Use up your scraps of worsted-weight cotton yarn and give a friend a set of these colorful coasters along with a cute mug and their favorite tea or coffee.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

5 inches wide x 4 1/2 inches long, excluding Fringe

MATERIALS

• Medium (worsted) weight (4) cotton yarn (2 1/2 oz/120 yds/71 g per ball):

1 ball each white, red, green, dark blue and bright yellow

• Size G/6/4mm crochet hook 

• Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Gauge is not important for this project.

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

MUG RUG

Make 1 each pine, red, indigo & yellow.

Row 1 (RS): With MC, ch 17, (sc, 2 dc) in 2nd ch from hook, *sk next 2 chs, (sc, 2 dc) in next ch, rep from * to last 3 chs, sk next 2 chs, sc in last ch, change color (see illustration) to white, turn. (6 sc, 10 dc)

Row 2: Ch 1, (sc, 2 dc) in each sc across to last sc, sc in last sc, change color to MC, turn. 

Row 3: Ch 1, (sc, 2 dc) in each sc across to last sc, sc in last sc, change color to white, turn. 

Rows 4-11: [Rep rows 2 and 3 alternately] 4 times. Do not change color or turn at end of row 11.

EDGING

Rnd 1: Ch 1, working in ends of rows down next side, work 13 sc evenly sp across, working in opposite side of foundation ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in each ch to last ch, working in ends of rows up 2nd side, work 13 sc evenly sp across to last row, 3 sc in first st, sc in each st across to last st, 3 sc in last st, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Fringe

For each Mug Rug, cut 16 4-inch lengths each MC and white.

Fold 1 strand in half to form a lp. Insert hook from RS through center st of any 3-sc group.

Place fold on hook and draw fold through, forming a lp. Thread ends of strands through lp and pull to tighten. Alternating colors and working across short edge, rep to attach Fringe in each st, ending in first st of next 3-sc group. With RS of opposite edge facing, rep to attach Fringe across other short edge. Trim ends evenly.