Materials Needed & Measurement:

Step-by-Step Instructions for Making the Athelas Coaster Pattern:

Start with a magic ring (MR). If you’re unfamiliar with a magic ring, it’s a loop created by wrapping the yarn around your fingers, then pulling the yarn through to form a loop that can be tightened.
CH 1 (this does not count as a stitch).
Make 8 Puff ST inside the magic ring.
- To create a Puff ST: Yarn over, insert your hook into the ring, yarn over again, and pull up a long loop (3 loops on the hook). Yarn over and insert the hook into the same ring, yarn over, and pull up another loop (repeat this until you have 9 loops on your hook). Yarn over and pull through all 9 loops, then chain 1 to close the puff.
Join with a SLST to the first loop of the first Puff ST to complete the round.

CH 1 to begin (does not count as a stitch).
HDC in the first loop of the first Puff ST.
- Insert your hook into the first loop of the Puff ST and yarn over to complete a half double crochet.
HDC in the second loop of the first Puff ST.
FPHDC around the same Puff ST.
- To do this, yarn over and insert the hook around the post of the Puff ST from front to back, then yarn over and complete a half double crochet.
Repeat from to around:
- For each subsequent Puff ST, work:
  - HDC in the first loop of the Puff ST,
  - HDC in the second loop of the Puff ST,
  - FPHDC around the same Puff ST.
Join with a SLST to the first HDC (not the CH 1).

CH 2 (does not count as a stitch).
DC in the same ST as the CH 2 (this is the first DC stitch of the round).
CH 2, then skip 1 stitch (this is the HDC from the previous round).
DC in the next ST (this is a FPHDC from the previous round).
Repeat from to around:
- Work 1 DC in the next stitch (HDC from the previous round),
- CH 2, skip 1 stitch (HDC),
- 1 DC in the next stitch (FPHDC from previous round).
Join with SLST to the first DC (not the CH 2).

SLST to the second loop of the Puff ST.
SLST to the CH 2 space created by the previous round.
CH 1 to begin this round.
Work Puff STs and FPDCs around the CH 2 space:
- 1 Puff ST,
- CH 1,
- 1 Puff ST in the CH 2 space,
- 1 FPDC around the 2 DC from the previous round (these two DCs were made in the previous round).
Repeat from to around:
- 1 Puff ST,
- CH 1,
- 1 Puff ST in the CH 2 space,
- 1 FPDC around the 2 DC from the previous round.
Join with SLST to the first loop of the first Puff ST.

SLST to the CH 1 space between the Puff STs.
CH 3, then work 6 DC in the same space.
- This creates a cluster of DCs in the CH 1 space.
Skip the next Puff ST and work 1 FPSC (front post single crochet) around the FPDC from the previous round.
Skip the next Puff ST.
Repeat from to around:
- 7 DC in the next CH 1 space between the Puff STs,
- Skip the next Puff ST,
- 1 FPSC around the FPDC from the previous round.
Join with SLST to the top of the CH 3.

As you work through these rounds, the coaster will begin to take shape with beautiful texture from the puff stitches, front post stitches, and double crochet clusters.
Feel free to experiment with different colors for each round to create a striped or multi-colored coaster.