NEEDLEWORK YOUR KITCHEN CONTEST! | A Sunflower Coaster

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Another CONTEST in the NEEDLEWORKMONDAY community is being organized by @kattycrochet!

Wow! 😍

I was so excited when I learn this. Excited yet I wasn't sure if I could be able to join and post my entry here as I am still working on the 3rd jump Short that I was talking to you on my previous post. I was also not sure what kind of project I will be making for the kitchen. But time has run so fast that I just realize that today is the last day for the submission of entries!

Gosh, I had never started anything yet! Worse, I don't have any idea what will be my entry like. But I really wanted to join. So I think of something small and easy to crochet. Yes, a coaster will do. It's just small and will take lesser time. Maybe if I can make it in just an hour or less, I can still make it to the contest.

Now, what design should I make?

I cannot make a plain color doily like crochet that is made only of dc. I want it to be colorful, and fun even if it is small.

And I'm thinking of a flower.

I can't make a coaster tulip. Daisy is nice, but I think a sunflower would be best, with a smiley face. 😊 It would be nice to have a hot chocolate or milk early in the morning with this smiling coaster. Why not coffee? Because coffee upset my stomach.

Anyway, let's get to work, as I have only a little time left for this contest.

So I immediately gather all the necessary materials.

yarns
2.5mm crochet hook
scissor/cutter

Now let's begin!

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First, I made this crochet circle using double crochet in 4 layers, and single crochet on the last 2 layers.

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Second, I made these mustard-colored petals on the front loop stitch only.

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Then I make another bigger petals with golden yellow yarns on the back loop stitch to look like this.

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I am satisfied with how it looks like so let's proceed to the smiley face.

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I just crochet it's mouth by making single crochet (pulling the yarn from the back of my sunflower, just the way I did in this picture) following the double crochet layers of the circle.

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When suddenly my son saw me working on this. And he was complaining that the color of the mouth should be in black so as the eyes.

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Should it be in the black? I began to question myself. 😅 Then I started to look on the internet some smiley sunflower and confirmed that it was really in black! And my son wanted me to eliminate that golden yellow mouth. But I was running out of time.

So I continued on the eyes using the golden yellow yarn. He was sleeping when I was making the eyes and for sure he wouldn't like it.😅 Well, I just wanted to see its golden yellow, maybe it will be okay as I have to finish it quickly.

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Ah, it looks weird. Maybe I really should change it to color black. All right, I have to undo this very quickly, as I am running out of time.

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And voila!😍 Now, I'm satisfied with it. But I think there's something lacking in it. I just can't figure it out what but for now, I'll be contented with what it looks like.

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So here's the final output of my crocheted sunflower coaster with a smiley. It would be nicer if I made placemats that look like this also but I don't have any time now. So here's my entry in the said contest. Hope you all like it. 🥰

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