Unveiling a delightful secret, the Sunflower Surprise Coaster Set features a pot of tiny flowers that conceals a charming set of coasters. Simply pluck the beautiful flowers from the pot, and watch as they unfold into four stunning sunflower coasters. Each sunflower is crocheted separately, providing a whimsical touch to your table décor. Once crocheted, these coasters can be folded and tucked into the flower pot until needed.

Time: Weekend Project

Skill Level: Easy

Size: Pot: 4” wide x 5” tall. Sunflower Coaster: 4.5” across.

Gauge: 4 sc and 6 rows = 1” [2.54 cm] in sc in the round

Materials

Yarn: Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Sport (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 136.5 yards [125 meters] / 1.75 ounces [50 grams]): one ball each; Chocolate #819 C1, Golden #877 C2, Hot Coral #325 C3, Jasmine Green #240 C4

Hook: US size H/8 5.0 mm

Notions: Tapestry needle, ¼ cup pinto beans, sandwich bag

Special Stitches

Decrease (dec): Crochet next 2 stitches together with specified stitch type.

Half Treble Crochet (htr): Yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw through stitch, yarn over, draw through two loops on hook, yarn over, draw through remaining 3 loops on hook.

Increase (inc): Work 2 stitches of specified type into stitch.

Picot: Ch 2, insert hook into front loop and loop of post of treble crochet, yarn over, draw through all three loops on hook.

Pattern Notes

Unless otherwise stated, new colors will start with slip knot on hook, then work stitches as normal.

Coasters are made in joined rounds.

Flower pot is made in the round with top edge folded over to create a rim. Leaves are crocheted separate and attached to flower pot to help hold coasters in place.

Weave in ends as you go.

Pattern

Sunflower (Make 4)

With C1, ch 2.

Rnd 1: 12 dc in 2^nd ch from hook, join with sl st. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, dc inc in each st around, join with sl st. (24 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, (dc in next st, dc inc in next st) around, join with sl st. (36 dc)

Fasten off.

Rnd 4: With C2, *in next st [sl st, ch 3, tr, picot (see Special Stitches), ch 3, sl st] (petal made), sl st in next st, rep from * around, sl st into first st of rnd. (18 petals, 18 sl st between petals)

Fasten off.

Flower Pot

With C3, ch 2.

Rnd 1: 8 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, join with sl st. (8 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc inc in each st around, join with sl st. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, *sc in next st, sc inc in next st, rep from * around, join with sl st. (24 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc inc in next st, rep from * around, join with sl st. (32 sc)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, blo this round, *sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec next st, rep from * around, join with sl st. (24 sc)

Rnds 6-9: Ch 1, sc around, join with sl st.

Rnd 10: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 11 sts, sc inc in next st, rep from *, join with sl st. (26 sc)

Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in each of next 6 sts, sc inc in next st, sc in each of next 13 sts, sc inc in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts. (28 sc)

Rnd 12: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 13 sts, sc inc in next st, rep from *, join with sl st. (30 sc)

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in each of next 7 sts, sc inc in next st, sc in each of next 15 sts, sc inc in next st, sc in each of next 6 sts. (32 sc)

Rnd 14: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 15 sts, sc inc in next st, rep from *, join with sl st. (34 sc)

Rnd 15: Ch 1, sc in each of next 8 sts, sc inc in next st, sc in each of next 17 sts, sc inc in next st, sc in each of next 7 sts. (36 sc)

Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc around, join with sl st.

Rnd 17: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 17 sts, sc inc in next st, rep from *, join with sl st. (38 sc)

Rnds 18-21: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st.

Rnd 22: Turn, blo this rnd, sc in each st around, join with sl st.

Rnds 23-25: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st.

Fasten off.

Fold over at Rnd 22 to create a rim on the pot.

Interior Cover

Repeat Rounds 1-4 of Flower Pot. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Leaf (Make 4)

With C4 leave a long tail before slip knot for weaving to pot, ch 7.

Row 1: Sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, hdc in next st, htr in next st, tr in each of next 3 sts, ch 3 (does not count as a st), sl st in same st as last tr, turn to other side of foundation ch, ch 3 (does not count as a st), tr in each of next 3 sts, htr in next st, hdc in next st, sl st in next st.

Fasten off.

Assembly

Fold leaf at middle tr sts. With point of the leaf on the outside to be tacked to the Flower Pot rim, secure leaf to the unused loops of Rnd 21 of the Flower Pot with running st. Leaves will be taller than the pot extending the height and width of pot for flower coasters to rest behind. Secure all leaves equally spaced around.

Fill a sandwich bag with ¼ cup beans and twist closed. Place in bottom of flower pot. Place Interior Cover over beans and sew in place. This acts as a weight for the flower pot.

Fold 2 Sunflowers in half (wrong side facing). Fold 2 Sunflowers in half (wrong side facing), then fold in half again so flowers are folded into quarters. Tuck the flowers into pot with the half-folded flowers in the middle and quartered flowers on the outside (stacked as follows: quartered, half, half, quartered.) They will fit very loosely.