July 23, 2016

Crochet Cat Coasters

I am a cat person, and a few months ago we adopted a cat named Gracie. I was inspired by her to create these crochet cat coasters. Now, I've seen those cat butt coasters, and my husband asked, "Why didn't you make the cat butt coasters?" Because I see enough cat butt already! LOL  So since I think our kitty has an adorable face, I created cat face coasted with whiskers, green eyes, and a cute little pink nose.
our cat Gracie... the picture on the left is from when she first came to live with us in March. I took the photo on the right a couple days ago. So we've fattened her up, and she's fluffier! When we adopted her, she was missing some fur due to a flea allergy, but as you can see, she's all better now. I was asked, "Why would you adopt a cat that was missing fur and had a flea allergy?" Because look at that adorable FACE! I loved her face, and she's such a sweet girl.

To make these cute crochet cat coasters, I used black Lily Sugar'n Cream yarn, a size 2.5 or 3.0 hook (I kept alternating between the two), a yarn needle, and a little white, pink, and green yarn.

Instructions:
  • magic circle
  • ch 2, 10 hdc inside circle, join
  • ch 2, hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc in each stitch around, join
  • ch 2, hdc in same stitch, (1 hdc in next stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch) repeat around, join.
  • ch 2, hdc in same stitch, (hdc in next 2 stitches, 2 hdc in the next stitch) repeat around, join
  • ch 1, sc in next stitch, skip next stitch, 3 dc in next stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in same stitch, skip next stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, slip stitch in the next stitch, skip next stitch, skip the next stitch, 3 dc in the next stitch, ch 2, 3 dc in the same stitch, skip the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, invisible join, and finish off.
  • I used my yarn needle to add the green eyes, white whiskers, and pink nose.
I'm using one of these coasters right now. My bottle of sparkling water on it protecting my desk that is always in need to a fresh coat of paint!

I wonder what Gracie thinks about my crochet cat coasters... I actually caught her snooping around my craft room a few minutes ago.

18 comments:

  1. This is really adorable. I now officially have a board just for coasters on Pinterest. Guess where this is going?

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    1. Thank you, Mary! I used to think crochet coasters were weird, but now I love them, and I too have a crochet coasters board on Pinterest! I plan on making more soon!

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  2. These are too cute, Monroe! Your kitty probably wondered if the coasters were for him. Cats love yarn! I'm a secret cat lady! I grew up with cats and love them dearly. I tried keeping a couple of them but my hubby could never get use to them climbing everywhere - including on him.

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    1. Thanks, Gail! LOL My husband is a dog person, but the cat LOVES him!

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  3. awesome Monroe! these black kitties are too cute and I love the green eyes and whiskers! Gracie looks to have a fun personality :)

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    1. Thank you! Gracie is a very sweet, but very shy girl. She spends most of the day under the accent chair in our living room. My toddler scares her. lol

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  4. These are sooo adorable! Will be sharing with my daughter - she needs these! Pinning. Thanks for sharing your posts with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday!! Have a great week Monroe!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and pinning, Laurie!! I hope your daughter likes them, too. :-)

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  5. Anonymous8/04/2016

    These cat coasters are too cute!! You did a awesome job!!

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  6. ooo these are too cute! I have pinned for later as I want to use these to make a halloween garland - thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Thanks a great idea! Thanks for pinning!!

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  7. Oh my gosh, those are TOO cute!! I am a mega cat person, too, and I have a thing for coasters, so these are going on my to-do list! :) Lisa

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  8. Those are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Happy Fall party. Pinned.

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    1. Thanks! And thanks so much for pinning!

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  9. These are just too cute T'onna! I'm going to have to make these for my daughter - she is a cat lover as well.

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    1. Thanks! Good idea! All cat lovers should have a set of cat coasters! She'll love them!

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