Knit Stars
November 23, 2012
I’m knitting these cute stars for Christmas and they are so much fun. They are a free downloadable pattern from Webs. I can see making these in all kinds of colors. The pattern calls for sport weight yarn, but I knitted them in worsted. It doesn’t really matter for these – it just depends on how big you want them.
These stars use a really interesting construction. You cast on 5 stitches and join in the round. You increase stitches as you go around and then start knitting the points by using turns and decreasing stitches. After a few stars, I had the pattern memorized.
the ends are used as stuffing, so no weaving in!
One thing I liked about knitting these was there was no ends to weave in! I hate weaving in ends. You use the ends as stuffing. So if you want the stars to be plumper, leave longer ends.
sewing the two halves together is so easy
I knit these using Magic Loop, which made it so easy. No DPN tips to mess around with. These were pretty fast to knit, also – one star from start to finish takes about an hour and a half.
I gave the stars a little soak after I knit them and laid them flat on a towel to block. Then I sewed the two halves together, stuffing the ends in as I went. I crocheted a little loop at the top so I could hang them.
Wouldn’t these be cute in pinks and reds for Valentine’s Day? I could even see knitting a bunch of them in a room’s colors and throwing them in a big bowl on a coffee table. So many possibilities.
Pattern: Knit Stars
needles: US #6 circular
yarn: Worsted Wool
Ravelry Page
these look so nice — thanks for showing the projects and the link!
love this pattern but cannot open the pdf… is this available in any other format?
Leslie: I just tried the link again and it worked. I can see the pdf just fine. Try it in another browser maybe. I can’t figure out why you can’t open it! It should work.
Love your knitted stars! I might just copy you! Hope you had a lovely Christmas time with your loved ones.
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Happy new year .. i will just copy ur stars they are amazing
I tried this pattern but there seems to be a counting error beginning on row 5. I thought I could correct it at that point but the stitches don’t come out as the pattern states. Granted, I did try this at 6:00 am, but each time I tried it it came out to be a miscount. I so liked the stars and am hoping to get it worked out.
Toni: Have you tried again? Recount the stitches – the pattern is correct. Please check again and let me know.