Learn How to Crochet Sunflower Coasters! Free Pattern & Video Tutorial

Hello friends! With the changing seasons, it’s fun to bring a little sunshine into your home. These cheerful sunflower coasters are perfect for brightening up your coffee table or desk, and they’re quick and simple to make.

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Why You’ll Love This Project

The sunflower coaster is a classic motif with a sunny twist. It’s fun, quick to make, and beginner-friendly. You can use it for protecting your surfaces, decorating your table, gifting, or pairing with other sunflower crochet projects.

Can a Beginner Crochet this Sunflower Coaster

Even if you’re new to crochet, this coaster is easy to follow. As long as you are familiar with the basic stitches, watching the video tutorial will teach you how to form the clusters and puff stitches. You’ll quickly see how the sunflower forms. Breaking the pattern down round by round makes it approachable for beginners.  Keep reading to learn how to crochet a sunflower coaster.

Materials You’ll Need

For most crochet projects, you’ll need yarn in your preferred weight and colours, a hook suitable for that yarn, and a yarn needle and scissors for finishing. Optional tools like stitch markers can also be helpful.

• Yarn

• Hook

• Darning needle

• Scissors

Ideas for Using Your Sunflower Coasters

• Protect your surfaces while adding a splash of colour

• Make a matching set for cups, mugs, or teapots

• Pair with other sunflower crochet pieces for a seasonal table display

Sunflower Coaster Video Tutorial

Before starting the written pattern, watch the video tutorial. If you are new to puff stitches and clusters, the video will guide you through these step-by-step. By the end of the video you will know exactly how to crochet a sunflower coaster.

Sunflower Coasters

Pattern Details

Hook: 4.00 mm

Yarn: Aran or worsted weight yarn

Gauge: Not essential for this project

Other Items: Yarn needle and scissors

Finished Size: Sunflower Coasters are approximately 5.5 inches when made with aran weight yarn and 4.00 mm hook

Abbreviations US Terms (UK Conversion)

sc: single crochet (double crochet)

dc: double crochet (treble crochet)

hdc: half double crochet (half treble crochet)

tr: treble crochet (double treble crochet)

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

st(s): stitch(es)

cl: cluster

bcl: beginning cluster

yo: yarn over

ps: puff stitch

sp(s): space(s)

Instructions

Pattern Notes

Read the pattern all the way through before starting

Video tutorials are provided to guide you through each step. Please refer to them if you are unsure of anything.

Finished crochet pieces will benefit greatly from blocking.

If you are starting a new colour, join in any ch sp. If continuing with the same colour, sl st to next ch sp.

Special Stitches

Beginning cluster: ch2, [yo, insert hook into st and pull up a loop, yo pull through 2 loops] 3 times, yo pull through all loops

Cluster: [yo, insert hook in st and pull up a loop, yo pull through 2 loops] 4 times, yo pull through all loops

Puff stitch: [yo, insert hook in st and pull up a long loop] 4 times, yo pull through all loops

With 4.00 mm hook, ch4 and join with sl st to form ring.

Round 1: Ch1 (does not count as st), 12 sc into ring, join to 1st sc (12 sc)

Round 2: Ch1, sc in same st, [ch3, sc in next st] repeat around, ending with ch3, sl st to 1st sc (12 sc, 12 ch3 sps)

Round 3: Sl st into next sp, ch1, sc in same sp, [ch3, sc in next sp] repeat around ending with ch3, sl st to 1st sc (12 sc, 12 ch3 sps)

Round 4: Pull up a loop to the height required for a puff stitch, [ps in same sp, ch1] twice, [ps, ch1, ps, ch1 in next sp] repeat in each sp around, sl st to top 1st ps (24 ps)

Round 5: Bcl in same sp, ch1, [cl in next sp, ch2] repeat around, sl st to top bcl (24 cl)

Fasten off and join new colour to any sp.

With new colour and sl knot on hook.

Round 6 Join with sc in any sp, 2sc in same sp, [3sc] in each sp around, join with sl st to 1st sc (or use invisible join, see video on page 6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

I hope you enjoyed making these sunflower coasters. I will be back soon with more patterns and tutorials.

Happy Hooking!

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