 1sc,) to the same space of shell. 5ch 1sc to the sc below". Repeat from "to" the end. Fasten off.
If you use a thin yarn or thread you can have a fine flower and you can use it to decorate your tops and frocks.
