Peppermint Ring Crochet Coaster with Scalloped Edge — Free Crochet Pattern
Make a round Christmas coaster with genuinely alternating cream and cranberry concentric rings and an eight-scallop edging. It is a candy-inspired bullseye, not a falsely advertised spiral.
What you'll make
Make a striped peppermint crochet coaster with joined-round stitch counts, a scalloped edge and finishing tips.
Quick answer: Peppermint Ring Crochet Coaster with Scalloped Edge is a easy crochet project with an estimated making time of ~35–45 minutes. Materials include Worsted cotton in cranberry red (~15 g), Worsted cotton in warm ivory (~15 g), 4 mm hook or hook matching gauge. See the full written instructions and construction steps below.
A closer look
Make a round Christmas coaster with genuinely alternating cream and cranberry concentric rings and an eight-scallop edging. It is a candy-inspired bullseye, not a falsely advertised spiral.
What you'll need
- Worsted cotton in cranberry red (~15 g)
- Worsted cotton in warm ivory (~15 g)
- 4 mm hook or hook matching gauge
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Written crochet instructions and construction notes
Read the abbreviations first, check the notes, then work through the pattern in order. Detailed steps summarize the construction; the ordered written pattern below is the source for individual rounds and rows.
Change colors at joined round boundaries for clean circular stripes; no fractional or undocumented increases.
Scallop border consumes exactly 48 stitches from R8.
Use cotton rather than acrylic near warm drinks; a coaster is not a heatproof trivet.
Follow the construction steps
US crochet terms are used throughout. Joining slip stitches and turning chains do not count as stitches unless explicitly stated.
Begin center
Make 6 single crochets in a magic ring.
Increase in joined rounds
Increase evenly by six per round to 48 sc total.
Alternate two colors
Change yarn at the end of each joined round for real concentric rings.
Add scallop border
Work eight identical scallops consuming six base stitches each.
Block flat
Gently shape into a flat round that can support a mug.
Finish
Weave tails securely on the reverse side and test the coaster under a mug.
Small details that make the finish better
Ways to adapt the project
Change the yarn color, finishing touches, or small embellishments while keeping the same core construction.
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