Star Stitch (star st) — crochet stitch tutorial

A dense woven-looking texture that makes a plain handbag look designer-made.

UK terminology: star stitch

How to work it

1. Over a row of 40 sc: ch 3, turn. Without extra yarn-overs, pull up a loop in the 2nd and 3rd chains and in the first 3 sc — 6 loops on the hook.
2. Yarn over, pull through all 6 loops, then ch 1 to form the eye.
3. Next star: pull up a loop in the eye, between the last two spokes, in the same base stitch as the previous star's last loop, then in each of the next 2 base stitches — 6 loops. Yarn over through all 6, ch 1.
4. Repeat for 19 stars total, leaving 1 base stitch; hdc in that last stitch.
5. Return row: ch 2 (not counted), turn. Hdc in the edge hdc, 2 hdc in each of the 19 eyes, then hdc in the top of the starting ch-3 — 40 hdc.

Tips

• Pull every loop to the same height. This six-loop star is not a puff stitch. Use the pattern's edge and return-row instructions to preserve width.

Patterns that use it

• Star Stitch Handbag

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