1/4Crocodile Coaster
Original design by @三米在线（接🥚）
A flat crocodile coaster that wraps around the base of a glass, with an open mouth, a red tongue and little three-toed feet. Worked with two strands of yarn on a large hook so it is thick and stable, and quick enough to finish in an evening.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hook
- 3.5mm (2 strands held together)
- Time
- 1-2 hours
Materials
- Two strands of green yarn held togetherAmazon ↗
- Small amounts of red for the mouth and tongue and white and black for the eyesAmazon ↗
- 3.5mm hookAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: ch, sc, inc, dec, hdc, dc, sl st, MR
Crocodile Coaster — Body, Tail, Inner Mouth, Tongue & Head BODY (2 strands held together, 3.5mm hook) Rnd 1: 10 dc in a ring (10) Rnd 2: 10 dc inc (20) Rnd 3: *dc, dc inc* x10 (30) Rnd 4: *dc, dc inc, dc* x10 (40) Rnd 5: One round of reverse sc (crab stitch) all the way around. Add as many rounds as you need to fit your glass, increasing by the usual flat-circle rule. TAIL Rnd 1: 4 dc in MR (4) Rnd 2: *dc, dc inc* x2 (6) Rnd 3: 6 dc (6) Rnd 4: *dc, dc inc, dc* x2 (8) INNER MOUTH Rnd 1: Ch 10, starting in 2nd ch from hook: 8 sc, 3 sc in the end st, 7 sc, inc Rnd 2: Inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc Rnd 3: (sc, inc), 7 sc, *sc, inc* x3, 7 sc, *sc, inc* x2 TONGUE Ch 10, starting in 3rd ch from hook work 8 hdc (8) HEAD Rnd 1: Ch 14, join into a ring (14) Rnd 2: hdc dec, 10 dc, hdc dec Rnd 3: dc inc, 2 dc, 6 hdc, 2 dc, dc inc Rnd 4: 2 dc, 3 hdc, 4 sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc
Notes
Flat crocodile-shaped coaster that wraps a glass. Worked with two strands of yarn and a 3.5mm hook; the body disc size should be adjusted to the diameter of your own glass. In this diagram F = dc, T = hdc, X = sc, V = inc, A = dec, W = 3 sc in one st.
Crocodile Coaster — Upper Jaw, Lower Jaw, Legs & Eyes UPPER JAW (worked flat in rows) Row 1: dc inc, 6 dc, dc inc Row 2: dc dec, 6 dc, dc dec Row 3: dc dec, 4 dc, dc dec Row 4: dc dec, 2 dc, dc dec. Fasten off. LOWER JAW (worked flat in rows) Row 1: 6 hdc (6) Row 2: hdc dec, 2 hdc, hdc dec (4) Hold the inner-mouth piece together with the jaws and work one round of sc all the way around the mouth to join them. LEGS / FEET (2 strands, 3.5mm hook) - make as needed Ch 7, then: starting in 2nd ch from hook 2 sl st, ch 2, starting in 2nd ch 2 sl st, ch 2, starting in 2nd ch 2 sl st, 4 sc - this makes the three toes and the leg. EYE (make 2) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: 6 sc (6)
Notes
Second page of the crocodile coaster. The two jaw pieces and the inner mouth are joined with a single sc round, which forms the open mouth. Toes are made from short chain-and-slip-stitch spurs.
Frequently asked questions
How do I size the body disc to my glass?
Rounds 1 to 4 give a 40-stitch disc; after that you keep adding rounds using the normal flat-circle increase rule until the disc matches the diameter of your own glass, then finish with a round of reverse single crochet.
How is the mouth made?
The upper jaw, lower jaw and a separate inner-mouth piece are held together and joined with a single round of single crochet worked all the way around, which holds the mouth open.
How are the toes made?
Each foot is a chain with three short chain-and-slip-stitch spurs worked off it, then single crochets for the leg.
