12 Days of Christmas: Buffalo Plaid Coasters – FREE Crochet Video Tutorial

12 Days of Christmas: Buffalo Plaid Coasters – FREE Crochet Video Tutorial

‘Tis the season for warm fires, hot cocoa with cookies, and friends to share it all with! Holiday entertaining is made even more festive with these black and red checked coasters! The plaid design is perfect for bringing a splash of bright color to protect and decorate the table top. Have you always wanted to try out how to crochet plaid? Well here is your chance to learn how in this easy to follow step-by-step tutorial and pattern. Now, if you will excuse me, there are a couple of mouthwatering cookies that need to find their way into my tummy! Enjoy all the drinks and goodies all year long with this great project!

 

 

Follow along with this video tutorial to learn how to make these coasters:

 

 

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Please do not copy, sell, and/or post this pattern and claim it as your own.

Materials you will need:
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Red Heart Yarns Super Saver in the colors Charcoal, Berry Red, Cherry Red
-F-3.75mm crochet hook
Yarn Needle
Scissors

NOTES:
-Use a smaller hook to make these smaller
-Use a bigger hook to make these bigger
-Work over the top of your unworked yarn so you can trail it up to the next row. (see video tutorial for visual instructions)

 

 

Crochet Tutorial: Bows and Bells Napkin Rings

Our first crochet project in the 12 Days of Christmas, starts with this Bows and Bells Napkin Rings! This project takes a common household item and transforms it to make these lovely tabletop decorations.

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These napkin rings use an every day household item that usually gets tossed in the trash or recycled. This project is a great way to reduce waste and reuse your tissue paper rolls!

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While I was experimenting and playing around with the napkin ring, I noticed a flame-less tea-light candle fit inside the ring perfectly! ((Disclaimer: DO NOT USE OR LIGHT A REAL CANDLE WITH THIS PIECE)) Sitting on the side of a shelf, this looks very festive!

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Follow along with this video tutorial to learn how to make these napkin rings:

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Pattern:

Designed by Nadia Fuad
You *may* sell items made from my pattern, but please reference my website YARNutopia.com.
Please do not copy, sell, and/or post this pattern and claim it as your own.

Materials:
Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in any color you want. I used Green and Red
-Jingle Bells
-Tissue Paper Insert Roll
-G/6-4.25mm Crochet Hook
-E-3.50mm Crochet Hook
-Yarn Needle
-Scissors

NOTES:
-You do not have to use a cardboard piece on the inside of your napkin ring. You can just sew it closed without anything inside.

Special stitches:
Ch(s): chain(s)
YO: Yarn Over
St(s): Stitch(es)
Sl st: slip stitch
SK: Skip
SC: Single Crochet

Pattern:

If you have any confusion or difficulty with reading this pattern, please watch the video tutorial to have visual instructions.

Ring:
Cut pieces of cardboard from the Tissue Rings

With Green:
Ch 9
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, ch 1, turn
Rows 2-25: SC in each st across, ch 1, turn (8 sts)
You can continue working more or less rows depending on how big your cardboard ring is.
Fasten off with long tail for sewing.
Sew crochet piece around cardboard piece.
See video tutorial for visual instructions.

Bow:
With Red
Ch 20
Round 1: SC in 1st ch and each ch around
Place stitch marker and work the rest of the rounds in continuous rounds
Rounds 2-5: Working in BLO, SC in each st around
Fasten off with really long tail

Bow strand:
Ch 15
HDC in 2nd ch from hook and next 5 chs, HDC3TOG, HDC in last 6 chs
Fasten off.
Weave in ends

 

 

Assembly:
Wrap yarn around bow and bow strand making a cute bow. Sew to napkin ring, sew on bow.

Enjoy!!

Crochet Tutorial: Star Ornament

“Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may, wish I might have this wish I wish tonight.”

How lovely would it be to decorate your tree full of crocheted stars and to make a wish upon each one?! Make yours today! These would be adorable gift toppers for the ones you love.

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Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make this ornament!

Pattern:

Designed by Nadia Fuad
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You may sell items made from my pattern, but please reference my name and Etsy Shop (YARNutopia).
Please do not copy and post this pattern and claim it as your own.

Materials:
-Red Heart Super Saver in Scraps
-H-5.00mm Crochet Hook
-Yarn Needle
-Scissors

NOTES:
There are no notes for this pattern. See video for visual instructions.

Ch: chain
St(s): Stitch(es)
Sl st: slip stitch
SC: Single Crochet
Puff Stitch: Y/O, go into specified stitch, Y/O, Pull Through, Y/O, go into specified stitch, Y/O, Pull Through all 7 loops on hook.

Ornament
Ch 7, Sl st into first ch to form a ring, ch 2
Rnd 1: *Puff Stitch, ch 1, repeat from * 4 times. Sl st to first puff stitch. (5 puffs & 5 ch 1 sps)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2dc in first stitch, ch 1, 3 dc in same stitch. {Ch 1, 3dc, ch 1, 3 dc} in each puff stitch around. End with ch 1, sl st to beginning ch 3 of round. (See video for visual instructions for this portion if it gets confusing)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, *{3dc, ch 3, 3dc} in next ch 1 sp, sc in next ch 1 sp, repeat from * around. (The points of the star are created on this round)
fasten off, weave in ends.

Finishing:
View video tutorial on how to make a loop for the ornament. Or, you could add a ribbon and a button to make your ornament.

Enjoy!!

***You can always contact me if you have any problems with the pattern. I am happy to help if you have any questions along the way.

***These patterns are copyright YARNutopia © so PLEASE DO NOT COPY, SHARE, ADJUST OR RESELL MY PATTERN. I wrote and tested this pattern myself, from beginning to end. It took a lot of time and work, and I would really like to have it remain “my pattern.”

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Video and Editing: Fuad Azmat (My Daddy)

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