Crochet star stitch forms rows of starburst-like stitches, each worked with multiple loops. This stitch is also sometimes called the "Marguerite stitch" or the "daisy stitch," or even a "spiked cluster." That's helpful to know because it gives a visual of how you'll form each "star" with a cluster of "spikes," which you work between. To make the pattern, you also work rows of half double crochet stitch between the rows of stars.
You can make star stitches with a varying number of spikes, so you will find different instructions for different variations on this stitch. These directions are for making a common five-spike star stitch, but they'll help you understand how to make any variation of the stitch.
Crochet star stitch has a beautiful thick texture and is great for dense projects, such as washcloths and winter blankets, but you can use it to make just about anything. Let's learn how to make this stitch!
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Make the Foundation Chain and Start the Star Stitch
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Start with a foundation chain. If you're working with a pattern, it will tell you how many chains to make. Otherwise, begin with an odd number of chain stitches.
Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook. Yarn over and pull a loop through.
This is the beginning of a single crochet stitch, but instead of completing the entire stitch, leave the loop on the hook.
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Draw up Loops on the Hook
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Insert your hook into the next chain, yarn over and pull through. There are now three loops on the hook.
Continue to insert your hook into subsequent chains, yarning over and pulling through until there are six loops on your hook.
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Yarn Over and Pull Through the Loops
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With six loops on your hook, yarn over one more time and pull through all six loops. The loops create the "spikes" that make up your first star.
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Finish the First Star
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Chain one. This finishes the star. It also creates an "eye" in the center of the star. You will work into the eye, so it's helpful to get a feel for the stitch design.
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Begin the Second Star
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Next, insert your hook into the "eye" that you just made. Yarn over and pull through. There will now be two loops on your hook.
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Insert the Hook Between the Spikes
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Insert your hook into the space between the two last "spikes" from the first "star." Yarn over and pull through. There will be three loops on your hook.
Placement is everything with the crochet star stitch, so pay careful attention to where you are inserting the hook at each step.
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Insert the Hook Into the Chain
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Insert your hook into the same chain where you worked the last stitch of the previous star. Yarn over and pull through. There will now be four loops on your hook.
Insert your hook into the next chain, yarn over and pull through. Repeat in the next chain.
This will give you six loops on your hook.
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Complete the Second Star
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Finish this second star as you did the first one. Yarn over and pull through all six loops on the hook. Chain one to close the second star.
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Crochet Star Stitch Across Row
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Repeat the steps above to make stars all the way across the row.
When you get to the end, make one hdc in the last stitch.
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HDC for the Second Row
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Between each row of star stitches, work rows of hdc stitches.
Turn the work and chain 2. This counts as the first hdc stitch of the row. Crochet two hdc stitches into the eye of the star in the row below.
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Complete the HDC Row
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Work 2 hdc in the eye of each star across the row.
When you get to the end, crochet 2 hdc in the final stitch.
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Start the Next Star Stitch Row
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To make another row of crochet stars, the process is almost the same as before, except that it begins with extra chain stitches.
Turn the work and chain three.
Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook. Yarn over and pull through. There will now be two loops on the hook.
Insert your hook into the next chain, then yarn over and pull through. There will now be three loops on the hook.
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Complete the Star Stitch
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Insert your hook into each of the next three stitches, doing a yarn over and pull through in each so that you have six stitches on the hook.
Yarn over and pull through all six loops on the hook. Chain one to close the star.
This creates the eye of the first star of this row (which is the third row of the pattern and the second of the star stitch rows).
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Continue Working Star Stitch and HDC Rows
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Finish the row of start stitch, then work another row of hdc, and so on.
Work the crochet star stitch on odd number rows and half double crochet stitches on even-numbered rows.