Crochet Christmas Star Ornament

If you like this easy Christmas crochet pattern you might also like this crochet bauble pattern or this pattern for Christmas coasters.

About This Crochet Star

• This is a simple pattern made up of three crochet rounds.
• It is a super easy pattern and perfect for beginners.
• These are fun and very quick to make and great for stash busting.
• Make these crochet stars to hang on your Christmas tree, use them as fun home decor pieces, tuck them into Christmas cards, use these to decorate gifts, string a bunch together to make a holiday garland and more.
• You can even opt not to crochet the hanging loop onto the fifth point of the star and use them as appliques.

Crochet Stitches

For this pattern, you must know how to single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, treble crochet, and slip stitch.

Crochet Picot Stitch

The easy crochet project uses a picot stitch as a decorative feature. If you do not know how to make this read our blog post on how to crochet picot stitch to learn more.

Yarn and Hook Information

We used #3 light (DK, light worsted, 8ply) acrylic yarn with about 14 WPI.
The recommended hook size for this yarn is 4mm; however, we opted for a 3mm hook instead. The smaller hook size creates a tighter stitch, which helps make the ornaments firmer and hold shape better.

However, feel free to experiment with different yarn types and weights, such as worsted weight yarn, and remember to adjust the hook size to what is recommended on the yarn label or go down a hook size like we did to create a firmer crochet Christmas star ornament.

Skill Level

Beginner

What You Will Need

Yarn

#3 light (DK, light worsted, 8ply) yarn with 14 WPI (wraps per inch):

• Color of choice - 13 yards, (12 meters)

Crochet Hook

• 3mm (D3)

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Finished Size

The finished size of the Christmas star ornament is about 4 inches (10cm) wide and 5 inches (12cm) tall from the bottom to the top of the hanging loop.

Gauge

The gauge is not so important for this pattern.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used - US Terms

• ch- chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• tr - treble (triple crochet)
• picot - picot
• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• sl st - slip stitch
• sk – skip
• rpt - repeat
• YO - yarn over hook
• hk - hook
• [ ] - at the end of a round indicates the number of stitches in that round

Special Stitches

Picot - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.

Pattern Instructions

Round One

Round 1 - Chain 2 (count this as a double crochet), make 2 double crochets into the ring and then chain 2, make * 3 double crochets and a chain 2, repeat from * 4 times, slip stitch into the 1st stitch to join. [15 double crochets and 5 x chain 2 spaces in this round]

Abbreviated Version

Rnd 1- ch2 (counts as 1dc), 2dc into ring ch2, * 3dc, ch2, rpt from * 4 times, sl st into 1st st to join. [15dc, 5 x ch-2 sps]

Round Two

Round 2 - Slip stitch into the next stitch, and chain 2 (this counts as a half double crochet), make * (3 double crochets, chain 2, 3 double crochets) into the chain 2 space, skip 1 stitch, make 1 half double crochet in the next stitch, repeat from * 4 times, skip 1 stitch, then make (3 double crochets, chain 2, 3 double crochets) in the last chain 2 space, skip 1 stitch, and slip stitch into the top of chain 2 to join. [30 double crochets, 5 half double crochets, and 5 x chain 2 spaces in this round]

Abbreviated Version

Rnd 2 - sl st into next st, ch2 (counts as a hdc), * (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in ch-2 sp, sk 1-st, 1hdc in next st, rpt from * 4 times, sk 1-st, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in ch-2s sp, sk 1-st, sl st into top of ch-2 to join. [30dc, 5hdc, 5 x ch-2 sps]

Round Three

Round 3 - Chain 1 (do not count this as a stitch), make 1 single crochet in the same space as the slip stitch, skip 3 stitches, make * (1 half double crochet, 2 double crochets, 1 treble crochet, picot, 1 treble crochet, 2 double crochets, and 1 half double crochet) in the chain 2 space, skip 3 stitches, then make 1 single crochet in the next stitch, repeat from * 4 times, skip 3 stitches, make (1 half double crochet, 2 double crochets, 1 treble, chain 20, slip stitch into the 1st chain to join, then make 1 treble, 2 double crochets, and 1 half double crochet) in the last chain 2 space, skip 3 stitches, and slip stitch into the 1st single crochet to join, chain 1, cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends.

Abbreviated Version

Rnd 3 - ch1 (not counted as a st), 1sc in same sp as sl st, sk 3-sts, *(1hdc, 2dc, 1tr, picot, 1tr, 2dc, 1hdc) in ch-2 sp, sk 3-sts, 1sc in next, rpt from * 4 times, sk 3-sts, (1hdc, 2dc, 1tr, ch20, sl st into 1st ch to join, 1tr, 2dc, 1hdc) in ch-2 sp, sk 3-sts, sl st into 1st sc to join, ch1, cut yarn, fasten off and weave in ends.

Video For These Crochet Star Decorations

Learn how to make these easy crochet stars with our video tutorial. This step by step guide walks you through the process.

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