Crochet some Christmas stars
Crochet some Christmas stars with this free crochet pattern. I have been making lots of stars recently. Sometimes I get a bit obsessed with a pattern and have to make it in every possible way so have I been playing around with different yarns which has been fun. It’s a little different to my usual amigurumi but I have had COVID so didn’t really feel like tackling anything big, especially as the children have been off school (distraction central). I feel thankful my illness was fairly mild and the children didn’t have any symptoms at all.
I designed these stars for Crochet Club magazine a couple of years ago. They asked me to use red and white to create this Scandi style which I really love. There are three stars; two 5-point stars in 2 sizes and a 6-point star. The pattern can be found at the bottom of the post, but first here are the results of me using any yarn within arms reach to make a selection of stars.
Star garland
These stars are made in Scheepjes Catona 100% cotton. I made 9 stars, some in solid colours and some in red and white. When they were complete I started with a chain then slip stitched into the top of a star, then continued with the chain joining the stars at intervals. There are 40 chains between each star here.
Present decorations
You can use the Christmas stars to adorn gifts. Here I have used plain brown paper with string for the bow. You could sew the star onto a brown paper tag so you can write a message on the gift. Why not use them as as tree decorations by making a hanging loop.
Super sized stars
I bought this gorgeous braided cord by Bobbiny when I was at Yarndale this year so I had a go making a star with it and I’m really happy with the result. Here I had to increase the initial chain when making this big star to fit all the stitches in the first round.
Solid Colours
Solid bright stars would also make a really lovely garland or tree decorations. These are all made in Catona again which is mercerised cotton which gives the stars a really nice sheen.
Multi-coloured Stars
This didn’t come out at all as I had imagined them and are not my favourite, but would still look cute on a Christmas tree.
Variegated Yarns
Another purchase at Yarndale which I didn’t have a plan for, so I thought I’d make some stars. I really like how they’ve come out and would make a great addition to a rainbow / neon style Christmas tree.
The Pattern
As I have made so many stars over the last few days, it gave me the opportunity to tweak the original pattern a bit. In the last few I made, I changed each ‘point’ in the last round to 2 chains (rather than 1), this has given them a more pointier point. But if you prefer the more rounded look, then only chain 1 at each point. This pattern is written in UK crochet terms. Here is a handy conversion chart for US terms
Lets’ crochet some Christmas stars..
Abbreviations
R Round
ch Chain
dc Double crochet
htr Half treble
tr Treble crochet
dtr Double treble crochet
sl st Slip stitch
st (sts) Stitch(es)
ch sp Chain space
You will need
Red and white yarn (or any yarn of your choice). I used Scheepjes Catona (4-ply)
A hook to suit the yarn you are using. You can use a 2.5mm or a 3mm with the Catona yarn.
Embroidery needle for sewing in ends
Small 5 pointed star
In White 7ch, join with 1sl st in first ch.
R 1: 3ch, 2tr in ring, 2ch, (3tr, 2ch) four times, join with sl st in third ch, fasten off.
R 2: Join red to any 2ch sp, (6ch, sl st into next 2ch sp) five times.
R 3: *In the next 6ch sp (1dc, 1htr, 1tr, 1dtr, 2ch, 1dtr, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc), sl st into sl st from previous round. Rep from * four more times. Fasten off.
R 4: Join white to any 2ch sp, (1ch, 2dc) into same 2ch sp, 4dc, sl st, 4dc, *(2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in next 2ch sp, 4dc, sl st, 4dc. Rep from * three more times, 2dc in next 2ch sp, 1ch, sl st to first dc,
To create a loop: 40ch, sl st into first ch to create the loop. Fasten off and weave in ends.
If you do not want a hanging loop, fasten off after R4.
Large 5 pointed star
In White 7ch, join with 1sl st in first ch.
Rnd 1: 3ch, 2tr in ring, 2ch, (3tr, 2ch) four times, join with sl st in third ch, fasten off.
Rnd 2: Join red to any 2ch sp, 3ch in same 2ch sp, *3tr, (1tr, 2ch, 1tr) in next 2ch sp. rep from * 3 more times, 3tr, 1tr in next 2ch sp, 2ch, join with sl st to third ch. Fasten off.
Rnd 3: Join white to any 2ch sp, (8ch, sl st into next 2ch sp) five times.
Rnd 4: *In the next 8ch sp (1dc, 1htr, 2tr, 1dtr, 2ch, 1dtr, 2tr, 1htr, 1dc), sl st into sl st from previous round. Rep from * four more times. Fasten off.
Rnd 5: Join red to any 2ch sp, (1ch, 2dc) into same 2ch sp, 5dc, sl st, 5dc, *(2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in next 2ch sp, 5dc, sl st, 5dc. Rep from * three more times, 2dc in next 2ch sp, 1 ch, sl st to first dc.
To create a loop: 40ch, sl st into first ch to create the loop. Fasten off and weave in ends.
If you do not want a hanging loop, fasten off after R4.
Large 6 pointed star
In Red 9ch, join with 1sl st in first ch.
Rnd 1: Ch3 (counts as 1tr), 17tr in ring, fasten off.
Rnd 2: Join white to any st, 3ch (counts as 1tr), 2tr, ch2, (3tr, 2ch) five times, join with sl st to third ch. Fasten off.
Rnd 3: Join red to any 2ch sp, (7ch, sl st into next 2ch sp) six times.
Rnd 4: *In the next 7ch sp (1dc, 1htr, 1tr, 1dtr, 2ch, 1dtr, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc), sl st into sl st from previous round. Rep from * five more times. Fasten off.
Rnd 5: Join white to any 2ch sp, (1ch, 2dc) into same 2ch sp, 4dc, sl st, 4dc, *(2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in next 2ch sp, 4dc, sl st, 4dc. Rep from * four more times, 2dc in next 2ch space, 1ch, sl st to first dc.
To create a loop: 40ch, sl st into first ch to create the loop. Fasten off and weave in ends.
If you do not want a hanging loop, fasten off after R4.
NB: If you want to make the stars in a solid colour, rather than fastening off at the end of each round, continue straight into the next round. For the last round though you will be starting at a different point, so adjust accordingly. For example, the last round for the small 5-pointed star would read: R 4: *4dc, (2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in next 2ch sp, 4dc, sl st, Rep from * four more times.
Other patterns shown in this photo:
Speckled bird
Santa
Elves
Reindeer
Christmas Pattern Bundle
Will you crochet some Christmas stars?
