Crochet Apple, Pencil, & Paper Coasters

The Crochet Apple, Pencil, & Paper Coasters make an excellent teacher gift idea! Here you'll find the free crochet pattern and video tutorial!

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Pattern Design + Construction

This quick and easy crochet pattern makes the perfect teacher gift or classroom decor! Using a few basic stitches, this free pattern is beginner friendly. The versatile design is great for crochet coasters, bunting, ornaments or an applique!

Each Crochet Apple, Pencil, & Paper Coaster is worked in rows with a border added at the end. The lines on the paper and pencil eraser are added using slip stitches. The leaf and stem of the apple are crocheted separately and attached with a tapestry needle. The finished pencil measures approximately 3.5 inches wide by 4.75 inches tall. The finished paper measures approximately 3.5 inches wide by 4.75 inches tall. The finished apple measures approximately 4 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall. You could easily make this pattern larger by increasing your yarn weight and crochet hook sizes.

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Yarn:

For this free pattern, we'll be using medium (4) worsted weight yarn. I really enjoy using worsted weight yarn for most of my projects because of the versatility as well as the availability in most craft stores. Worsted weight yarn also tends to come in very affordable brands. You can easily substitute with other brands and colors as long as the ounces per gram are similar. I've used the following for this project:

• For the Pencil:

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Saffron 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Buff 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Black 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Gray Heather 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Flamingo 

  For the Apple:

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Cherry Red 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Paddy Green 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Café Latte  

  For the Paper:

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Flamingo 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color White 

  • Red Heart Super Saver, Medium 4, 7 oz / 198 g, in the color Minty 

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Crochet Stitches:

This pattern is written in US crochet terminology.

• Chain

• SC - Single Crochet

• HDC - Half Double Crochet

• DC - Double Crochet

• INC - Single Crochet Increase

• DEC - Single Crochet Decrease

• Slip Stitch

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Crochet Apple, Pencil, & Paper Coasters - Free Crochet Pattern

Crochet Apple:

With red yarn, chain 7

Row 1: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (6 stitches)

Row 2: INC, SC in the next 5 stitches, chain 1 (7 stitches)

Row 3: INC, SC in the next 6 stitches, chain 1 (8 stitches)

Row 4: INC, SC in the next 7 stitches, chain 1 (9 stitches)

Row 5: INC, SC in the next 8 stitches, chain 1 (10 stitches)

Row 6: INC, SC in the next 9 stitches, chain 1 (11 stitches)

Row 7: INC, SC in the next 10 stitches, chain 1 (12 stitches)

Row 8: INC, SC in the next 11 stitches, chain 1 (13 stitches)

Row 9: INC, SC in the next 12 stitches, chain 1 (14 stitches)

Rows 10-12: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (14 stitches)

Row 13: DEC, SC in the next 10 stitches, DEC, chain 1 (12 stitches)

Row 14: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (12 stitches)

Row 15: SC, HDC, DC, HDC, SC, Slip Stitch, Slip Stitch, SC, HDC, DC, HDC, SC, chain 1 (12 stitches)

Apple Border:

We've just completed the chain 1 of Row 15, continue down the left side of the apple with a SC border until you reach the bottom.

At the bottom of the apple, across the 6 bottom stitches: SC, HDC, slip stitch, slip stitch, HDC, SC

Continue up the right side with SC until you reach the top right.

Slip Stitch and tie off with a long enough tail to weave in the end.

Apple Leaf:

With green yarn, chain 7

SC, HDC, DC, HDC, SC, Slip Stitch, chain 1

Turn and keep going down the other side of the chain stitches

Slip Stitch, SC, HDC, DC, HDC, SC, chain 1

Tie off with a long tail.

Apple Stem:

With brown yarn, chain 6

DC in the 3rd chain from the hook, HDC, SC, Slip Stitch, chain 1

Tie off with a long tail.

Apple Assembly:

Using a tapestry needle, attach the leaf and stem to the top center of the base. Tie off on the back side and trim any excess yarn.

Crochet Pencil:

With pink yarn, chain 13

Rows: 1-2: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (12 stitches)

On the last stitch of Row 2, switch to yellow yarn

Rows 3-11: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (12 stitches)

On the last stitch of Row 11, switch to beige yarn

Row 12: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (12 stitches)

Row 13: DEC, SC in the next 8 stitches, DEC, chain 1 (10 stitches)

Row 14: DEC, SC in the next 6 stitches, DEC, chain 1 (8 stitches)

Row 15: DEC, SC in the next 4 stitches, DEC, chain 1 (6 stitches)

Row 16: DEC, SC in the next 2 stitches, DEC, chain 1 (4 stitches)

On the last stitch of Row 16, switch to black yarn

Row 17: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (4 stitches)

Row 18: DEC, DEC, chain 1 (2 stitches)

Tie off with a long enough tail to weave in the end.

You can weave in the ends now or wait until after the border to weave in all ends; your choice!

Border:

Using the corresponding yarn colors, create a single crochet border around the pencil.

The only exception to SC will be adding a chain 1 at each corner of the eraser.

When we arrive back at the beginning of the border, slip stitch and tie off with a long enough tail to weave in the end.

Weave in the ends and trim any excess yarn.

Metal Eraser Stripe:

Using gray yarn,

Create a slip knot on your hook.

With the right side facing up (pretty side), join where the pink and yellow yarn meet on the right side of the pencil. Slip stitch across until you reach the end on the left side.

Tie off with a long enough tail to weave in the end.

Weave in and trim any excess yarn.

Crochet Paper:

With white yarn, chain 13

Rows 1-16: SC in each stitch, chain 1 (12 stitches)

Border:

After the chain 1 stitch at the end of Row 16, continue working down the left side of the paper with a single crochet border.

The only exception to SC will be adding a chain 1 at each corner of the paper.

Tie off and weave in the ends.

Blue Lines:

Using blue yarn,

Create a slip knot on your hook.

Including the border, there are 18 rows if you count top to bottom.

With the right side facing up (pretty side), join on the right side between the 4th & 5th rows.

Slip stitch across until you reach the end on the left side.

Tie off with a long enough tail to weave in the end.

Weave in and trim any excess yarn.

Repeat four more times:

• between rows 7 and 8

• between rows 10 and 11

• between rows 13 and 14

• between rows 16 and 17

This will leave you with 5 blue lines, with extra white space at the top.

Pink Line:

Using pink yarn,

Create a slip knot on your hook

With the right side facing up (pretty side) and vertical, slip stitch one row toward the left side of the paper over the top of the blue lines.

Tie off with a long enough tail to weave in the end.

Weave in and trim any excess yarn.

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