Crochet Yo-Yo Coasters

Crochet Yo-Yo Coasters

This month on Stitchwell Social Club we’ve been playing with knitting and crocheting lines and circles, using interesting and less-common techniques. I’ve had the most fun with the latest Stitchwell LIVE episode (livestreamed within the club) during which I taught how to crochet yo-yos. These are quick-and-easy little bits, perfect for scrap yarn all all weights. I’ve made a bunch using leftover fingering weight and sock yarns, but the two I crocheted using super-bulky yarn might be my fave. They’re so squishy! They also happen to make great (and, adorable) coasters. Bookmark this project for host gifts, paired with you’re favorite coffee or tea. Have fun! 

Watch a full tutorial with a trial membership to Stitchwell Social Club. Try it here.

MATERIALS

1 ball Knit Picks Tuff Puff (100% Wool; 44 yds/100 gr) — or equvilent weight super bulky weight yarn

Size US M/N (9 mm) hook

FINISHED SIZE

5½”/14 cm diameter

GAUGE

Not important for this practice project.

ABBREVIATIONS

SPECIAL STITCHES

Dtr = Double Triple Crochet
YO 3 times, insert hook in stitch and pull up loop, [yo and pull through 2 loops] four times.

Tr2tog = Triple crochet 2 stitches together
*YO 2 times, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop [yo and pull through 2 loops] twice; rep from * in next st, yo and pull through remaining 3 loops. 

DIRECTIONS (Make 2)

Ch 5; join rnd with a sl st in the first ch. — ring formed

Rnd 1: Ch 5, dtr in center of ring seventeen times; join rnd with a sl st in the top of beg-ch. 
–18 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 4, tr in next st, *Tr2tog; rep from * around; join rnd with a sl st in the top of beg-ch. 
–9sts

Fasten off.

FINISHING

Stuff tails inside of yo-yo.