15 Free Crochet Coaster and Placemat Patterns for Your Home

A coaster is the smallest possible useful crochet project. 30 to 60 minutes, fewer than 30 yards of yarn, immediately functional. They're the ideal project for learning a new stitch — high enough stakes to make you pay attention, low enough that a wonky one doesn't matter. The 15 free crochet coaster patterns below cover round coasters, novelty shapes, mug rugs, and a placemat to round out the set. Cotton or cotton-blend yarn for anything that'll catch condensation.

Round and Standard Coasters

Sunrise Coaster

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Toni Lipsey. Worsted weight, reversible, in the round. Video tutorial covers the reversible-construction technique. Thicker than most coasters, which means it grips the table better when a cold drink condenses on it.

Citrus Coaster

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Dona Knits. Fingering weight, designed to look like a sliced lemon or grapefruit. The fine yarn shows the segment lines clearly. Use cotton — drying after damp glasses is important and acrylic stays wet longer.

Vintage Coasters

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Anabelia Handmade. Thread weight, charted lace. The fineness is what makes these read as vintage — modern coasters tend toward thicker yarn and chunkier finish. Use these for formal table settings rather than morning coffee.

Ray of Sunshine Coaster and Mandala

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Camilla Baroe. Fingering weight, mandala pattern at coaster scale. The pattern includes both a coaster size and a larger mandala — you can make matching sets across multiple sizes.

Ombre Crocheted Coasters

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Marinke Slump. Aran weight, with color gradient achieved through surface crochet rather than yarn changes. Faster than knitting a true gradient because you only manage one yarn at a time.

Novelty Shapes

Leaf Coasters

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Katherine Laight. Sport weight, shaped like leaves rather than round. Each finishes in about 30 minutes. Make a set in autumnal palette for fall hosting.

Daisy Coasters

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Doni Speigle. Worsted weight, flower-shaped. Photo tutorial. Use white petals with a yellow center for the obvious version, or pick colors that match a specific room.

Fruit Coasters

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Sarah Zimmerman. Aran weight, with variations for apple, orange, strawberry. The pattern's strength is the variety — make six different fruits as a coordinated set rather than six of the same coaster.

Peeking Cat Butt Coaster

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Upper Crust Crochet. Worsted weight, photo tutorial. Self-explanatory premise. Reliably gets a reaction from anyone who picks up their drink for the first time.

Succulent Plant Pot Coaster Set

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Bruna Biavati. Sport weight, three-dimensional coasters shaped like succulents in pots. Photo and video tutorials. The dimensional shaping is the interesting technique here — useful skill for other 3D crochet projects.

Sunflower Cup Coasters

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Erica Townsend. Aran weight, flat sunflower shape sized to sit under a standard mug. Bright yellow petals with a dark center.

Textured Coasters

Springtime Coasters

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Doni Speigle. Worsted weight, with front- and back-post stitches for texture. Pushes into beginner-intermediate. The post stitches add real dimensional grip — better at staying put than flat coasters.

Roller Coasters

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Kirsten Ballering. Sport weight, with surface crochet details added on top of the base coaster. Photo tutorial walks through the surface crochet technique.

Peppermint Coasters

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Carolyn Calderon. Aran weight, twisted-stitch texture, fully reversible. Two distinct designs from one piece of work — flip them for variety.

Placemat

Granny Circle Placemats

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Purl Soho. Sport weight, circular granny-style construction at placemat scale. The pattern transfers exactly to coasters if you stop earlier in the rounds. Useful for making a coordinated set.

Tips for Coasters and Placemats

Cotton beats acrylic for coasters. Cotton absorbs condensation rather than letting it puddle on the surface. Acrylic looks fine but stays wet under a glass, which eventually wicks down to whatever surface you're trying to protect.

Worsted cotton works in standard kitchen hooks. A US H or I crochet hook in worsted cotton produces the right density — firm enough that the coaster doesn't squish under a glass, soft enough that it sits flat.

Block the finished coasters. Soak them in cool water, squeeze out, lay flat, let dry. Coasters that haven't been blocked tend to curl at the edges as they sit. A blocked coaster lies flat from day one.

Make sets, not singles. A coaster is a one-evening project. Make six in coordinating colors rather than a single. They look more intentional as a group and you only have to make the gauge swatch once.

Skip the lace pattern for coasters that get heavy use. Open lace lets condensation through to whatever's underneath. For functional everyday coasters, denser stitches (single crochet, post stitches) are the practical call. Save lace for occasional or decorative coasters.

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