You Will Need

• template
• 50g ball of Elle Crochet Cotton no. 5 in white
• 2.5mm crochet hook
• 145cm wire (1.5mm diameter)
• adhesive tape

Abbreviations
beg      begin(ning)
ch        chain
dc        double crochet
dtr       double treble
foll       follow(s)(ing)
lp         loop
rnd      round
rep      repeat
RS        right side

 

sp        space
sl st     slip stitch
tr         treble

To Make
Using 2.5mm hook, work 10 ch, sl st into 1st ch to form a ring.

1st rnd: 3 ch, 24 tr into ring, sl st into 3rd ch at beg of rnd.

2nd rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, * 5 ch, skip 4 tr in previous rnd (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into 5th st *; rep from * to * 3 times, 5 ch, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

3rd rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, 4 ch, dtr into lp, 4 ch, * (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into ch-sp of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, 4 ch, dtr into lp, 4 ch *; rep from * to * 3 times, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

4th rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) twice, * (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into ch-sp of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) twice *; rep from* to * 3 times, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

5th rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 3 times, * (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into ch-sp of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 3 times *; rep from * to * 3 times, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

6th rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 4 times, * (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into ch-sp of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 4 times *; rep from * to * 3 times, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

7th rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 5 times, * (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into ch-sp of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 5 times *; rep from * to * 3 times, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

8th rnd: 5 ch, 2 dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 6 times, * (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) into ch-sp of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, 4 ch, (dtr into lp, 4 ch) 6 times *; rep from * to * 3 times, dtr into same sp as sl st in previous rnd, sl st into 4th ch at beg of rnd.

This completes the centre section of the star. Now continue working in rows for the points of the star.

9th row – point (RS): 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at beg of previous rnd, 8 ch, 3 dtr into 3rd lp, 4 dtr into foll lp, 3 dtr into foll lp, 8 ch, 2 dtr into sp between 1st 2 dtr of (2 dtr, 1 ch, 2 dtr) of previous rnd, turn.

10th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 8 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 9 times, 8 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

11th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 7 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 8 times, 7 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

12th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 7 ch, (dtr into space between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 7 times, 7 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

13th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 6 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 6 times, 6 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

14th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 6 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 5 times, 6 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

15th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 5 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 4 times, 5 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

16th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 5 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) 3 times, 5 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

17th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 4 ch, (dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row) twice, 4 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

18th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 4 ch, dtr into sp between foll 2 dtr of previous row, 4 ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

19th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 2 ch, 1 dtr into foll dtr of previous row, 2ch, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

20th row: 5 ch, dtr into sp between 2 dtr at end of previous row, 2 dtr into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row, turn.

21st row: dc into sp between (5 ch, dtr) of previous row; cut yarn and pull end through last st.

This completes one point of the star. Crochet the remaining four points in the same way.

To Complete
1 Bend a small loop at one end of the wire; this is the top point of the star. Use the template to bend the wire into a star shape. Overlap the ends by 2cm and stick them together with tape.

2 Attach the crochet to the frame either by working double crochet stitches over the wire and the edge of the crochet star points. Alternatively, you can sew the crochet to the wire frame with blanket stitches using a double length of crochet cotton.

3 Thread a hanging cord through the wire loop at the top of the star.

Words and image: Ideas magazine