Make as many as you wish, using up all your scrap yarn!
Decorate your Christmas tree as well as the whole home for the Holidays.
Use them as gift toppers or join in a garland hanging above your fireplace.
With these small beauties possibilities are endless!
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Supplies
- Yarn: Yarn and Colors Must Have (100% mercerized cotton, 50g/125m)
Pepper 032, Green Beryl 077, Mustard 015, Cream 002, Clematis 057, Nordic Blue 064: one skein each
(This is just a proposition. You can use literally any yarn you have in your stash, keeping in mind that different weight yarn will result in different finished size. For yarn given above, approx 10g of yarn were used to make one complete star.)
- A 3 mm (US D/3) hook
- Stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Gauge
6 rounds of sc measure 5cm/2”. Not critical for this project.
Finished Size
Star measures 11cm/4” in diameter.
Abbreviations (in US terms)
beg – beginning
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over
Notes
Stars are crocheted entirely with single crochet stitch. Center is crocheted in rounds, next, rays are added in decreasing rows. Chain 1 does not count as stitch throughout.
Make two stars and join them, working sc st along outer edges, adding a loop on top of one of rays. Stuff lightly before finishing.
Stars can be made in any color combination, here are a few examples:
Change colors for each combination and the colorway possibilities are nearly endless.
Instructions are written for Combination #2: Yarn A for center, Yarn B for rays, Yarn C for seams.
Pattern
SCRAPPY STAR
Make two for each star
Center
Using Yarn A, ch4, sl st to 1st ch to close the ring.
Round 1: Ch1, 6 sc into ring, sl st to first st. (6 sts)
Round 2: Ch1, 2 sc in each st, sl st first st. (12 sts)
Round 3: Ch1, *sc in st, next 2sc in st* 6 times, sl st to first st. (18 sts)
Round 4: Ch1, *sc in 2 sts, next 2sc in st* 6 times, sl st to first st.(24 sts)
Round 5: Ch1, *sc in 3 sts, next 2sc in st* 6 times, sl st to first st. (30 sts)
Fasten off.
Round 6: With Yarn C, Ch1, *sc in 4 sts, next 2sc in st* 6 times, sl st to first st. (36 sts)
Fasten off.
Rays
Row 1: Join Yarn B anywhere to Round 6. sc in 6 sts, turn. (6 sts)
Row 2: Skip 1 st, sc in 5 sts, turn. (5 sts)
Row 3: Skip 1 st, sc in 4 sts, turn. (4 sts)
Row 4: Skip 1 st, sc in 3 st, turn. (3 sts)
Row 5: Skip 1 st, sc in 2 st, turn. (2 sts)
Row 6: Skip 1 st, sc in 1 st, turn. (1 st)
Fasten off.
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To make each of next 5 rays, join Yarn B to Round 6 in first unworked st.
Seaming
Align two stars, WS together. Join Yarn 3 anywhere on the outer edge of the stars. Work 1 sc in each row end of both stars, 3 sc on top of each ray. Make a loop on top of one ray: replace 3 sc by *sc, ch30, sc*. To finish, sl st to first st. Remember to stuff the star before closing final round.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
LOOKING FOR MORE CHRISTMAS PATTERNS? See my Shooting Star Blanket HERE.
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