MATERIALS:

Hook: Size G

Yarn: Red Heart 4-Ply Worsted Weight (Green)

Yarn Needle

Stitches used: ch, sl st, sc, dc.

Difficulty: EASY

NOTE: This pattern works up very quickly and is great for a last minute gift project.
 

LEAF (Make 3): Ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hk. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 4. Fasten off and weave in ends.

STEM: Ch 7, sc in hump of 2nd ch from hk. Sc in hump of each ch across - do not fasten off .

ASSEMBLY: Work 2 sc in one st of one of the leave, add on 2nd leaf the same way and continue working 2 sc in each stitch all the way around. Now back to the first leaf you added, work 2 sc in each rem st around. Add on the third leaf, 2 sc in each st around. Sl st at the base of the 2nd leaf, sl st in the stem. Fasten off leaving about a 4" yarn tail.

FINISHING: To complete the coaster thread the yarn needle with the yarn tail and tack the left and right leaves to the sides of the stem. This stablizes the shamrock.

WEAVE IN ENDS.