These stripes overlay mug rugs work up super quickly. I’ve included a video tutorial, below, for those new to overlay or surface crochet (the technique used to make the stripes). Bonus – you can incorporate the ends from the stripes into the tassels – fewer ends to weave in!
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Supplies
- Worsted Weight Cotton yarn. I used Dishie Cotton Yarn from WeCrochet in colors Ash, Silver, and Pomegranate. My total yardage for a set of 4 coasters was approximately 133 yards.
- Size H crochet hook – I love these Odyssey hooks from Furls Crochet!
- Yarn/Tapestry Needle
Stitch Abbreviations
- ch chain
- st(s) stitch(es)
- ss slip stitch
- fhdc foundation hdc
- hdc half double crochet
Pattern Notes
These coasters are super simple and work up very quickly! This pattern is also very easy to modify for size. Increase the number of starting stitches to increase width, and increase the number of rows in multiples of 2 to increase height.
YouTube Video Tutorial
How to Make The Stripes Overlay Mug Rugs
- 1. fhdc22 (or, if you don’t want to do foundation stitches, ch24, turn, sc in 3rd ch from hook and across – 22hdc)
- 2. ch2 (counts as first hdc), hdc across (22hdc)
- 3. Repeat row 2 until you have 12 rows of hdc. Finish off and weave in ends for the coaster.
- 4. You will make a row of overlay crochet slip stitches in the middle of every two rows of hdc. Look at your coaster and identify the ridges that go horizontally across every second row. You will work your overlay stitches in the gaps below each ridged row – the ridged rows should still show in the final product. If you want, you can leave your yarn tails from the overlay rows and incorporate them into the fringe rather than weaving them in!
- 5. Make a slip knot in your overlay yarn. With the yarn below your work, inset hook from the top of the work into the first stitch. Put your slip knot on your hook and snug it up, then pull that loop back up through your first stitch. Your yarn will be under your work for the whole overlay row. Insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over with the yarn below your work, and pull a loop back up to the front of your work. Pull this loop through the loop on your hook to finish your overlay ss. Repeat this all the way across the row. (see video for help!).
- 6. Make a row of overlay slip stitches between every two rows of hdc
- 7. To make fringe, first cut 24 pieces of yarn (2 per fringe space). These should be about 4-5″ long, but you can always start with them longer and trim them down when you’re done. Make sure all of the overlay crochet yarn tails are at the front of your work. Now turn the work over so the back side is facing you. Insert your hook into the space at the end of an overlay row. With two fringe strands, make a loop and pull the center of the strands through to the back of the work. Now pull the yarn tails (including the tail of the overlay crochet row) through the loop. Tighten to make fringe. Trim to length. Repeat at each end of every overlay crochet row.
- 8. Trim fringe to desired length.
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