21 in 1 Pop-Up Animal Coaster Crochet Pattern
- Digital PDF — no finished item
- PDF download after payment
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Make 21 little animal coasters with a low dome and edge-mounted parts. Set your cup down and the head, eyes and legs pop up around it as the dome presses flat. Lift it and the coaster relaxes into a little dome, with its parts resting out and down.
Pattern details
- Reptile Friends: Oscar Lizard, Crocodile, Chameleon, Axolotl, Snake, Little Dragon, Iguana.
- Safari Friends: Lion, Hippo, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Tiger, Monkey.
- Ocean Friends: Shark, Whale, Dolphin, Crab, Lobster, Narwhal, Anglerfish.
What you get: 21 written animal patterns in one 70-page PDF with a linked contents page, shared techniques and recipes, exact row and round counts, colour guides, piece quantities, embroidered details and stitch-level edge attachment maps.
Materials: Choose fine, DK or worsted/aran cotton and its hook from the table below; use the same yarn weight for every part. Add a small amount of washable fibrefill, tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers and a drying surface. All eyes and details are made with yarn. No extra hardware is needed.
Skill: Confident beginner to intermediate. US crochet terms with UK conversion; single, half double and double crochet, increases, decreases, simple rows, folded mouths and sewing small pieces.
Yarn, size and fit: 1 mm fine cotton with a 2.2 mm hook is the original small-glass size. DK suits a small mug or glass; worsted/aran makes the larger size for a standard mug. Match the stated gauge and choose a cup foot no wider than its clear centre.
| Yarn | Hook | Gauge | Flattened disc | Clear centre / maximum cup foot | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mm (fine) cotton | 2.2 mm | 32 dc / 18 rows; 34 sc / 36 rows over 10 cm | 6.0 cm | 4.4 cm | Small glass or narrow-based tumbler |
| DK cotton | 3.0 mm | 22 dc / 12 rows; 22 sc / 26 rows over 10 cm | 8.7 cm (about 8.5-9 cm) | 6.5 cm | Small mug or glass |
| Worsted/aran cotton | 4.0-4.5 mm | 17 dc / 9 rows; 18 sc / 20 rows over 10 cm | 11.2 cm | 8.4 cm | Standard mug |
Sizes are estimated from the 60-stitch outer round: diameter = 60 / dc stitches x 10 / pi. The clear centre is 75% of that diameter, rounded down to 0.1 cm for edge clearance. Lightly flatten the dry disc to measure; then use it RIGHT SIDE UP as a low convex dome, rim on the table. Adjust the hook to meet your chosen row. These are coasters for cups, not hot pans.
Digital crochet pattern only: no finished coaster is shipped. One US Letter PDF is suitable for A4 fit-to-page printing. Price: $7.90.