In this tutorial it is shown how to make a star stitch. You need to crochet two rows to get one row of stars, thus, you should keep repeating two rows until you reach the desired size of your piece. To make this stitch, you need to know how to make a half double crochet (hdc). The instructions below show how to make a star stitch when you work in rows. If you would like to see how it can be done working in rounds, you can take a look at my tutorial for a small star stitch bag here.
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Star stitch step-by-step
1. For this tutorial, start with an odd number of chains (this is your foundation chain). You will be working in the five chains starting from the second chain from your hook.
2. So, insert your hook in the second chain from your hook.
3. Yarn over.
4. Pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook.
5. Insert your hook in the next chain.
6. Yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook.
7. Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Keep repeating these steps until you have 6 loops on your hook. It means that you worked into the 5 chains that were shown in step 1.
8. Yarn over.
9. Pull the yarn through all 6 loops on your hook.
10. Yarn over.
11. Pull the yarn through the loop on your hook. You have just made a part of your first star. The hole that is shown in the picture is called an eye of the star stitch.
12. The second star stitch is made a bit differently, but this is how you will make the usual star stitches down the row. So, insert your hook in the middle of the star stitch eye, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have two loops on your hook. Next insert your hook into the last loop of the previous star like it is shown in the picture. Grab just one loop in the front, the one you can see.
13. So, with your hook inserted in that last loop of your previous star, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have three loops on your hook. You will have to insert your hook in the foundation chain, where you made the last loop of your previous star like it is shown in the picture.
14. So, insert your hook in that chain, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have four loops on your hook.
15. Then insert your hook into the next foundation chain. Yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have five loops on your hook.
16. Insert your hook into the next chain, yarn over and pull the yarn through. Now you have 6 loops on your hook.
17. Yarn over and pull the yarn through all 6 loops on your hook.
18. Yarn over and pull the yarn through the loop on your hook.
19. Continue making star stitches like you made the second one until the end of the row.
20. Make one hdc in the last stitch. Chain 2 and turn around your work.
21. Make 2 hdc in the eye of every star until the end of the row.
22. Make one hdc in the last stitch (grab both loops of the stitch).
23. To make the first star in the row you will be working in the second chain from your hook, in the third chain from your hook, and in the first, second and third st of the prev row.
24. Again, in total you should have 6 loops on your hook.
25. Yarn over and pull the yarn through all 6 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull the yarn through the loop on your hook. You have made the first star stitch of this row. Continue down the row as usually. Next row will be hdc row. You should make it as it was described before.
26. After making 4 rows, you will have two rows of star stitches. Repeat rows 3 and 4 until you reach the desired size. Done!
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Luisa Antillón Vidal
March 26, 2021 at 7:06 amMuchas gracias por estos tutoriales con fotografía
Practique el punto estrella. Muy bien explicado
Nordic Hook
March 28, 2021 at 4:31 pmGracias! Me da mucho gusto que te haya sido útil 🙂
Connie
April 12, 2021 at 12:53 pmSo there’s a chain three after row 22?
Nordic Hook
April 12, 2021 at 1:12 pmYes, after step 22 you have to chain three 🙂
Fernanda
May 29, 2022 at 10:55 pmHola, he hecho variedad de puntadas de esta página sin inconvenientes pero aquí algo está faltando (creo) porque el tejido se va cerrando debido a que mientras la parte inferior de la estrella toma 3 cadenetas, los dos medios puntos de la parte superior solo aportan dos cadenetas. Por favor me aclaras o corriges porque realmente me gusta el punto. Gracias!
Nordic Hook
July 10, 2022 at 3:13 pmHola! Gracias por tu comentario y disculpa que haya tardado en responder. En los pasos 11 a 16 puedes ver que cada nueva estrella se hace con sólo dos nuevas cadenetas. Al comenzar una estrella, los primeros 3 aros se hacen en la estrella anterior, y sólo los dos siguientes aros se hacen en las dos siguientes cadenetas. Espero que esté más claro. Si no, por favor házmelo saber.