Edda Guastalla is a long time contributor to the Online Tatting Class. Please visite her website at:http://digilander.libero.it/chiacchierino/

Edda wrote: "I got the idea of making these coasters as two pieces joined by the outer round in a contrasting color that brings it all together. Of course, it is the different colors that distinguish which is your glass. The graph shows the execution order of the rings and chains with Arabic numerals, and the various points of joining picots; the diagram notes ring, chains, or self - closing mock ring with the number of double stitches."

The coaster 1: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 clr rw 2: CH 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 rw 3: R 6 + (to center picot previous ring)6 - 6 - 6 clr rw 4: CH 4 - 4 rw 5: R 4 + (join to previous ring) 4 - 4 - 4 clr rw 6: CH 4 rw 7: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 clr rw NB: [diagram is missing 1 picot] 8: CH 4 + (join to chain opposite) 4 rw *9: R 6 + (join to previous ring)6 - 6 - 6 clr rw 10: CH 6 + (join to chain opposite)6 - 6 - 6 rw 11: R 4 - 4 + (join to previous ring) 4 - 4 clr dnrw 12: R 4 + (join to previous ring) 4 - 4 - 4 clr rw 13: CH 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 rw 14: R 6 + (join to previous ring) 6 + to opposite ring 6 - 6 clr rw 15: CH 4 - 4 rw 16: R 4 + (join to previous ring) 4 + (join to opposite ring), [NB: this is the missing picot on that ring] 4 - 4 clr rw 17: CH 4 rw 18: R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 clr rw 19: CH 4 + (join to chain opposite) 4 repeat from 9 around.
Make two. The edging Join to picots of chains on BOTH coaster. 1: CH 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 + 2: CH 3 - 3 - 3 + 3: CH 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 + 4: CH 3 - 3 - 3 + etc. ...