10 Coaster Knitting Patterns

April 30, 2014 by Sarah White 2 Comments

Coasters are a practical and functional addition to any home, and they make a great gift for any occasion. If your mom loves to have a cup of coffee or tea at the ready, a stack of hand-knit coasters would make a thoughtful and useful gift.

This collection includes 10 coaster knitting patterns that are quick and easy to make. The patterns range from simple garter stitch coasters to more intricate designs featuring cables and lace. You can choose from a variety of yarn weights and colors, making it easy to find a design that matches your mom’s style.

These coaster patterns are perfect for using up leftover yarn from other projects, so it’s a great way to reduce your yarn stash. They can also be a great way to learn new knitting techniques, such as cables or lace, in a small and manageable project.

Not only are these coaster patterns great for gift-giving, but they are also perfect for keeping on hand as a hostess gift. Everyone needs more coasters when they throw parties, and these hand-knit coasters will be a unique and thoughtful addition to any home.

So, if you’re looking for a quick and easy knitting project that will make a great gift, this collection of 10 coaster knitting patterns is the perfect choice. With a variety of designs and techniques, you’re sure to find the perfect pattern for your mom or any other loved one.

For a mom who is also a knitter or crocheter, the Sheep’s Mug Mat is a really cute choice. (This one is from Wool Free and Lovin’ It using a DROPS pattern.) And they’re just round, so you could make them into any animal you like with a change in color and features.

Annemarie Aquino’s Reversible Mug Mat is worked in linen stitch with scrap yarn for a colorful look, while the Cute Heart Mug Rug by Pat Veretto is a sweet sentiment for mom and a useful place to put her drink.

Carol Spurlock’s Coasters for Gauge use mosaic knitting and are a great way to learn that technique while making something useful.

Chana Tyman-Levy’s Tea Towel with Coasters would be a great gift for someone you know likes to drink a lot of tea.

Prefer something with a different shape? I love Berroco’s hexagonal coasters, or there’s the Circular Coaster from Laura Gholston. The Java Flower Coasters from Lusted to Wander are super cute, too, or try the Rainbow Coaster from knitvana (which could easily be done in scraps of any colors).

Or if you’d rather go with a felted coaster (which is what I use in my office) try the knitted coaster from the Sinister Spinster. These are cute plain or embellished, in bold colors or more subdued.

Do you use knit coasters? I’d love to hear about it.

Looking for more patterns for knitted coasters? Check these out on Etsy.

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Donna H says
April 30, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Those sheep coasters are ADORABLE! I knit a set of coasters when we bought our new living room furniture and I wanted to protect it from glass rings. Probably the best thing I’ve ever made – we use them every day!
Thanks for posting these great ideas!!

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Book Review: Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit & Crochet Blankets

Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four.

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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