Hana Coaster

Lately, I started to experiment with square shaped flower motifs. These were the ones that I liked best. They are knitted flat and in garter stitch – starting with a provisional CO. The flower pattern is created using intarsia technique and short rows. In the end the last row is grafted to the first creating a seamless look.

They can be used as coasters - or as motifs (similar to crocheted granny squares) to be embedded in bigger projects.

The word “Hana” is Japanese for flower.

Since this is an intarsia project with two colours that also uses short rows, it can be quite fiddly. Therefore, it is NOT a beginner pattern.

The pattern PDF contains:

• written row-by-row instructions for knitting this hat – including eight photos of the different stages and explanations on
• a pattern chart
• short photo tutorials for the following techniques
• provisional CO with a crochet hook and how to undo it
• grafting in garter stitch
• short rows with wrap and turn and picking up the wraps
• intarsia knitting
• weaving in yarn while carrying it (backwards and forwards)

To knit one coaster you need the following materials:

• EITHER: in fingering weight yarn
• yarn in two colours – a total about 6 grams (less than 25 metres) per coaster – about 15 metres for each colour
• 2.5mm knitting needles
• a crochet hook of about 2.5mm (for the provisional CO)
• OR: in Aran weight yarn
• yarn in two colours – a total of about 15 grams (less than 30 metres) per coaster – about 15 metres for each colour
• 3.5mm knitting needles
• a crochet hook of about 3.5mm (for the provisional CO)
• scrap yarn of roughly the same weight as size than you knitting yarn
• a tapestry needle for grafting and to weave in ends

I knitted these pieces in two yarn weights:

• In fingering weight yarn the finished pieces measured 9.5 cm (edge length). The gauge (in unstretched garter stitch: 5 sts gave 2 cm in length and 5 ridges gave 2 cm in height.
• The pieces knitted in Aran weight yarn measured about 13 cm edge length. Here 11 sts gave 5 cm in width and 11 ridges 5 cm in height.

The last photo shows these the sizes and also the WS of the piece.