Oh, My Stars!

Following on from my previous post, the crocheted baubles, I have also made some very sweet little festive stars. They would look lovely as gift decorations, as part of another festive creation, like Christmas stockings or a decorative wreath. 

      

Starting with my favoured 'magic circle' I made 5 bobble stitches with a ch1 in between each. Pull the circle tight

Second round, in the centre of the top of each bobble: 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1. (Makes a small pentagon) 

third round: around the first ch1 in the previous round: corners of pentagon) 3dc, ch3, 3dc. In the second ch1(flat side of pentagon): slip stitch. 

The first part (3dc, ch3, 3dc) creates the points of the star, the second part anchors these and I think gives better definition and makes the points more pro I ant than just going from one point to the other without the slip stitch inbetween. 

To complete these stars, I completed two each, used single crochets to stitch them together and stuffed them. I added a ch12 and secured the end with a slip stitch to make a loop for hanging or otherwise securing depending on how they might be used.