You dream of steeking, but you’re afraid to take the plunge? The Log Cabin Love Coasters are a great introduction to this technique! They feature steeks that are stabilized by crocheted stitches, and then cut. It may seem counter-intuitive to knit in the round just to cut, but stranded colorwork is a lot easier to knit in the round rather than flat, because the right side of the work is always facing you, and there’s no purling back.
This pattern makes three or four coasters at the same time. (Why? It all fits on a 16” circular needle. You don’t have to fiddle with dpns or magic loop. And you have two chances to cut your steeks!)
The coasters are knit with non-superwash worsted weight wool. Two 50g balls will knit at least two sets of coasters, or 8 total. I knit mine with Modern Daily Knitting Jane (75% Falkland Wool, 25% Masham Wool, 125 yards/114 meters /50 grams) one ball each of 2 colors.
This pattern is available on through my Ravelry shop, link here.
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