Back in the day there was a nobleman, the Earl of Sandwich, who liked to gamble all day and all night long. Not wanting to interrupt his gambling to eat, he got his assistant to put a chunk of meat between two slices of bread. The Earl's gambling mates all thought it was a genius idea and they started ordering "the same as Sandwich"  and behold, the sandwich was born. Inspired by this, I designed this sandwich coasters crochet pattern!

For some time I had the idea to make a set of drink coasters that when stacked together would look like a loaf of bread - cool idea but I worried it wouldn't look like a loaf of bread and more like a stack of beige squares. When I found out Sandwich Day exists I knew that the loaf of bread coaster idea would become a sandwich coaster.

After the construction of this very popular food item I couldn't walk past the final project without doing a double take and reminding myself that it was made of yarn. Also, the yarn I used for the ham will now and forever be associated with ham. Surprisingly the yellow yarn is still just yellow yarn.

This set of coasters would double as play food. Makes me wish I'd learned to crochet as a kid, I can't even imagine all the toys I'd make...

The free crochet pattern is below or you can purchase the inexpensive and ad-free PDF version of the pattern in my shop and on Etsy.

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Happy Sandwich Day!

Sandwich Coasters Crochet Pattern

For this project I used acrylic yarn because it's machine washable and durable and we all know how important that is for crochet coasters. Normally I'd use cotton yarn, for the same reasons, but I didn't have all the colors I needed. I kept my tension even while crocheting and wasn't too mindful about the gauge or stitch count - you can alter the sandwich coasters crochet pattern very easily by adjusting  your tension and/or hook size.

Materials
-worsted weight (4) yarn in beige, medium brown, red, pink, yellow, and green. Here's what I used:
Bread: Bernat Super Value - Oatmeal and small amount of Topaz
Tomato: Red Heart Super Saver - Cherry Red
Ham: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice - Pink
Cheese: Bernat Phentex - Sol
Lettuce: Bernat Super Value - Lush
-size 4.00mm crochet hook
-yarn needle (for weaving ends)

Stitches (US Terms)
st(s) - stitch(es)
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
inc - increase (2 sts in same st)
sl st - slip stitch
sk - skip

Bread x 2
Starting with Oatmeal or beige
Row 1: ch 23, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn
Row 2: ch 1, hdc in each sc across, turn
Row 3: ch 2, hdc between each st, as pictured, turn
Row 4: ch 2, hdc in each V, as pictured, turn
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until there are 12 rows total.
Crust
Row 1: sk first 2 sts, in next st make 5 dc, dc in next 16 sts, in next st make 5 dc, sk 2 sts, change to Topaz or medium brown yarn, evenly sc along row sides, continue onto bottom of foundation chain, along opposite row sides, make 2 hdc in each of the next 5 dc, sc across, make 2 hdc in each of the next 5 dc, sl st to first st, fasten off and weave ends.

Ham
Row 1: ch 21, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn
Row 2: ch 2, dc in each st across, turn
Repeat Row 2 until there are 11 rows total.
Border: ch 1, sc across and continue evenly along row sides, bottom of foundation ch, and opposite row sides, sl st to first st, fasten off and weave ends.

Cheese
Row 1: ch 18, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn
Row 2: ch 1, sc in each st across, turn
Repeat Row 2 until there are 18 rows total, fasten off and weave ends.

Lettuce
Starting ch does not count as st. Sl st to first st to join at end of each round. Do not turn.
Round 1: in magic ring make 12 dc, sl st to join
Round 2: ch 3, inc in each st
Round 3: ch 3, [dc inc in next st, dc in next st] around
Round 4: ch 2, [hdc inc in next st, hdc in next st] around
Round 5: ch 2, *hdc in next st, dc inc in next st, dc in next st, hdc inc in next st* complete this sequence around, alternating with hdc and dc to give it an uneven lettuce-like border. Fasten off and weave ends.

Tomato
Starting ch does not count as st. Sl st to first st to join at end of each round. Do not turn.
Round 1: in magic ring make [3 dc, ch 1] x 5 for a total of 5 sets of 3 dc and 5 ch 1 spaces. Fasten off and weave ends.
Round 2: in any ch 1 space join yarn with standing stitch or sl st and ch 3, make [3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc] in same ch 1 space
Round 3: ch 3, dc in next st, *hdc in next st, hdc in ch space, hdc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, repeat from * to end
Round 4: ch 1, [sc in next 5 sts, inc in next st] x 6
Fasten off and eave ends.

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You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com