Crochet Star Pattern & Tutorial
We’ve played around with crochet stars for various projects. Each star has it’s own unique shape…and you just never know when you’ll need one design over another.
The stars above were crocheted with an H/8/5.00 mm hook using Vanna’s Choice: Mustard (worsted weight). We often crochet them with a C/2/2.75 mm to get a smaller star with tighter stitches.
Let’s take a closer look at each one.
Crochet Star Pattern Tutorial
A couple of these stars require you to slip stitch into the top of a previous stitch. See the tutorial below for more information on how to do that.
Large Crochet Star Pattern
This star could perhaps double as a sun. The holes that you see in this star actually disappear or become less visible if a smaller hook is used than what is recommended on the yarn label.
As seen on: Lid of the Flag in the Cup Cozy Collection.
Size: 2 3/4″ (2.75 inches)
- Worsted Weight Yarn
- Hook: H
- Ch 2
- Rnd 1: 10 hdc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with a sl st. (10)
- Rnd 2: In back loops only, sl st into next st. (work next group in the same st as sl st you just worked) * work: ch 2, dc, ch 1, sl st into top of dc, ch 2, sl st. 2 sl sts into next sts of Rnd 1* around.
- Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.
“Starfish” Crochet Star Pattern
Each point of this star is constructed from the chain stitch…giving it a more fluid look.
Size: 2″ (2 inches)
- Worsted Weight Yarn
- Hook: H
- NOTE: The 1st ch made is the “base ch”.
- Ch 5
- Rnd 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 2, sl st into base ch. (first point made). *Ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 2, sl st into base ch* 4 times.
- Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Solid Crochet Star Pattern
This star is petite yet beefy all at the same time.
Size: 1 1/4″ (1.25 inches)
- Worsted Weight Yarn
- Hook: H
- NOTE: The 1st ch made is the “base ch”.
- Ch 2
- Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch (base ch) from hook, ch 1, sl st in top of sc, sc in base ch. *Sc in base ch, ch 1, sl st in top of sc, sc in base ch* 4 times.
- Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Classic 5 Pointed Crochet Star Pattern
This star is very classic with 5 pointed ends and no holes in the center ring.
As seen on: Captain American Cup Cozy.
Size: 1 1/2″ (1.5 inches)
- Worsted Weight Yarn
- Hook: H
- Ch 3, join with a sl st.
- Rnd 1: Sl st into ring. *Ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sl st into ring* 5 times.
- Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Slip Stitch to Make a Point Tutorial
A couple of these crocheted stars ask you to slip stitch into the top of the previous single crochet (or double crochet). This will make a nice point on your star. The loop(s) you grab will give effect the way your star looks.
Here’s how we worked our Solid Star:
After you chain 1, insert your hook through the front loop of the single crochet, then the side loop of the single crochet (where the blue marker is hooked in the photo above). Yarn over and slip thought all loops on the hook.
Working through the front loop and the side of the stitch will help your stitches lay nice and flat.
Other Uses of These Star Patterns
We’ve used these star patterns on numerous projects.
- Mug Cozy uses Large Star – Hook H
- Mason Jar Lid uses Large Star – Hook H
- Cup Cozy uses Classic 5 Point star – Hook C
For more information about our cozies:
Where did we get it? Well, there were several free educational demonstrations offered throughout the wool festival. They ranged from sheep dog demonstrations to llama limbo to sheep shearing. It’s at the later demonstration that we picked up the wool. It was the first clipped fibers from the belly and butt of the sheep and it was full of lanolin, straw and pooh…and it was free for the taking (can you imagine that)!
