Looking to spruce up your holiday decor with a personal touch? This crochet star tutorial is just the thing! It's super simple, a lot of fun, and you'll end up with charming stars to hang on your Christmas tree or jazz up your home.
Crochet Star Tutorial
Materials Needed:
- Cotton Yarn (The example uses Cat from shaken meire, but you can use any yarn)
- Crochet Hook matching your yarn (Example uses 2.5 mm)
- Scissors
- Sewing Needle
Pattern:
Round 1:
- Start with a magic ring.
- Crochet five single crochet (sc) stitches in the ring. (Stitches count: 5)
- Pull yarn to close the ring.
- Finish round with a slip stitch (sl st) in the first stitch.
Round 2:
- Start in the same stitch as the sl st, chain two (ch 2).
- Make two double crochet (dc) stitches closed together in the same stitch.
- Chain three (ch 3).
- In the next stitch, make three double crochet stitches closed together.
- Chain three (ch 3). Repeat this pattern in each stitch around.
- In the last stitch, make three double crochet stitches closed together, chain three, and connect with a sl st in the first stitch.
For Round 3:
- In the first section, make a sl st.
- Chain two, and then make two double crochet stitches closed together (forming a cluster).
- Chain three, make three double crochet stitches closed together in the same section.
- Chain one, then create a front post double crochet (FPDC) around the stitch below.
- Chain one, then repeat the pattern in each section around: three double crochet stitches closed together, chain three, and a FPDC.
- Finish the round with a sl st in the first stitch.
Round 4:
- Slip stitch into the next section, then chain three.
- Make three double crochet stitches (not closed together), then chain two.
- Make another four double crochet stitches in the same section.
- Chain one, make one single crochet in the front post double crochet from the previous round.
- Repeat this pattern in each section around.
- Finish with a sl st in the third chain at the beginning of the round.
Round 5:
- Chain three.
- For each of the next three stitches, make a back post double crochet (BPDC).
- In the next, make two normal double crochet stitches, chain two, then another two double crochet stitches in the same space.
- Continue around, alternating between four BPDC stitches and the two double crochet, chain two, two double crochet pattern in each section.
- Finish the round with a sl st in the fourth chain at the start.
For Round 6 (Last Round):
- Chain three.
- Make a BPDC in the last four stitches of the first side.
- Make two double crochets, chain two, and two double crochets in the same space.
- Skip the first stitch on the next side, then make a FPDC in the FPDC from the previous round.
- Continue with BPDC in the first five stitches of each side, skipping the first stitch after the FPDCs.
- Sew the last stitch to finish, cut yarn, and secure ends.
Finishing Touches:
- Starch the stars and mount them on styrofoam for decoration as desired.
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