‘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!

My dad will continue to be the videographer, editor, and photographer for our videos when I move away.
Support YARNutopia today so we can continue to bring you clear, quality crochet tutorials even after I move into my new home!
There will be an added expense of more travel and hopefully this won’t deter our ability to provide consistent videos on a weekly basis.

**You can always contact me via Facebook 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.”
***You can sell anything you make from my patterns, please just link back to my website YARNutopia.com. Thank you!

Teacher: Nadia Fuad
Video and Editing: Fuad Azmat (My Daddy)
Share your work on Facebook!
Add me on Snapchat: YARNutopia
Follow me on Marly Bird’s Chic Sheep yarn
Visit My Ravelry Store and add this to your Favorites!
Follow me on Twitter: @YARNutopia
Enjoy this video and subscribe to my channel on YouTube for more tutorials on how to crochet!
Leave a comment, and share with your friends!

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 you will need:
Get the supplies individually by clicking the links below
–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)

Special stitches:
Ch(s): chain(s)
YO: Yarn Over
BLO: Back Loop Only
FLO: Front Loop Only
St(s): Stitch(es)
Sl st: slip stitch
SK: Skip
SC: Single Crochet
HDC: Half Double Crochet
DC: Double Crochet

Pattern:

If you have any confusion or difficulty with reading this pattern, please watch the video tutorial that is linked above in this blog post to have visual instructions.

Coasters (make 4 to make a full set)

With Charcoal Gray
Ch 20
Row 1: DC in 3rd Ch and each Ch across, Ch 2, Turn. (18)

Row 2: With Charcoal, DC in first 3 sts, *Change to Dark Red after 3rd Stitch of Charcoal, DC in next 3 sts, Change to Charcoal after 3rd stitch of Dark Red, DC in next 3 sts, repeat from * across, turn. (18)
(Do not fasten off any of your yarns, Work over the top of your unworked yarn to hide it – See video tutorial for visual instructions)

Row 3: Attach Bright Red after last stitch that you made from previous Row, DC in first 3 sts, *Change to Dark Red after 3rd Stitch of Bright Red, DC in next 3 sts, Change to Bright Red after 3rd stitch of Dark Red, DC in next 3 sts, repeat from * across, turn. (18)

Row 4: (Attach Charcoal after last stitch you made from previous row) Repeat Row 2

Row 5: Repeat Row 3

Row 6: Repeat Row 2

Row 7: Repeat Row 3

Row 8: With Charcoal for the whole row, DC in each st across, do not fasten off. Turn.

Round 9: Ch 1, SC in each st across and continue to SC around entire coaster. Put 3 SC in each corner to square it off.
Sl st to first st and then Fasten off.
Weave in all ends.

Enjoy!!

This post contains affiliate links, which I may be compensated for when you make a purchase. That means if you click on any link and buy from the linked websites, I will receive a small percentage of the value of your order. The amount you pay is not changed. Thank you for all your support in clicking the links in my blog!! You all are so amazing!! ~Nadia

The yarn provided for this pattern is courtesy of Yarnspirations