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Let’s Learn a New Crochet Stitch!

Last week I asked you what stitches you would like me to create tutorials about and now I am working through them, one by one!

This week’s new stitch was requested multiple times and I am creating a few tutorials to address it. This week I am sharing a tutorial to create the 4 Point Star Stitch. Next week I will share the tutorial to make a different version of the Star Stitch.

There are so many ways you can make this stitch – I can hardly believe the variations I came across online and in the numerous crochet stitch books I referenced! Some examples pull up more loops to create the star, some pull up less loops; some use single crochet, some use double crochet; some pull more loops from the previous star stitch and only 2 from the main row of crochet stitches… I hope this method I have outlined below is easy for you to follow –

Star Stitch (4 Point Star)

Alternate Name: Marguerite Stitch

Yarn: Red Heart With Love
Hook: 6.0 mm (J)

Finished Dimensions: 8 inch square after blocking

Stitch Pattern Multiple: chain a multiple of 2 plus 4

R1: chain 26, beginning in the 2nd ch from the hook, pull up 1 loop in each of the next 4 chs, yarn over the hook and pull through all 5 loops on the hook, ch 1; *insert your hook into the center of the star you just created (see image 5 below to see the center of the star) and pull up 1 loop, insert your hook into the same stitch where you pulled up your last loop for the previous star (see image 6 below to see which st I am referring to!) and pull up another loop, pull up 1 loop in each of the next 2 chs (you now have 5 loops on your hook), yarn over and pull through all 5 loops, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across, work 1 hdc in the last ch of the row, turn.

R2: ch 2 (counts as a hdc), work 2 hdc into the center of each star across, work 1 hdc in the 2nd ch (the chain you pulled up your first loop in in R1) (24) scroll to the bottom for photos beneath R4

R3: ch 3, beginning in the 2nd ch from the hook, pull up 1 loop in each of the next 2 chs, skip the 1st st of the row, pull up 1 loop in each of the next 2 sts, (you now have 5 loops on your hook) yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on your hook, ch 1; *insert your hook into the center of the star you just created and pull up 1 loop, insert your hook into the same stitch where you pulled up you last loop for the previous star and pull up another loop; pull up 1 loop in each of the next 2 sts (you now have 5 loops on your hook), yarn over and pull through all 5 loops, ch 1*, repeat from * to * across, work 1 hdc in the last st of the row, turn.

 

 

R4: ch 2 (counts as a hdc), work 2 hdc into the center of each star across; work 1 hdc in the top of the turning chain(24)

Repeat R3 and R4 6 more times, do not finish off

Edging: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st across, 2 sc in the corner, turn to work along the side edge;

Work 24 sc evenly along the side edge, 2 sc in the corner, turn to work along the bottom edge;

1 sc in each st across, 2 sc in the corner, turn to work along the side edge;

Work 24 sc evenly along the side edge, 2 sc in the corner, finish off and weave in ends.

You will need to block this square to make it square!

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