Knitted Coaster

This was hard! The difficulty level actually said beginner, but I really had to concentrate the whole time I was knitting. I first had to knit the square and then knit the border around it. That said, it only took about a week to make this, but it was so taxing on my brain that I don't think I'm going to knit the placemat and napkin ring to go with it. So right now I have one lonely coaster... but I'm dubbing it a learning experience rather than anything I can actually use (although it is good for a cup of water on a bedside table).