Come, sail away with me, to an island where the yarn is plentiful and the the crochet adventures abound! Or, make these Nautical Crochet Coasters, and dream of your own sea-faring good times!
This coaster set includes 4 different patterns, all with a nautical touch. Part cork, part crochet, it's a super fun craft to make, use, and give as a gift!
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I strongly recommend you either purchase the cork that is sold in flat sheets - the rolled stuff really didn't want to unroll for me, and I ended up going back to the store to get the flat kind - which was cheaper too! I found both kinds at my local JoAnn Fabrics, though the rolled cork was sold with the bulletin boards, and the flat cork was sold with the craft supplies. And it makes a LOT of coasters!
Alternately, you can also purchase pre-cut circles, available in some stores and on Amazon US (click here!). Or, skip the cork altogether, crochet a 4" wide flat circle, and then work the following patterns!
Nautical Crochet Coasters
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Materials:
- US - I, 5.5mm Hook
- 35 yds Lily Sugar'n Cream (Worsted Weight yarn; 100% cotton; 3oz/85g; 150yds/138m; Swimming Pool colorway)
- ⅛"/3mm thick Cork (I strongly recommend the kind sold flat, not rolled) or 4" wide pre-cut cork circles
- Hole punch, pencil, scissors, yarn needle
- PDF Circle Template (click to download - be sure to print at Actual Size, do not fit to page!)
Special Stitches/Click for Video Tutorials: seamless join; tr - treble crochet; rsc - reverse single crochet
Prepping the Cork: (skip to Step 3 if you've purchased pre-cut circles)
- Begin by printing out the template, linked above. Cut out the paper circle.
- Trace your circles on the cork with a pencil. Cut out the number of coasters you'd like to make.
- Using your hole punch, punch 8 holes in the circle, about ¼" from the edge of the circle, spaced evenly around.
Coaster Pattern #1: Ship's Wheel
Round 1: Join the yarn to any hole in the coaster with a sl st, ch 1, sc in the same hole, ch 5, *sc in the next hole, ch 5; repeat from * around, join to 1st sc with a sl st. (8 sc, 40 ch)
Round 2: Ch 4, sl st in 1st st, sc 5 in ch sp, *sl st in next sc, ch 4, sl st in same st, sc 5 in ch sp; repeat from * around, break yarn and seamless join to first sl st. (8 ch-4 picots, 40 sc)
Coaster Pattern #2: Full Sails
Round 1: Join the yarn to any hole in the coaster with a sl st, ch 1, sc in the same hole, ch 5, *sc in the next hole, ch 5; repeat from * around, join to 1st sc with a sl st. (8 sc, 40 ch)
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, [dc, tr] in ch sp, ch 5, *sc in next sc st, [dc, tr] in ch sp, ch 5; repeat from * around, break yarn and seamless join to first sc. (24 sts, 40 ch)
Coaster Pattern #3: On the Ropes
Round 1: Join the yarn to any hole in the coaster with a sl st, ch 1, sc in the same hole, ch 5, *sc in the next hole, ch 5; repeat from * around, join to 1st sc with a sl st. (8 sc, 40 ch)
Round 2: Ch 1, hdc in the 1st st, hdc 5 in the ch sp, *hdc in the next sc st, hdc 5 in the ch sp; repeat from * around, join to 1st hdc with a sl st. (48 sts)
Round 3: Ch 1, rsc loosely in each st around, break yarn and join to first rsc. (48 sts)
Coaster Pattern #4: Big Waves
Round 1: Join the yarn to any hole in the coaster with a sl st, ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), dc in the same hole (first V st made), ch 3, *[dc, ch 1, dc] in the next hole, ch 3; repeat from * around, join to 1st ch-1 sp with a sl st. (8 V sts, 24 ch)
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same ch sp, ch 1, dc 2 in same ch sp (double V st made), sc 3 in ch-3 sp, *[dc 2, ch 1, dc 2] in ch-1 sp, sc 3 in ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, break yarn and seamless join to top of starting ch 3. (8 double V sts, 24 sc sts)
I hope you enjoy these fun and free Nautical Crochet Coaster Patterns! And that you sail off into a blissful crochet dream! If you wish to print out this pattern, please be sure to use the Print Friendly button to create a paper-friendly copy of this pattern for personal use - tutorial HERE.
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Kris says
Wow, these are really neat. I just made some photo coasters on Shutterfly, but I think I'll have to make these too! I'll have lots of coasters!
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thank you Kris!
Janice Shaben says
Oh theses are so perfect, I am throwing a nautical themed baby shower for my daughter!! Must get my crochet hook flying!! (or shall I say sailing!)
Tamara Kelly says
😀 How fun! Thank you Janice, I'm glad you like them!
Diana says
Thanks! These are really cute, and won't break on the patio!
Tamara Kelly says
😀 I'm so glad you like them Diana!
Sandy says
Too cute! I'm making these for our patio tables. I hate water puddles under glasses.
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thanks Sandy!
Emalie says
ok so i dont have a blog or email yet lol but i LOVE sailor themed items, they are so cute, and then i see these! omg! they are soooo cute!!! i love ur blog ive been using it for patterns (love the swirling spinning beanie 🙂 keep crocheting moogly!!!!!!!
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thank you so much Emalie!
Carrie says
What a wonderful idea! My favorite is probably 3, I LOVE the crab stitch (RSC)! 🙂
Suzanne says
These are so clever! Our boat just went in the water for the season. I'm going to make some of these for it...thank you for the patterns!
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thank you Suzanne!
Margaret says
Beautiful coasters for friends who like to sail. Thank you for sharing this tutorial.
Have a nice weekend, Margaret
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much Margaret, you too!
Pops de Milk says
Nice! Really like the cork and crochet mix. Thanks for sharing!
Tamara Kelly says
Thanks so much! 😀
Laurie says
So perfect for outside, they won't blow away easily! And cute too. Thank you for sharing it.
Zarnaz says
OMG! I just got a new writing table and I was thinking of making some tea coasters to avoid spills and stains on the glass top... And here you are to the rescue! Can I say that I'm in LOVE with them? Thank you sooo much!
Fluffy Tiger says
Wow, they are really cute!! I'm definitely going to try them out ;)) Thank you for sharing the idea!!!
Jessica says
I just made 2 of each pattern for a birthday gift. I love them, I learned a new stitch (RSC), and I can't wait to give them away in the hand painted box I made to put them in (with an anchor on the lid!!) Thanks for the patterns!
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed them! 😀
christy blandford says
I ORDERED THE CORK FROM AMAZON THAT YOU RECOMMENDED AND THE FIRST SET I MADE THE CORK IS SO THIN THAT EVERY TIME I CROCHET IN THE HOLES I HAVE PUNCHED OUT - THE CORK CRACKS. I HAVE SWITCHED TO A SMALLER SIZE HOOK, BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? I AM PLANNING ON GIVING SETS OF THESE FOR XMAS GIFTS. THEY REALLY LOOK CUTE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP.
CHRISTY
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Christy, I'm sorry you're having trouble! Steaming the cork to soften it up a bit should help with crumbling, according to my google searching.
christy blandford says
Okay. will try. thanks.
christy blandford says
okay - I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was punching the holes too close to the edge of the cork. Even though I was following the pattern. I also had to switch to a smaller hook to go thru the holes without the holes splitting.
Thank
Tamara Kelly says
I'm glad you were able to figure it out Christy! 🙂 Thank you for the update!
Gisele Gagne says
I was excited to make these coasters, but am having trouble getting started.
Once you join the yarn to the cork with a slip stick, and then make a single crochet in the same hole (of the cork) there are 4 strands of yarn in the hole where there should be two according to the picture. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Gisele! Try joining to that first hole with a standing sc: https://www.mooglyblog.com/standing-single-crochet/ I think you'll like it! 🙂
Gisele g. says
I hope it's not too late to say THANK YOU!
I did as you suggested and it worked out fine.
I have finished my first four coasters and I love them.
Thank you for a great pattern!