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I was recently looking on Pinterest for crochet star patterns I wanted to use in another project. While I was practicing a couple different stars, I ended up creating my own simple crochet star pattern that I loved!

Eventually, while making a whole pile of crochet stars, I modified the pattern a bit to start with scs instead of dcs. The stars are so similar, but end up a different size. Both patterns are below and by using different hooks with different size yarn, you can make a fun variety of crochet stars!

These are a wonderful scrap yarn buster. The smallest stars with baby weight yarn took less than 0.1 ounces of yarn and the bulky yarn stars took around 0.5 ounces. I had so much fun working through my scraps, I couldn’t stop! I made fourth of July themed stars using up my red, white and blue scraps, but they would also be perfect for other holidays or decorations like Christmas or birthdays.

Simple Stars

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Materials:

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Crochet Hooks (It’s super fun to try different size hooks with the different sizes of yarn)

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0.1 – 0.5 oz of scrap yarn

Large Eye Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations:

sl st – slip stitch
ch(s) – chain(s)
sc(s) – single crochet(s)
dc(s) – double crochet(s)
tr(s) – treble crochet(s)

Instructions:

Simple Stars Version 1

Start with a magic ring

Round 1: ch 2 (counts as 1 dc) 9 dc in ring, tighten to close, join with sl st to top of ch 2

Round 2: ch 1, sc in same stitch, *[2 dc, tr, ch 2, sc in top of tr (picot), 2 dc] in next stitch, sc in next st. *repeat 4 more times. Join with sl st to first sc.

Simple Stars Version 2

Start with a magic ring

Round 1: ch 1, 10 sc in ring, tighten to close, join with sl st to first sc

Round 2: ch 1, sc in same stitch, *[2 dc, tr, ch 2, sc in top of tr (picot), 2 dc] in next stitch, sc in next st. *repeat 4 more times. Join with sl st to first sc. Weave in ends!

Check out this Christmas Lights upcycle or Crochet Star Wall Hanging for fun projects using these stars!