Look up at the night sky and catch a shining star! In this easy crochet tutorial, you can make your very own lace star ornament with soft white yarn. This pretty project has an open center and five neat points. You can hang it on your tree, glue it to gifts, or make a starry garland for your wall. It is light, quick, and full of holiday charm!
Christmas Starry Garland Home Decorations
Making this open star is simple and exciting from start to end. You start by making a long chain of forty-five loops and joining it into a circle. Then, you crochet around the ring to shape five pointed arms. You use tall stitches with chain spaces to make each sharp tip. To make the dips between points, you work a special decrease. Finally, you slip stitch to close the circle.
Difficulty Level & Explanation
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Level: Advanced Beginner
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Why: You only need one round worked on a foundation chain, but counting must be exact. Working a 45-chain ring without twisting takes care. The pattern also uses unique shaping techniques, such as working stitches into the side post of a tall treble stitch for the peak, and doing a special decrease across skipped stitches to pull down the inner valleys.
Materials
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Yarn: 3-ply cotton or acrylic yarn (white)
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Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm
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Notions: Scissors and a yarn needle for weaving in ends
Pattern Abbreviations
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ch: Chain
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sl st: Slip stitch
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dc: Double crochet
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tr: Treble crochet
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half tr: Half-finished treble crochet
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st(s): Stitch(es)
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sk: Skip
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mid: Middle
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rep: Repeat
Special Technique: Inner Corner Valley Decrease (1 half tr, sk 2 st, dc, pull through all)
This decrease pulls the fabric downward between two points to create a sharp, deep inner corner:
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Start the half-treble: Wrap yarn over your hook twice. Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).
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Work first steps: Yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops again (2 loops remain on hook; leave them unfinished).
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Skip stitches: Skip the next 2 foundation chain stitches completely.
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Start the double crochet: Yarn over once. Insert your hook into the next stitch after the skipped ones, yarn over, and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).
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Partial double crochet: Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops remain on hook).
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Pull through all: Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook at once. This locks the two sides together over the gap, pulling the inner valley tight and crisp.
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