These quick and easy rustic crochet hemp doilies are the perfect touch to spice up your next picnic, holiday potluck, or upcoming wedding reception. There is a smaller crochet coaster pattern for cups, and a slightly bigger crochet doily for setting candy or sauce dishes on. This is DIY farmhouse home decor at it’s finest and most elegant! Find the free crochet pattern instructions below, or purchase a print-optimized, ad-free PDF by clicking here.
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Crocheting with materials other than cotton or acrylic yarn has become somewhat of a fascination for me, and this doily set is the result of some recent experimentation with hemp cord. These coasters are a quick project to crochet, and use only a small amount of hemp each–meaning you can easily make several of them with only one ball of hemp.
These coasters are so versatile they can even be turned into Christmas ornaments! I can also imagine these tied with a little bow and hung on a larger cord for a holiday bunting.
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Difficulty:
Easy
Materials Needed:
3.25mm (D) hook
20-25 yards #20 hemp cord for coaster, 35-40 yards for small doily
#10 Hemp Cord can also be used, but your coasters and doily will be smaller.
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitches Used:
sl st = slip stitch
ch= chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
Additional Terms
4dc cluster: dc4tog in the same stitch: yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops leaving 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull up a loop, pull through 2 loops leaving 3 loops on your hook, yo, pull up a loop, pull through 2 loops leaving 4 loops on your hook, yo, pull up a loop, pull through 2 loops leaving 5 loops on your hook yo, then pull through all 5 loops.
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sp/sps = space/spaces
Gauge:
2″ across after round 2 with #20 hemp cord
Measurements:
Coaster:
5″ across with #20 hemp cord
4 1/4″ across with #10 hemp cord
Small Doily:
7″ across with #20 hemp cord
Additional Notes:
–Blocking is very important for these. They will not lay flat if you do not block!
-I ended up crocheting with a little more tension than I usually do to keep my stitches even.
-The hemp cord is not uniform in thickness so I tightened up for the thicker parts of the cord, and loosened tension for the thinner parts.
-Steady tension is a must when working with hemp, but if you find the cord is hurting your hands you may be using too much tension.
-In order to avoid fatigue, I suggest taking frequent breaks and doing hand stretches if crocheting with hemp for longer periods of time. These are the stretches I use to keep my hands happy.
Rustic Elegance Coaster Set Crochet Pattern (US Terms):
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Hemp Coaster:
Round 1: 12 dc in magic circle, join with sl st to first dc. (12)
Round 2: ch 1, 4dc cluster in first st, ch 1, *4dc cluster in next st, ch 1; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 4-dc cluster. (24)
Round 3: ch 1, 2 dc in first st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (36)
Round 4: ch 3, sk st, sl st in next st *ch 3, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (18 ch-3 sps)
Round 5: sl st into first ch-3 sp, in next ch-3 sp work: ([dc, ch 1] 4 times, dc), sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, *sl st into next ch-3 sp, in next ch-3 sp work: ([dc, ch 1] 4 times, dc), sl st into next ch-3 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around, join to first sl st with sl st. (6 shells)
Round 6: sl st into first dc, ch 3, sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 4, sl st into same ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into final ch-1 sp, sc into ch-3 sp, *sl st into next dc, ch 3, sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into same ch-1 sp, ch 4, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into final ch-1 sp, sc into ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sl st.
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Your piece will be cupping pretty badly right now. See bottom of post for quick and easy blocking instructions to fix this. It took me less than 2 minutes to wet it down, shape the points and place it under something flat and heavy to dry.
Small hemp doily:
Round 1: 12 dc in magic circle, join with sl st to first dc. (12)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 dc in each st around, join with sl st to first dc. (24)
Round 3: ch 1, 2 dc in first st, dc in next st *2 dc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (36)
Round 4: ch 1, 4-dc cluster in first st, ch 1, *4-dc cluster in next st, ch 1; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 4-dc cluster (72)
Note: Your doily will be kind of floppy and puckered at this point. Don’t worry, we’ll fix this with blocking at the end of the project.
Round 5: ch 3, sk 2 sts, sl st in next st *ch 3, sk 2 sts, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (24 ch-3 sps)
Round 6: sl st into first ch-3 sp, in next ch-3 sp work: ([dc, ch 1] 4 times, dc), sl st into next ch-3 sp, ch 3, *sl st into next ch-3 sp, in next ch-3 sp work: ([dc, ch 1] 4 times, dc), sl st into next ch-3 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around, join to first sl st with sl st. (8 shells)
Round 7: sl st into first dc, ch 3, sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 4, sl st into same ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into final ch-1 sp, sl st into ch-3 sp, *sl st into next dc, ch 3, sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 4, sl st into same ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sl st into final ch-1 sp, sl st into ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sl st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
How to block your hemp coasters or doilies:
- Wet the coaster or doily down, roll in a dish towel to remove excess moisture.
- Lay the item on a flat, hard, surface, then shape the points.
- Lay the dish towel over top of the coasters or doily to continue soaking up any additional moisture.
- Place something heavy on top of the towel and coasters, and let dry completely.
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