Bubbly Bobbles Coasters

Hello Everyone, 

Today I will be sharing with you my very ever first written pattern for my bubbly bobbles coasters :) Please note that the pattern have not been tested so if you find a snag please e-mail me and let me know. I hope you like it and put it into use :D

·      Size:  
Around 10 cms/4 inches from one side to the other.

Materials: 
Yarn: Alize Forever Simli 96% Microfiber Acrylic, 4% Metallic.
Hook: 2 mm steel hook.

The yarn I used is a Turkish brand. You can use any fine thread to achieve the end result.

Terminology Used: 
Terminology used is UK.

UK	US
Double crochet	Single crochet
Treble	Double

Special Stitches:
Bobble: A bobble stitch is a group of trebles that are joined together at both top and bottom.  We are doing a cluster of 3 trebles to form our bobble.

Wrap the yarn around the hook, insert the hook in the required stitch, pull a loop through, wrap the yarn around the hook and pull through the first two loops, leaving one loop on your hook, repeat 2 more times in the same stitch. Then wrap the yarn around the hook and pull through all loops closing your bobble. 
Note that at beginning of the rounds your chain 3 counts as your 1st treble. So you will start your bobble from “repeat 2 more times…” till the end.

Stitch Abbreviations:

Sl st	Slip stitch
ch	Chain
tr	Treble
Dc	Double crochet

Note:

Chain 3 counts as your 1st treble.

·     Pattern: 
      Start with a chain 4 and sl st in 1st chain. Or do a magic ring. There is a great video tutorial of how to do a magic ring on Moogly which you can find here.

Round 1: Chain 3, 11 trs in the ring, sl st in the top of the beginning of ch-3. {12 trebles}

Round 2: Sl st between the 1st and 2nd trs, chain 3, 1 bobble in same stitch as ch-3 (since it counts as your 1st treble) {Check special stitches}, chain 1, * 1 bobble in the following space between trs, chain 1,* repeat from * to *, sl st in 1st bobble. You will make your last bobble in the space between your last tr and your first one from round 1 {12 bobbles}

Round 3: Chain 3, 1 tr in the same stitch as ch-3, 1 tr in the following ch-1 space, * 2 trs in the following stitch, 1 tr in the following ch-1 space,* repeat form * to *, sl st in the top of the beginning of ch-3. {36 trebles}

Round 4: Chain 3, 1 bobble in same stitch as ch-3 {Check special stitches}, chain 1, * 1 bobble in the following stitch, chain 1,* repeat from * to *, sl st in 1st bobble. {36 bobbles}

Round 5: Sl st in the following ch-1 space, chain 5 (that counts as your 1st tr and 1st ch-2 space), * 1 tr in the next ch-1 space, chain 2,* repeat from * to *, sl st in the top of the beginning of ch-3. {36 trebles}

Round 6: Sl st in the following ch-2 space, chain 3, 1 bobble in the same stitch as ch-3 {Check special stitches}, chain 2, * 1 bobble in the following ch-2 space, chain 2,* repeat from * to *, sl st in the 1st bobble. {36 bobbles}

Round 7: Repeat Round 6. {36 bobbles}

Round 8: Chain 1, 1 dc in same stitch as chain 1, chain 3, * 1 dc in the following stitch, chain 3,* repeat from * to *, sl st in 1st dc, fasten off. (Your dcs will be worked in the bobble stitch) {36 dcs}

Copyright Notice: You have permission to sell your finished product. Please give me credit for creating the design by providing a link to my blog http://memysofaandmycrochethook.blogspot.com/2014/11/bubbly-bobbles-coasters.html

You have permission to share this pattern providing that you share it either via my blog or through Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bubbly-bobbles-coasters

You are NOT allowed to rewrite, resell, distribute, or copy this pattern in any way without asking my permission first.

Coasters and Mandala

As promised it is Thursday and I am going to give you a glimpse on my own creations :) I started off with coasters and mandalas. I remember when my maternal grandmother some 20 years or so ago taught me how to crochet potholders. I must confess that I am using the ones she and mom made me but I cannot remember how to crochet them though they was so simple and fast to make. So, I might grab one of them one of these days and try to replicate it, and may be improve it up a bit...

Let me introduce to you the Bubbly Bobbles design. I created this coaster for a dear friend of mine and I really fell in love with it. It is all about the bobble stitch, hence the name. I made it with a fine microfiber thread that has a metallic strike to it using a 2.00 mm metal hook. Again, it is a Turkish brand called Alize forever since most of the available yarn in Egypt are imported from Turkey. These was not blocked when I took that photo. After blocking they round up nicely.

My friend was quite happily surprised with them. Then I went and made another set for my best friend. I think it is about time I make a set for myself and write up the tutorial.

Another creation of mine is the Flowery Trebles coasters. I actually love this design very much may be because it touches my feminine side. I am in the process of doing a set of 6 and I will be writing the tutorial as I go. I am using the same yarn and hook size as I used in the Bubbly Bobbles coasters.

A little Mandala of my own was inspired after Lucy from Attic24 called on her fans to send her mandalas for Yanrdale. You can read about it Here. Mandalas are known to be a spiritual symbol in Hinduism and as a Muslim I am not doing them for their spiritual significance but for their beautiful aspect and wide array of usage. You can use them in bags, square them up and crochet yourself a pillow case, stiffen them up with glow or starch and decorate your walls, ...etc. Use your imagination and you will come up with something beautiful as well as unique.

The one in the picture is the fourth one I have done using this pattern. I am just trying to perfect the pattern and I am still having a little snag when I try to join two of the rounds when using different colours. I am going to crochet another one in a number of colours and write up the pattern once more. Hopefully, within the next couple of weeks the pattern will be up and ready.

I hope that you would appreciate the creations I have shared with you. I will be sharing these three patterns for free with you in the next few weeks once I have written up the tutorials.

Love,
Salma