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06 February 2011

Stars....


....lots and lots of stars. Using up loads of bits of wool for these, then I'm going to make them into bunting/garland type thing. As the wool for each is different, it makes the stars different sizes, and they are really quick to make so the piles are growing quite quickly. They are worked just like a granny square except you start with a chain of 5 instead of 4, then work 5 trebles for the first round (instead of the four as you would on the granny square), then continue on as many rounds as you like, then I just do 2 rounds of single crochet to finish them off. These definitely need blocking to make the points more pronouced. Apologies for the appalling explanation :o), but if you can do a granny square, you can do one of these. Have fun x

6 comments:

Jessica said...

Thankyou for this post.I had been wondering how to do them as they look great!This is about the only crochet i can do but i am going to have a go at making something with these!

Louise said...

Ooh, the more I see of crochet the more I want to give it a try. These are really lovely.

Unknown said...

They look lovely! Looking forward to seeing the finished garland! :) x

Dawn said...

oh they are lovely, but it's still something I struggle with - crochet.

They'll look fab as a garland x

Jacqui said...

I am in awe of your crocheting skills. Still beyond me, but I don't sit down and try, so...
xx

Becks said...

Oh they're great Shell. And the instructions, well......... all I can say is when I master the granny square lol.
Seems crochet motifs has been the weekend crafting for more of us than I thought ;-)
xx