Yarn and Cork Coasters

Welcome to the October Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! Look below for a list of past challenges. This month I decided to make some yarn and cork coasters for a quick & easy gift.

Past Challenges

The current list for 2019 challenges is below & you can check out this post for a list of 2018 challenges.

• Giant Paper Roses
• Making Feathers of All Kinds
• Bleaching Fabric for Bags
• Painted Wooden Bowls & Trays
• Bits & Pieces Tiered Organizer
• Octopus Reverse Canvas
• Recycled Light Bulbs

Being that Christmas is right around the corner, I was looking for a project that could double as a gift. I spotted this pin on my DIY Gifts board & thought they were the perfect thing!

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Yarn and Cork Coasters

The original post from Moogly is for Nautical Crochet Coasters and she cut out her own cork circles. I had these heart coasters with fun coffee prints in my stash already. They came with some sort of creamer promotional stuff, I think.

The first thing I needed to do was punch holes around the edge. I just spaced them evenly since I was using a different shape. Well, as evenly as I could eyeball it!

Punching holes in cork is surprisingly satisfying! I’m keeping the cork dots – I think they’ll be useful one day. 🙂

In the original post she used a cotton yarn. Cotton yarn is the best to use for something that may have hot items on it. It’s also great for sweating glasses because it is very absorbent.

I pulled some Lion Brand Re-Up from my stash along with a random Kartopu cotton. This was just because I wanted every coaster to be a different color. I also used a size 7/4.5 mm hook instead of the I-9/5.5 mm for my coasters. It seemed to fit through the holes better than the larger hook & still worked well with the yarn.

Also, be sure to put the holes far enough away from the edge. I pulled through one while crocheting even though I was being easy with it. Urggg!

All in all, I really like how these turned out! There were four different patterns in the original post & I did all but one. The green one is just a repeat of the orange one. It was a more open pattern & I didn’t think it looked good on the heart.

Of course, I also broke out one of the holes, so that didn’t help! I also realized after I tied it off that I left a loop off the blue one. Maybe I’ll just keep these & look for a cork sheet in the store tomorrow, ha ha! Be sure to check out all the other blogger’s projects below!

For more Pinterest inspired projects from this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts, check out the links below ↓

My Pinterventures •  Domestic Deadline  •  Elle Marie Home   Cookies Coffee and Crafts  • Across the Boulevard • Slices of Life  Teadoddles •  Our Good Life  •  Farm Girl Reformed •  Peony Street Decorate and More with Tip  • Mom Home Guide  • Sew Crafty Crochet   This Autoimmune Life  • Christina Faye Repurposed •  Stone Cottage Adventures Love My Little Cottage  •  Eye Love Knots  •  K’s Olympic Nest  •  My Family Thyme  Seeking Serenity & Harmony •  Lulu & Celeste  •  DIY Vibes •  Life Beyond Kitchen

   Now, let’s see what the other hosts have created ⇓⇓