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Free Pattern for a Granny Square Coaster

Hello guys! Today I am sharing my first free pattern of Granny Square Coasters. You can play with the colors as you wish, either make it multi-colored like my picture or make it all from one color. I just love pastel colors, they give out a smooth sense of serenity that goes with that cup of coffee/tea in the morning. Anyways, without further ado, here comes the pattern (written in US terms): Material:  4 mm crochet hook. Nako Saten (Straw, Light Blue, Coral Reef, Quartz, Blue Glass, Romantic Pink) Tapestry Needle. Abbreviations : Sl st: slip stitch Ch: chain Dc: double crochet Tr: treble crochet Dc2tg: double crochet 2 together Dc3tg: double crochet 3 together Beg: beginning Rnd: round Sp: space Pattern: Start with slip knot. ch 6. sl st into first ch to make a circle. Rnd 1: ch 5. (tr into ch4 sp, ch 1) 11 times. join with sl st into 4th chain from beg chain (12) Rnd 2: ch 3. 2 dc into ch1 sp. (3 dc into next ch1 sp) repeat until the end. jo...

New Ties New Projects

I am happy to announce that I started collaborating with YarnsDubai.com as their full-time crochet specialist. Yaaaaayyyy!! It has been 3 years since I was in the job market and it's been so long to start work again. However, I am happy I am doing something I love and am passionate about. Last week was my first and I cannot wait to finish many projects, learn new tricks, and influence others to take up crochet. I am planning to teach crochet with YarnsDubai.com in courses and workshops soon. We are aiming to raise awareness and educate people not only about crochet, but also knitting, cross-stitching, and other things. I hope I will be able to provide the right guidance to beginners when it was given to me long time ago. I am also in the process of making tutorial videos on my YouTube channel to help those who cannot physically come to the classes/workshops. Besides, there will be videos for projects suitable for all levels of experience from time to time as well as simp...