These sweet little stars are created with only two rounds of crochet, so they are surprisingly quick to make. What’s more, the wrap is worked by joining each of the stars as you go so it will be ready to wear in no time!
MATERIALS
• Lion Brand Bonbons Metallics 650 Party (96% acrylic/4% metallic polyester; 35m/38yds per 10g/⅓oz ball) DK-weight yarn x 3 packs
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shadeYellow (A)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shade Orange (B)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shade Red (C)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shade Brown (D)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shade Silver (E)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shadeTurquoise (F)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shade Pink (G)
3 x 10g (⅓oz) balls in shade Purple (H)
• 4mm (US G/6) crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
45.5cm (18in) wide x 157cm (62in) long
TENSION
1 star to measure 6.5cm (2½in) from point to point
ABBREVIATIONS
See page 9.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Picot: Work 2ch and sl st in first ch.
For the Stars
Round 1: Using 4mm (US G/6) hook, make a magic ring. Work 3ch (counts as 1tr), 11tr into the ring, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of 3ch. (12 sts)
Round 2: *2ch, 1dtr in next st, picot, work 3dc around the post of dtr, 1dc in next st; rep from * a further 5 times finishing the last repeat with a sl st in 3rd ch of 3ch from Round 1.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tips
The individual star motifs are joined-as-you-go, by passing the stitches from one star through the previous star as you work the picot point.
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Take time to weave in the ends of each star as you finish it. It’s really tempting to leave them until the end, but you’ll be so glad you didn’t when you finish the project!
FOR THE WRAP
Join stars as-you-go at the creation of the picot point as follows: Work 2ch at the point of the star, pass the stitch through the picot point on the next star and work the remaining picot with sl st in first stitch and then continue working the star.
Make and join stars in the following colour sequence:
Row 1: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H.
Row 2: H, A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
Row 3: G, H, A, B, C, D, E, F.
Row 4: F, G, H, A, B, C, D, E.
Row 5: E, F, G, H, A, B, C, D.
Row 6: D, E, F, G, H, A, B, C.
Row 7: C, D, E, F, G, H, A, B.
Row 8: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, A.
Rep this 8-row sequence three times (24 rows in total), making and joining 192 stars; 24 in each colour.
MAKING UP AND FINISHING
Weave in any remaining ends and block to measurements.
Make it yours
The colour repeat is worked by moving one star to the left on each row; mix things up by working the stars in a random design, or create solid blocks of colour with stripes.
