Can you catch a falling star and hold it? With this lovely crochet project, you can make one yourself! This fun video tutorial shows you how to turn white yarn into a shining star ornament. It has a fluffy flower center and five pretty lace points. You can hang it with red string on your holiday tree, put it on gifts, or share it with friends to spread bright cheer.
Christmas Crochet Fluffy Flower Centered Star Ornaments
Making this star takes just three rounds worked in a circle. You begin with five chains joined to form a small ring. In the first round, you work double crochets and chains. Next, you make pairs of puffy cluster stitches separated by open arches. In the last round, you build each point by working from short stitches up to tall treble stitches. Finally, you tie on a red hanging loop.
Difficulty Level & Explanation
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Level: Advanced Beginner
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Why: The project is short and works up in only three rounds. However, it requires mastering the puff stitch, which needs even tension when pulling up multiple tall loops on the hook. It also involves graduating stitch heights within a single chain space—moving smoothly from single crochet up to treble crochet and back down—to form five crisp, balanced points.
Materials
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Yarn: 3-ply yarn (cream/white)
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Hanger: A strand of red yarn or thin cord
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Crochet Hook: 3.0 mm
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Notions: Scissors and a yarn needle
Pattern Abbreviations
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ch: Chain
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sl st: Slip stitch
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sc: Single crochet
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hdc: Half double crochet
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dc: Double crochet
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tr: Treble crochet
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puff: Puff stitch
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spc: Space
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st(s): Stitch(es)
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mid: Middle
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rep: Repeat
Special Technique: The Puff Stitch (puff)
This stitch creates the plump, 3D flower petals around the center of the star:
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Yarn over: Wrap the yarn over your hook once.
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Insert and draw up: Insert hook into the space, yarn over, and pull up a loop to the height of a double crochet (3 loops on hook).
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Repeat three more times:
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Yarn over, insert hook into the same space, pull up a tall loop (5 loops on hook).
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Yarn over, insert hook into the same space, pull up a tall loop (7 loops on hook).
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Yarn over, insert hook into the same space, pull up a tall loop (9 loops on hook).
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Close the puff: Yarn over and carefully pull through all the loops except the last one (or through all loops on hook), then yarn over and pull through the remaining loops to lock the puff firmly into a round bead.
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