Free Crochet Star Pattern
Written by Freddy Goat Design Team
Happy Holidays! We are gifting you a free crochet star pattern!
The holidays are approaching fast and, for many of us, they are the most stressful time of the year. Are you already anticipating the angst of planning a huge holiday dinner? Fretting over the inevitably offensive remarks of that one uncle (you know who we’re talking about…)? Contemplating a secret move just to avoid in-laws taking over your bedroom? Freddy Goat has a solution for you —
WEAPONIZE YOUR GIFTING!
Make 5/10/20 of our amigurumi stars and have a whole arsenal of harmless shuriken (aka ninja stars) with which to express your angst!
The best part is, they won’t know whether to be touched or upset! Are they giving me an adorable handmade gift or throwing things at me to get me to leave? Watch them flounder under the weight of their own perplexity then decide to go home and take a nap instead of arguing politics over the dinner table!
Your passive aggression was never this cute (or effective) before! That’s right, you just won the holiday battle!
Note: Therapy fees not included with this pattern.
This post contains affiliate links for Lovecrafts, and we earn a small commission if you purchase from them using the links on this page. The pattern was originally designed with their acrylic yarn line, Paintbox Simply Aran. You’ll find links to that yarn in the materials list below!
Before we get started, this is what you need…
Supplies/Materials
- 2.75mm(US C-2) crochet hook
- Aran or worsted weight yarn:
• Color A: Your favorite color of Paintbox Simply Aran (or comparable medium weight yarn)
• Scrap yarn for face details (optional) - Tapestry needle
- Stuffing
- Snap eyes
Gauge
5-rnd gauge circle = 1.75”/4.5cm Gauge isn’t terribly important in amigurumi, so it is okay to use a slightly larger hook if that is all you have. However, you don’t want to see stuffing through the stitches, so don’t get too big.
TECHNIQUES & STITCHES
- Magic ring (MR)
- Slip stitch (sl st)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc)
- Invisible decrease (invdec)
Download here our free Terms and Techniques glossary for more information.
Or check out Crochet 101 for tips on how to do these and other stitches!
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Free Crochet Star Pattern Instructions!
ARMS
• Make 5
• Worked in the round.
• At the end of the 5th star, don’t break the yarn.
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6. [6sts]
Rnd 2: *Inc, sc* x 3. [9 sts]
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc, sc* x 3. [12 sts]
Rnd 4: *Sc 3, inc* x 3. [15 sts]
Rnd 5: *Sc 2, inc, sc 2* x 3. [18 sts]
Rnd 6: *Inc, sc 5* x 3. [21 sts]
Rnd 7: *Sc 3, inc, sc 3* x 3. [24 sts]
Rnd 8: *Sc 7, inc* x 3. [27 sts]
Rnd 9: *Sc 4, inc, sc 4* x 3. [30 sts]
For the first four arms, break the yarn, make a sl st into the next st, then invisible join and weave in the tail. Don’t break the yarn after the fifth arm, as you will begin crocheting them together in the next step.
ASSEMBLY
• Worked in the round.
• Flatten each arm and work only into one side of the crochets (15 sts on each arm).
• Join the first arm with a sc. Join remaining arms with an invdec across last sc of the current arm and first sc of the next arm.
Rnd 1: [ Join arm 1] sc 14, invdec [between arm 1 and 2], sc 13, invdec [between arm 2 and 3], sc 13, invdec [between arm 3 and 4], sc 13, invdec [between arm 4 and 5], sc 13, invdec. [70 sts]
Rnd 2: *Sc 5, invdec* x 10. [60 sts]
Rnd 3: *Sc 10, invdec* x 5. [55 sts]
Rnd 4: *Sc 4, invdec, sc 3, invdec* x 5. [45 sts]
Rnd 5: *Sc 7, invdec* x 5. [40 sts]
Rnd 6: *Sc 2, invdec* x 10. [30 sts]
Rnd 7: *Sc 4, invdec* x 5. [25 sts]
Rnd 8: *Sc, invdec, invdec* x 5. [15 sts]
Rnd 9: *Sc, invdec* x 5. [10 sts]
Break the yarn, thread the tail through the front loops of the remaining 10 sts and draw closed.
NOTE: If you want to add a face, now is the time to use snap eyes and scrap yarn to give your star an expression!
Second Side
Flip the star over, join with a sl st to the first st of any arm, and repeat Rnds 1-9, stuffing as you go.
Prefer video tutorials? Check out this tutorial-ish on youtube! Full disclosure: we are very chatty…
Thank you so much for making this free crochet star pattern! We hope you love your ami and enjoyed the pattern. We would totally love to see the finished product. Please post a pic and tag us in your social when you have a chance. Also, drop a comment below or send us an email if you have any questions or feedback on the patterns.
Thanks a million!!!! Lots of love and silliness<3
Written by Freddy Goat Design Team
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Round 7 of assembly should read 25 stitches, not 20. But other than that, great pattern! I made with a chenille yarn, turned out beautiful! Will post pic on FB once the starfish hasxbeen given to the recipient! Thank you!
Awww wonderful!! So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for catching our error! Can’t wait to see the results
Loved this! Very beginner friendly pattern. It came out wonderful and I’m using it as my tree topper! Thank you!! <3
Oh Great! So glad you enjoyed it and found a good use for it:^) Thanks for making it!