Welcome to Day Four of our Twelve Days of Christmas Crochet countdown! Today, our make is a pretty six-pointed star.
You can whip up a whole batch and string them as a garland, add them to your tree, or affix them to the top of presents! They work up incredibly quickly.
Materials Required
Today’s make only uses worsted weight yarn and a 4.25mm crochet hook. I used white yarn, but also made a few stars in red, yellow, and blue!
Abbreviations
Here are all of my standard abbreviations.
Note: Some of these may not be used in the pattern – these are the stitches that I use most frequently! If you see an abbreviation that you are unfamiliar with, please refer back to this chart.
| ML | magic loop |
| R | row/round |
| st | stitch |
| slp st | slip stitch |
| ch | chain |
| sc | single crochet |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| tr | treble crochet |
| FLOsc | front loop only single crochet |
| FLOscdec | front loop only single crochet decrease |
| BLOsc | back loop only single crochet |
| BLOscdec | back loop only single crochet decrease |
| inc | increase |
| dec | decrease |
| dc | double crochet |
| ** | repeat |
| () | number of sts in row |
Star
R1: ML6 (6)
R2: inc in each st (12)
R3: sc to first st, then ch 5.
We’ll be working back down this chain to make our first point. First, make a slip stitch in the 2nd chain from the hook (remember, never count the loop on your hook as a stitch!).
Then place a single crochet in the next chain:
Now a half double crochet in the next chain:
Place a double crochet stitch in the last chain stitch to finish off the point:
We’ll skip over one single crochet stitch from R2, and place a single crochet in the next stitch.
Repeat that same process of chaining 5 then slp st, sc, hdc, dc down the chain, skip a sc, sc in next st all the way around your star!
On your very last stitch, rather than a single crochet, place a slip stitch instead.
Weave in all loose ends, and your lovely crochet star is complete!
