A crochet Christmas flower coaster brings together a red petal center, a narrow gold ring and a soft white scalloped edge. The colors give this small round motif a festive look, while the raised center adds the texture of a little rosette.
This photo-inspired version is worked in five joined rounds. Twelve red clusters form the petals, gold double crochet groups separate them from the edging, and twelve white shells finish the outline. Work one motif first to check the shape with your chosen yarn.
Use the flower as a decorative coaster for a light glass with a steady base, or as an accent beneath a small ornament. For a cup that needs a completely solid center, the crochet wreath coaster offers a different construction with a flat cream disk.
Choose yarn that keeps the three rings balanced
Start with smooth cotton in red and ivory, then choose gold yarn of a similar thickness. A fine metallic strand on its own can make the middle ring much smaller than the surrounding rounds. If you want sparkle, use a cotton-blend gold yarn or hold a thin metallic thread alongside a matching cotton strand.
- DK-weight cotton in red, gold and ivory white.
- A 3 mm crochet hook as a starting point, adjusted to the yarn.
- A blunt yarn needle and scissors.
- A removable stitch marker for the first repeat.
- A flat drying surface and rustproof pins if the yarn can be blocked.
This crochet Christmas flower coaster suits a confident beginner who can join rounds and close several unfinished double crochet stitches together. The instructions use US terms. Finished diameter and yarn use depend on the materials; no measured sample gauge is supplied for this interpretation.
Choose your hook for even stitches rather than maximum tightness. The red clusters should feel full, but the chains between them need enough room for the gold groups. Keep all three yarns close in thickness so one color does not pull the flower inward.
The stitches behind the petal texture
ch = chain; dc = double crochet; sc = single crochet; sl st = slip stitch; sp = space; st/sts = stitch/stitches; MR = magic ring; 3-dc cl = three-double-crochet cluster. The Craft Yarn Council crochet abbreviation guide is a useful reference for standard stitch names.
Three-double-crochet cluster
Yarn over, insert into the indicated space, yarn over and pull up a loop, then yarn over and pull through two loops. Leave the final two loops on the hook. Repeat this unfinished double crochet twice more into the same space. Four loops remain. Yarn over and pull through all four loops to close the cluster.
A cluster has three legs but only one closed top. Count it as one petal unit in Round 2, not as three separate top stitches. All three legs go into the same chain space.
Beginning cluster
After joining red in the starting space for Round 2, ch 2. These chains replace the first leg of the first cluster. Make two unfinished dc into the same space, leaving the last loop of each on the hook. Three loops remain; yarn over and pull through all three. This makes one beginning cluster.
White shell
Work 7 dc into one indicated ch-3 space. A slip stitch in the following sc anchors the shell. The seven dc make the scallop; the slip stitch is an anchor and is listed separately from the dc count.
Crochet Christmas flower coaster: five-round pattern
Work in joined rounds without turning. Fasten off after Rounds 1–3, then join the next yarn exactly where stated. This keeps the starting point clear, including between the two red rounds. Rounds 4 and 5 use the same white strand.
Round 1: red foundation
With red, make a magic ring. Ch 3 to count as the first dc, then ch 1. Repeat (dc in the ring, ch 1) eleven times. Gently close the ring. Join with a sl st to the third chain of the starting ch 3. Fasten off.
Count: 12 dc and 12 ch-1 spaces. Do not count the joining slip stitch. Leave the center open enough to avoid pulling the stitches into a tight lump; weave the ring tail securely through the back later.
Round 2: twelve red petals
Join red with a sl st in any ch-1 space. Make the beginning cluster described above, then ch 3. In each of the remaining eleven ch-1 spaces, work (3-dc cl, ch 3). Join with a sl st into the closed top of the beginning cluster. Fasten off red.
Count: 12 clusters and 12 ch-3 spaces. The final ch 3 is the twelfth space; do not add another chain space after joining. Spread the clusters gently and count all twelve before changing color.
Round 3: the gold fan ring
Join gold with a sl st in any red ch-3 space. Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 2 dc into that same space, then ch 1. In each remaining ch-3 space, work (3 dc, ch 1). Join to the third chain of the starting ch 3. Fasten off gold.
