Crochet Fruit Coasters Pattern With the nice weather we are having, I was suddenly inspired to make fruit

coasters. I love the way they turned out and I think they would be a fabulous hostess gift and a lot of fun to have out for your spring or summer get togethers! aterials! " Worsted weight yarn. I used #anna$s Choice in %carlet &red', ustard &yellow', Fern &green', (erracotta &orange', White, and Chocolate &brown'. )ou can find and purchase these at

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1pple Coaster Pattern %tarting with white yarn... agic *ing, chain 5, make 65 4C inside magic ring, 7oin to first 4C, chain 5

*ound 5! 5 4C in each stitch around, 7oin, chain 5 &58 4C' *ound 9! 5 4C in first stitch, 4C in ne:t stitch, repeat around, 7oin &9; 4C' Change color to red &or green' and chain 6... *ound 8! 5 %C in each stitch around, 7oin, fasten off and weave in ends &<5 %C'

%tem Pattern! With brown yarn... Chain <, 4C in second chain from hook, %C the rest of the way down chain. Fasten off leaving long tail to sew on to top of apple. ,eaf Pattern! I followed (+I% F*22 P1((2*0 from 2asy +appy. akes e

Finish by weaving or tying on brown yarn parallel to each other on either side of the first round.

%trawberry Coaster Pattern! With red yarn... agic *ing, chain 5, make 65 4C inside magic ring, 7oin to first 4C, chain 5 *ound 5! 5 4C in each stitch around, 7oin, chain 5 &58 4C' *ound 9! 5 4C in first stitch, 4C in ne:t stitch, repeat around, 7oin, chain 6 &9; 4C' *ound 8! %C in each stitch until you get to the last = stitches. In the last = stitches make these stitches! 5 +4C, 5 +4C, 5 4C, 5 +4C, 5 %C, 7oin to first %C, fasten off and weave in ends. %trawberry ,eaves! Chain =, %C down chain, chain = again, %C down chain, chain = again, %C down chain and across the top of the first two leaves. Fasten off leaving long tail to sew onto top of the strawberry. Finish by weaving or tying black yarn on in random spots to make the strawberry seeds.

Watermelon Coaster Pattern! With pink yarn... agic *ing, chain 5, make 65 4C inside magic ring, 7oin to first 4C, chain 5 *ound 5! 5 4C in each stitch around, 7oin, chain 6 &58 4C' *ound 9! 5 %C in first stitch, %C in ne:t stitch, repeat around, 7oin, change color to white, chain 6 &9; %C' *ound 8! 5 %C in first stitch, %C in ne:t 5 stitches, 7oin, change color to green, chain 6 &8> %C' *ound =! %C in each stitch around, 7oin, fasten off and weave in ends &8> %C'

Finish by weaving or tying on black yarn for seeds. I made ; seeds in a circle using round 6 as a guide.

?range@,emon@,ime Coaster Pattern! %tarting with white yarn... agic *ing, chain 6, make 65 %C inside magic ring, 7oin to first %C, change color to the main fruit color, chain 5 &65 %C' *ound 5! 5 4C in each stitch around, 7oin, chain 5 &58 4C' *ound 9! 5 4C in first stitch, 4C in ne:t stitch, repeat around, 7oin, change color back to white, chain 6 &9; 4C' *ound 8! 5 %C in first stitch, %C in ne:t two stitches, repeat around, change color back to main fruit color, chain 6 &8> %C' *ound =! %C in each stitch around, 7oin to first %C, fasten off and weave in ends. &8> %C'

(o make the fruit sections you will want to surface slip stitch with white yarn. +2*2 is great tutorial on how to surface slip stitch. I did not make one continues surface slip stitch. I started and stopped ; times to create each section line. )ou will want to make surface slip stitch lines shooting out from every other stitch in round 6 for a total of ; surface slip stitch lines. %orry, there are a lot of ends to weave in, but I found this way to look the best once complete.

Pear Coaster Pattern! %tarting with white yarn... agic *ing, chain 5, make 65 4C inside magic ring, 7oin to first 4C, chain 5 *ound 5! 5 4C in each stitch around, 7oin, chain 5 &58 4C' *ound 9! 5 4C in first stitch, 4C in ne:t stitch, repeat around, 7oin, chain 6 &9; 4C' *ow 8! %C in ne:t >, chain 6, turn *ow =! %C decrease, %C in ne:t 8, %C decrease, chain 6, turn *ow ;! %C across &; %C' *ow <! %C decrease, %C in ne:t 5, %C decrease, chain 6, turn *ow >! ake 5 %C decreases, chain 6,

Change color to green and continue to %C around edge of entire piece, 7oin to first %C, fasten off and weave in ends.

Finish by making the a stem and two seeds as described above in the 1pple Coaster Pattern. " %ee more at! http!@@www.repeatcrafterme.com@5A69@A8@crochet"fruit" coasters"pattern.htmlBsthash.C8yDW9<a.dpuf