This Knit Holiday Star will help you deck your halls with merry and joy! Plus it’s super fun to decorate with trim and beads.
Products for this design were provided by Furls Crochet, Fairfield, and Clover. All opinions are my own.
Change up the colors to fit your décor or holiday theme. You can even make a bunch and hang them across a doorway or up stair railings. Of course, the Holiday Star also makes a lovely doorknob hanger. It’s also perfect for dorm rooms or other small areas where a tree isn’t workable, but you still want some festivity.
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Knit Holiday Star
Knit Pattern
Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot
Supplies
Size
7” point to point
Yarn
Furls Whims Merino: (50% fine superwash merino wool, 50% nylon), Size 3 (15 wpi, DK weight), 182 yds / 100 g (yds/g = 1.82)
Dyed Turquoise Ombre (see HERE): 1 skein, (150 yds / 80 g)
Knitting Needles
4.0 mm (US 6) DPNs or long circulars
Gauge
Learn about gauge HERE
Not important for this pattern.
Other Supplies
Yarn Needle
PolyFil
Embroidery Floss or Scrap Yarn
Various Beads
Sewing Thread and Needle
Clover Thread Twister
Stitches and Abbreviations
click on highlighted sts for tutorials
co – cast on
dd – double decrease
dpn(s) – double point needle(s)
k – knit
m1l – make 1 left
m1r – make 1 right
rnd – round
ssk – slip slip knit
st(s) – stitch(es)
[ ] – work step in brackets number of times indicated
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Special Stitches
Double Decrease (dd): Slip 2 together as if to knit, k next stitch, pass the slipped st over the k stitch.
Make 1 Left (m1l): Pick up a stitch by inserting left needle from front to back into the strand of yarn between the two needles. Knit into the picked up stitch through the back loop.
Make 1 Right (m1r): Pick up a stitch by inserting left needle from back to front into the strand of yarn between the two needles. Knit into the picked up stitch through the front loop.
Pattern Notes
- Read through all instructions before beginning.
- The stitch count is at the end of each rnd/row after the period, usually only if the count has changed from the previous rnd/row. {count here}
- Chs and sl sts are not included in stitch counts unless specified.
Knit Holiday Star Pattern
First side
CO 120
Rnd 1: K all. {120 sts}
Rnd 2: [K1, m1r, k6, ssk, dd, k2tog, k6, m1l] 6 times. {108 sts}
Rnd 3: K all.
Rnd 4: [K1, m1r, k5, ssk, dd, k2tog, k5, m1l] 6 times. {96 sts}
Rnd 5: K all.
Rnd 6: [K1, m1r, k4, ssk, dd, k2tog, k4, m1l] 6 times. {84 sts}
Rnd 7: K all.
Rnd 8: [K1, m1r, k3, ssk, dd, k2tog, k3, m1l] 6 times. {72 sts}
Rnd 9: K all.
Rnd 10: [K1, m1r, k2, ssk, dd, k2tog, k2, m1l] 6 times. {60 sts}
Rnd 11: K all.
Rnd 12: [K1, m1r, k1, ssk, dd, k2tog, k1, m1l] 6 times. {48 sts}
Rnd 13: K all.
Rnd 14: [K1, m1r, ssk, dd, k2tog, m1l] 6 times. {36 sts}
Rnd 15: K all.
Rnd 16: [K2, dd, k1] 6 times. {24 sts}
Rnd 17: K all.
Rnd 18: Ssk around. {12 sts}
Rnd 19: K all.
Clip yarn leaving a long tail.
Thread yarn into yarn needle and run through all 12 loops, removing them from the needles.
Pull yarn tight, fasten off and weave in ends.
Second Side
Pick up and knit into 120 sts of cast on of First Side.
Repeat Rnds 2-17 of First Side.
Stuff Star firmly.
Repeat Rnds 18-19 and finishing of First Side.
Finishing
- Thread a long piece of embroidery floss or scrap yarn into the yarn needle.
- Tie end of thread to center of Star.
- Sew down through the center of Star, up through one of the valleys of Star, then down through the center of Star again.
- Pull tight, then sew up through the next valley, then down through the center again.
- Repeat last step until all valleys have been worked.
- Weave in ends.
- Sew a bead to the center of the Star on both sides.
- Make 1 yard of cord with Clover Thread Twister and yarn or embroidery floss.
- Use sewing thread to sew one end of cord to the center of Star, then continue wrapping cord to cover the floss or yarn used to shape Star.
- Cut off extra cord and use it to make a hanging cord for Star.
- Add additional decorations to Star as desired.
Hang or give and enjoy!
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