How to Crochet Snowflake Coaster & Decorations For Christmas

Bring a touch of winter wonder to your table with this lovely crochet snowflake coaster! This charming piece features a soft blue center surrounded by puffy white popcorn stitches and frosty pointed tips. It works great as a cup coaster, festive holiday doily, or holiday tree hanging. This easy tutorial guides you through each round step by step, making it super fun and relaxing to crochet for your cozy home.

Crochet Snowflake Coaster & Decorations For Christmas

You start by making a flat circular center using double crochets and open chain spaces. Next, you switch to white yarn and crochet puffy four-stitch popcorns all the way around. Then, you change back to blue yarn to work single crochets along the edges. In the same round, you create six decorative snowflake points with chain loops. Fasten off your yarn, weave in the ends, and flatten your pretty coaster.

Difficulty Level

• Level: Easy / Advanced Beginner

• Why: The coaster begins with standard circular rounds of double crochet stitches that are very easy to count. The only parts requiring a bit of extra care are changing yarn colors between rounds, popping the 4-dc popcorn clusters, and working the multi-loop chain arches for the six snowflake tips.

Pattern Abbreviations

• MR: magic ring

• ch: chain

• sc: single crochet

• dc: double crochet

• sl st: slip stitch

• st / sts: stitch / stitches

• spc: space

Materials

• Cotton yarn in two colors (light blue and white)

• 2.50 mm crochet hook (Tulip 4/0)

• Tapestry / yarn needle (for weaving ends and invisible joins)

• Scissors

• Steam iron or blocking board (optional, to keep coaster flat and crisp)

Special Stitches & Techniques Guide

1. 4-dc Popcorn Stitch

This stitch forms the raised, bead-like snow puff border:

1. Work 4 double crochets (dc) into the indicated chain space.

2. Carefully pull up the loop on your hook slightly and remove the hook.

3. Insert your hook from front to back through the top loops of the first double crochet of that 4-dc group.

4. Hook the dropped working loop and pull it completely through the first stitch to cinch the group into a rounded puff.

5. Chain 2 to lock the popcorn and prepare for the next space.

2. Snowflake Point (5-Loop Peak)

Each of the 6 frosty points is worked into a single chain space:

1. Slip stitch into the space.

2. Work: [ch 5, sc], [ch 5, sc], [ch 7, sc] (center tallest loop), [ch 5, sc], [ch 5, sl st] all into that same space.