Supplies

• Worsted weight cotton yarn (I love Dishie from WeCrochet or Sugar n' Cream from Michaels - Dishie is the softer of the two)
• 5mm hook
• Yarn needle
• Optional: felt backing with matching thread

Abbreviations

st - stitch

ch - chain

st st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

tr - treble

inc - increase

* * - repeat the instructions between * and *

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The Pattern

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Notes:

-work in joinless rounds (use a stitch marker if you need one)

R1: make a magic ring of 6 sc

R2-3: increase around, using hdc (12;24)

R4: *hdc, inc* around (36)

R5: *hdc, hdc, inc* around (48)

R6: *hdc into 3 st, inc* around (60)

Next you'll make the ears. You won't crochet over the entire round.

R7: dc, tr, 3 tr into the next st, tr, dc, hdc, sl st into 7 st, hdc, dc, tr, 3 tr into next st, tr, dc, hdc. Finish off with a sl st, then weave away the end.

If you would like to add any facial features or details, add those now. I chose to leave mine blank for a more minimalist look.

Felt Backing

This is optional, so feel free to skip it. Grab your felt, lay it on top of your coaster, and cut out the shape. Before you sew on the backing with a blanket stitch, sew it to the coaster with an unsecured running stitch, so it'll stay securely in place while you do the actual, attractive stitches. OR you can use sewing clips. I didn't have those at the time I originally made this pattern, or I would have used them!

Once you've got the felt secured to the coaster, sew it on with a blanket stitch. I doubled up my strand for extra thickness.

If you don't know how to do a blanket stitch, here's a video: