Dec your projects with flecks of sparkle!
Add a touch of personalization to your Hanukkah table this year. Try something new and work these up with a splash of sparkle and dazzle. One ball of yarn will make approx. 3 stars. I’ve used Lion Brand Sparkle Yarn for this project. This cheerful blend of 56% acrylic and 44% polyester has small teardrop shaped discs of iridescent sparkle throughout the entire skein adding glitz and dimension to the yarn. These stars could also double as ornaments or string them together to make a garland. Endless options.
Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Pattern Notes:
Each star is worked up in rounds.
Measurements:
Each ornament is approx. 5in wide & tall. Change the gauge of the yarn to change the size of your ornament!
Materials:
- #4 medium weight. I used Lion Brand Sparkle Christmas Yarn in Silver
- 6.00mm U.S J/10 Crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Twine (if making as garland)
Gauge:
Crochet Gauge: 12 sc x 17 r on J-10 (6mm)
Abbreviations:
Slst: Slip Stitch
Ch: Chain
Sc: Single Crochet
HDC: Half Double Crochet
TR : Treble Crochet
BLO: Back Loop Only
Sts: Stitches
Beg: Beginning
YO: Yarn Over
Puff Stitch:
- yo, insert hook into stitch,
- yo and pull through (3 loops). Leave your loops taller so it’s easier to draw through them in in end.
- Repeat steps 1-2 until you have 7 loops on your hook
- yo and pull through all loops
Pattern:
With choice of colour: Ch 5, join with a slst to beg ch to form a ring, ch1.
Rnd 1: Work (puff stitch, ch1) in ring – Repeat 5 more times, join with a slip stitch to top of first puff st (6 puff sts and ch-1 spaces)
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Rnd 2: Ch 1, *puff stitch, ch 1, puff stitch, ch 1* in each ch-1 sp around, join with a slst to top of first puff stitch (12 puff sts and ch-1 spaces).
Rnd 3: Ch 1, *hdc, dc, dc, 1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr, dc, dc, hdc* in same ch-1 space, slst in next ch-1 space *, (hdc, dc, dc, 1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr, dc, dc, hdc) in next ch-1 space, slst in ch-1 space * Repeat around, join with a slip stitch to beg stitch.
Bind off and weave in ends.
Garland Assembly:
Make a combination of 6-8 Stars depending on length of garland. With Twine, weave at the top of the corner of star, leaving around 6in slack between ornaments.
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