Crochet Piano Keys Mug Rug Square Coaster

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Materials

• Worsted Weight Yarn 
(small amounts of white and black)
• Size G Crochet Hook 
(or size needed to obtain gauge)
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle (for weaving in ends)

Gauge

4 sc / 4 rows = 1 inch

Finished size: Approximately 4x4 inches

Special Stitches

Elongated Sc: Insert hook 3 rows below current row into next sc, yo, pull up a loop to the height of the current row, yo, pull through both loops on hook.

Dec Sc: Insert hook into first sc, yo, pull up a loop, insert hook between the same sc and the first elongated sc, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Crochet Instructions

With white, ch 16.
(Note: To make a longer crochet piece with this pattern, increase beg ch by multiples of 7. Then in Row 6, repeat * one time for each 7 stitches added.)

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (15 sc)

Rows 2–5: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each ch across. (15 sc). Finish off white.

Row 6: Turn work. Join black with sc in first sc. *Elongated sc in next 2 sc of row 2, sc in next sc of row 5, elongated sc in next 3 sc of row 2, sc in next sc of row 5. Repeat from * one time. (15 sc)

Row 7: Ch 1, turn. Dec sc over the first sc and the space before the first elongated sc (see special stiches). Continue working sc between stitches until you reach the last unworked sc. Sc in last sc. (15 sc)

Rows 8–16: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each sc across. (15 sc) Finish off black. Weave in all ends. Steam block for a polished look.

Acknowledgments

This pattern was inspired by a crochet design discovered on Pinterest by Anhelo Escalante.

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