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Christmas Star
Title: Christmas orna star, cr
STAR
Materials: Bedspread weight cotton thread, 31 yards.
Steel crochet hook, size 8 (1.25 mm)
Starching materials, ribbon, translucent nylon thread.
Ch 100 loosely; join with sl st to form a ring, being
careful not to twist ch.
Rnd 1: (Right side): Ch 1, * decrease, sc in next 8 chs, 3
sc in next ch, sc in next 8 chs; join with sl st to first
sc: 100 sc.
Rnd 2: (Eyelet rnd): Ch 3, skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc, ch
2, * + (skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc, ch 2) twice, (dc, ch
4, dc) in next sc, ch 2, dc in next sc, (ch 2, skip next 2
sc, dc in next sc) twice +, (skip next 2 sc, dc in next sc)
twice, ch 2; repeat from * 3 times more, then repeat from +
to + once,skip last 2 sc; join with sl st to top of beg ch-3
Rnd 3: (Eyelet rnd): Ch 1, sc in same st, * + (sc, hdc) in
next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc, (2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in
next dc) twice, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-4 sp, dc in
next dc, (2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc) twice, (hdc,
sc) in next ch-2 sp, skip next dc +, sc in next dc; repeat
from * 3 times more, then repeat from + to + once; join with
sl st to first sc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st, * + ch 1, skip next sc, hdc in
next hdc, ch 1, (skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times,
(dc, ch 1) 3 times in next ch-2 sp, (dc in next dc, ch 1,
skip next dc) 5 times, hdc in next hdc, ch 1, skip next
sc +, sc in next sc; repeat from * 3 times more, then repeat
from + to + once; join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st, * + ch 1, hdc in next hdc, ch 1,
(dc in next dc, ch 1) 6 times, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in next
dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 6 times, hdc in next hdc, ch 1 +,
sc in next sc; repeat from * 3 times more, then repeat from
+ to + once; join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 6: Skip first ch-1 sp, * sc in next hdc, sc in next ch-1
sp, (sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp) 7 times, (sc, ch 3,
sc) in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, (sc in next dc, sc in
next ch-1 sp) 7 times, sc in next hdc, skip next ch-1 sp,
sl st in next sc, skip next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around,
ending last repeat with sl st in first sl st; finish off.
Weave ribbon through Eyelet rnd. Make a loop hanger using
translucent thread.
* = work instructions following * as many more times as
indicated in addition to the first time.
+ to + = work all instructions from first + to second + as
many times as specified.