Pattern - Cupcake Coasters

Pattern in UK Terminology

Hook - 3.5mm

Yarn - Cotton DK Weight 
(I used Stylecraft Cotton DK Classique)

(Note - slip stiches do not count as a stitch)









Using a bright colour make 20 chain
Row 1 - 1 tr in 4th ch from hook and in each ch till end, turn (17 sts)

Row 2 - 3 ch (counted as 1 tr throughout pattern), 1 tr into first st and each st till end, turn (18 sts)

Rows 3 to 5 - Repeat row 2 (21 sts)

Change to cream coloured yarn

Row 6 - 1 ch (does not count as st), 1 dc each st till end, turn (21 sts)

Row 7 - sl st in first st, *skip 1 st, 5 tr in next st, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, repeat from * to * 3 times, skip 1 st, 5 tr in next st, skip 1 st, sl st in last st, turn (29 sts)

Row 8 - sl st in first 3 sts (first 3 sts of previous 5 tr), skip next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st (dc of previous round), *skip 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 tr in next st* repeat from * to * 2 times, skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, turn (23 sts)

Row 9 - sl st in first 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, *skip 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 tr in next st* repeat from * to * 1 more time, skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, turn (17 sts)

Row 10 - sl st in first 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, skip 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, (11 sts)

Fasten off yarn and turn

Join red yarn in top of the 4th tr in the first 5 tr cluster

Row 11 - 2 ch, work a tr6tog (see definition below if required) as follows - 1 in same st as 2 ch, 1 in next st, 2 in next st (dc from previous round), 1 in next st and 1 in next st (should be 2nd tr of second 5 tr cluster from previous round), 3 ch and join with a sl at in same st, turn

Row 12 - 8 tr into top of tr6tog from previous round, sl st into 8th st from round 10 (2nd tr of 2nd 5 tr cluster) (8 sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends

Stitch definition - tr6tog - Treble  6 Together (working 6 tr sts together to make 1 st)
Yarn over hook, hook into stitch, yarn over hook, draw hook back through the stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull yarn through first 2 loops, yarn over hook, hook into next stitch, yarn over hook, draw hook back through the stitch (4 loops on hook), pull yarn through first 2 loops, repeat a further 4 times,  pull yarn through remaining 7 loops on hook

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