WINTER STARS AND GARLAND

FREE PATTERN WITH PHOTO TUTORIAL

Use as little appliqués, to decorate and embellish a variety of crafts or make a shiny garland for your Christmas tree. Either way, these little Winter Stars will bring all of the joy into your home.

Made out of the essential crochet stitches: single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, slip stitch, to shape those 5 points. And only 2 rounds to shape each star, which works amazing for yarn scraps too!

This free pattern includes a detailed photo tutorial and written instructions below, for you to get a super close look of every step.

Give them a shiny bright touch, by adding a metallic thread and holding it together with sport weight yarn, or use some yarn that includes some shine already.

SUGGESTED MATERIALS

• 3.5 mm (E4) crochet hook
• 50 gr. of sport weight cotton yarn in RED
• 50 gr. of sport weight cotton yarn in PALE YELLOW
• 50 gr. of sport weight cotton yarn in WHITE
• 30 gr. of sport weight cotton yarn in BEIGE
• 30 gr. of crochet metallic thread in GOLD
• 10 gr. of crochet metallic thread in SILVER
• Scissors
• Measuring tape

FINISHED SIZE
Star: 2.6″ x 2.6″/ 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm
Garland (total length, with 30 stars): 6 yds/ 5.5 m

SKILL LEVEL
Easy: This pattern uses basic stitches, basic shaping and finishing techniques

STITCH GUIDE

• Rnd: round
• Ch: chain
• st(s): stitch(es)
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• sk: skip
• beg: beginning
• rep: repeat

STAR

(FOR GARLAND, MAKE 10 STARS IN RED AND 10 STARS IN PALE YELLOW, BOTH WITH GOLD THREAD. MAKE 10 STARS IN WHITE, WITH SILVER THREAD).

Crocheted in the round, in closed rounds, with yarn and metallic thread held together throughout. Make a slip ring (magic circle).
Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc 14 inside the ring, sl st in 3rd beg ch= 15 sts

Rnd 2: (Ch 5, starting in 2nd ch from the hook, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 2, sk 2 sts, sl st 1) rep ( ) 5 times= 5 points

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

CHAIN GUIDE FOR THE GARLAND

Crocheted in one row only. Ch 40.

Then, take one star and inserting the hook on the right side, inside the slip stitch before one point.
R1: Sc 1, ch 4 (by going behind the star point), sc 1 in next sl st, ch 30

Continue repeating steps in R1, by holding one star of each color, taking care not to twist the chains in between every link.

To finish the garland, ch 40, fasten off and weave in ends.
And voilà, you’re ready and just in time for the Winter spirit!