4th of July Crochet Stars

I made a few crochet stars for the 4^th of July!

Originally, I planned to make a whole bunch of them for a bunting to hang over my mantelpiece. When I finished three stars I decided to see what they are going to look like. Quite nice!

Moreover, I think three would be enough. Perhaps next year I’ll make a few more.

I pulled out my red-white-and-blue doily that I made last year (the pattern is here), and it too found a place on the mantel.

I think the stars on one side and the doily on the other would be sufficient. I might add a couple of more decorations to the middle, but not crochet ones. Everything should be in moderation!

The pattern is very simple and only has four rounds. I used 1.25 mm hook and size 10 cotton thread (except for the red, which is an acrylic thread as I didn't have red cotton on hand).

Ch 5, join in ring with sl st.

Round 1: ch 6, *dc, ch 3* four times; join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-6.

Round 2: sl st in next ch-3 space, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in same ch-3 space, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space* four times; join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-3.

Round 3: sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space, dc in next 2 dc, skip 2 dc, *dc in next 2 dc, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space, dc in next 2 dc, skip 2 dc* four times; join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-3.

Round 4: sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space, dc in next 4 dc, skip 2 dc, *dc in next 4 dc, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space, dc in next 4 dc, skip 2 dc* four times; join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-3.

Fasten off.

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 Kathryn Vercillo, a crochet blogger from San Francisco and author of the book Crochet Saved My Life, asked me to help her spread the word about a crochet health survey that has been launched recently. To read the press release or take the survey, please visit Crochet Concupiscence.

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