Seeing Stars Crafting Event

Time to explore 7 patriotic DIY crafts in this fun Seeing Stars Crafting Event featuring 4th of July crochet patterns and a patriotic plastic canvas pattern.

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For the next 7 days, we’re thrilled to be bringing you 7 patriotic DIY crafts featuring 4th of July crochet patterns and a patrotic plastic canvas pattern.

This Seeing Stars Crafting Event kicks off on May 4th and will run through May 10th – 7 days in total.

I’m teaming up with my friends Emily of Crochet Aweigh and Candace of T&C Crafters for this event. Each day, there will be a different featured craft pattern, and it will either be available on one of their blogs or on one of mine – EyeLoveKnots blog or Yarn Crafts & Coffee. We’re going to share a total of 6 crochet projects and 1 plastic canvas pattern.

Below you’ll find the schedule. This post will update by 10am EST on it’s day, and I will send a newsletter out at that time to let you know.

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May 4th -Day 1

Crochet some quick star coasters that are perfect for an Americana themed house or 4th of July celebration, or change the colors of the stars for Graduation, Christmas and New Years!

You’re going to need some worsted weight yarn – I love using Circulo Natural Cotton Maxcolor 4/6, WeCrochet Dishie and Queensland Coastal Cotton for my coasters because these yarns are colorfast, which means the color is set so you don’t have to worry about the colors fading and bleeding when used and washed, but if you are only making a coaster that will house a cold or hot beverage, you can easily use acrylic as an alternative – do not put anything fresh from the oven on the acrylic coaster, or you will melt the fibers and risk burning yourself – or even use a wool.

While gauge is not essential for this project, keep in mind as you are substituting yarns the diameter for your cup to sit on. If you wanted to use a lighter weight yarn, I might recommend holding 2 or 3 strands together. Synthetic yarns like Red Heart Super Saver usually produce a tighter and smaller fabric, so you may want to go up to an I9/5.5mm crochet hook.

View the Free Crochet Pattern on EyeLoveKnots

Watch the YouTube Video Tutorial