Christmas crochet stars will add a twinkle to your holiday season. This free crochet pattern uses only small scraps of cotton yarn to make these unconventional Christmas crochet decorations. These Crochet Stars may look fiddly to make but they are really easy!
You can make them as individual Christmas crochet stars and add a hanging loop to use on your Holiday tree or mantle. You could also combine several to make a crochet garland! Include one in your Christmas cards, or add as a lovely touch to embellish your gifts.
I called these crochet stars Nollag Réaltaí – The Irish for Christmas Stars. I would pronounce it Nullig Rail-tee, but it can differ in parts of Ireland how certain words are pronounced!
Find the free pattern below.
The Yarn for the Christmas Crochet Stars
To make my colourful Christmas stars, I used Scheepjes Catona, a fingering weight/4 ply (#1) cotton yarn and a 3mm hook. Cotton yarn looks particularly nice because it holds its shape well and you can really see the detail of the stitches.
Since they use only small amounts of yarn, these stars are perfect for stash busting. You can use YarnSub.com to find alternative yarns by weight, fiber content, and more.
You can also make these stars in different sizes by using different weights of yarn. It’s a quick and easy pattern so you can make several and see how they turn out! Experiment and see what you can come up with!
More Crochet Christmas Decorations
If you want to add some more variety to your holiday tree, you may also enjoy my other crochet Christmas ornament patterns. My little star crochet pattern is made in just three rounds and includes a video tutorial!
Also don’t miss the gorgeous free patterns for Granny Christmas Baubles and my other popular Christmas Crochet Baubles to complete your holiday decorating. All you need are small amounts of cotton yarn to make these colourful crochet decorations!
You can also choose from a whole collection Festive Crochet Christmas Tree Decorations, which includes ornaments and garlands.
Keep reading for the free pattern!
Christmas Crochet Stars Pattern
Materials
Scheepjes Catona – 100% cotton, 50g/136yds[125m]
- small amounts of different colours
- 3mm crochet hook (for fingering weight) or 3.5mm crochet hook (for DK weight)
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations
US crochet terms
- sl st slip stitch
- ch chain
- sc single crochet
- hdc half double crochet
- dc double crochet
- yo yarn over
- beg beginning
- st stitch
Special Stitches
Small Puff Stitch (PS): YO and insert hook in indicated stitch and pull up a loop to the height of a hdc, yo and insert hook back in same st and pull up a loop, yo and pull through all 5 loops.
Picot: Ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook.
Spike Stitch (spike st): Insert hook below into sc from round 4, YO, draw up a loop to the same height as the working row, YO and pull through both loops.
Christmas Crochet Stars Instructions
You can use a different colour for every round, or the same colour if you prefer.
Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1 (counts as 1st sc), 11 sc into ring, Join with a sl st to beg ch. Pull ring tight and fasten off yarn – 12 sc
Round 2: Join next colour in any st, 1 PS (see special stitches), ch 1, [1 PS, ch 1] in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st ch-1 sp. Fasten off yarn – 12 PS, 12 ch-1 sp
Round 3: Join next colour in any ch-1 sp, ch 1, 2 sc in same sp. Make 2 sc in each ch-1 sp around, join with a sl st to beg sc. Fasten off yarn – 24 sc
Round 4: Join next colour in any st , ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next st, 1 hdc in next st, * 1 sc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next st, 1 hdc in next st; rep from * 4 more times, join with a sl st to beg sc. Fasten off yarn – 6 star points
Round 5: Join next colour in any ch-2 sp, ch 1 * [1sc, picot, 1 sc] in ch-2 sp, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 spike st (see special stitches) into next st, 1 sc into each of the next 3 sts; rep from * 5 more times, join with a sl st to beg sc. Fasten off yarn. Weave in all threads.
The crochet stars will benefit from a light steaming with a hot iron. You can add a hanging loop to your star, or scroll down to find instructions on joining stars to make a garland!
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Love how you used yarn scraps for these stars! I included your pattern in my roundup of quick and easy crochet star ornaments. This is the link, hope you enjoy it! https://craftsondisplay.com/crochet/crochet-star-patterns-199030/