Bring the calm night sky right into your hands with this cute crochet moon and stars charm! In this clear, easy tutorial, you will learn how to make a soft, plush-like cream moon with three bright green stars hanging below it. It is a sweet piece to hang in your room, on a bag, or in a car. Even if you are new to crochet, you can follow along easily.
Christmas Crochet Moon & Stars Charm for Bag & Car
You begin the moon with 25 chains, then work short to tall stitches to form its curved shape, and clean the inner edge with slip stitches. Next, you crochet three tiny green stars by making a magic ring and adding five small points around each one. Finally, you use hot glue to attach the stars to the moon with short yarn strings, and add a top yarn loop for hanging.
Difficulty Level
Easy (Beginner-Friendly)
This project is easy because it is small, works up quickly, and needs no stuffing or sewing. It uses basic crochet stitches to shape the moon and stars, with only a magic ring and treble crochet taking a tiny bit of extra care for new crocheters.
Materials Needed
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Acrylic yarn (cream/off-white for the moon and hanging cords, green for the stars)
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2.5 mm crochet hook
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Scissors
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Hot glue gun
Pattern Abbreviations
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ch – Chain
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slip – 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
How to Make the 3 Hardest Stitches Used
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Magic Ring (used to start the stars):
Wrap the yarn around two fingers to make an X shape. Slide your hook under the front strand, grab the back strand, and pull up a loop. Make 1 chain, work your stitches inside the big loop, and then pull the short yarn tail tight to close the center hole.
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Treble Crochet – tr (used for the widest part of the moon):
Wrap the yarn around your hook two times. Push the hook into the next stitch and pull up a loop (you will have four loops on the hook). Wrap the yarn again and pull through two loops. Repeat pulling through two loops two more times until only one loop is left.
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Double Crochet – dc (used to curve the moon):
Wrap the yarn around your hook once. Push the hook into the stitch and pull up a loop (you will have three loops on the hook). Wrap the yarn, pull through the first two loops, wrap again, and pull through the last two loops.
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