Christmas Wish Star Crochet Doily

Make this beautiful Christmas Wish Star Crochet Doily or Centerpiece to decorate your holiday table.
Great for gift giving too PLUS there are matching coasters!

Christmas Wish Star Crochet Doily

SKILL LEVEL:
Easy
Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing.

Yarn: Nurturing Fibres – Eco-Cotton DK – small amounts – approx 20/30 grams of each color for each coaster.
Color – Mist; Ruby Pink and Willow

Hook: 3.25 mm but any hook can be used depending on size required

Notes:

Due to the nature of this pattern – the yarn and hook used is only a suggestion and any substitute may be used.

Size of finished product will vary depending on yarn and also size of hook used.

Takes about an hour to 1 & half hours to make one (depending on how quick you crochet)

Size: approx 12 /14 inches (30/32 cm) in diameter

Abbreviations:
CH – chain
SC – single crochet
HDC – half double crochet
DC – double crochet
TR – treble crochet

SPECIAL STITCHES:

FPDC – front post double crochet

• Step 1: Yarn over on hook.
• Step 2: Insert hook into hole next to the post of the next stitch, on the “hook side.”
• Step 3: Bring the hook back to the front of the fabric from behind the post, to the hole farther from the hook.
• Step 4: Yarn over and draw through a loop, bringing it through both sides of the fabric. (3 loops remaining on hook)
• Step 5: Yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook. (2 loops remaining on hook)
• Step 6: Yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook.

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Work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches in the same stitch. Insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first double crochet of the group. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.

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Abbreviations:  US Terminology

CH – chain
SL ST – slip stitch
SC – single crochet (UK – DC)
HDC – half double crochet (UK – HTR)
DC – double crochet (UK – TR)
TR – treble crochet (UK – DTR)
BLP – back loop
RS – Right side
WS – Wrong side

INSTRUCTIONS:

With Mist – Make a magic circle OR CH 6 and SL ST to form a ring;

RND 1: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work 9 DC into circle/ring (10 DC); SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
RND 2: work into back-loops only for this round;
CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work 1 DC into SAME ST; work 2 DC into each ST all around (20 DC); SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Rudy Pink – join yarn into any DC;

NOTE: for this round depending on your tension – if you crochet tight CH 3 in between clusters instead of 2 CH. Your star might make a bowl if your crochet too tight.

RND 3: work into back-loops only for this round;
CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work 1 DC into SAME ST; CH 2; SKIP 1 DC;
*work 2 DC into next DC; CH 2; SKIP 1 DC. Repeat from * all around (10 x 2 DC clusters; 10 x 2 or 3 CH spaces)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Willow – join yarn into any 2 or 3 CH space

RND 4: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [2 DC; 3 CH; 3 DC] into SAME space;
*work 1 SC into NEXT 2 or 3 CH space; work [3 DC; 3 CH; 3 DC} into NEXT 2 or 3 CH space.
Repeat all around ( 5 x SC; 5 x corner clusters); SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
RND 5: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work 1 DC into next 2 DC;
*work [3 DC; 3 CH; 3 DC] into 3 CH corner space; work 1 DC into next 3 DC; work 1 SC into next SC;
work 1 DC into next 3 DC. Repeat from * all around; omitting last 3 DC and joining with a SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

   

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With Mist – join yarn into any 3 CH corner space

RND 6: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC; CH 2; 2 DC]; work 1 DC into next 6 DC; work 1 FPDC around next DC; work 1 DC into next 6 DC;
*work [2 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into next corner space; work 1 DC into next 6 DC; work 1 FPDC around next DC; work 1 DC into next 6 DC. Repeat from * 3 more times. SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Ruby Pink – join yarn into any 2 CH corner space

RND 7: Work 1 PC into space ( 3 CH plus 4 DC); (SKIP next 2 DC; work 1 PC into next ST) x 5; SKIP next 2 DC.; *work 1 PC into next corner space; (SKIP next 2 DC; work 1 PC into next ST) x 5; SKIP next 2 DC.
Repeat from * 3 more times. SL ST into top of first PC.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Willow – join yarn into any corner PC

RND 8: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into top of PC;
(work 1 DC into each of the NEXT 2 SKIPPED DC of round 6; work 1 SC into top of next PC} x 5;
work 1 DC into each of the NEXT 2 SKIPPED DC of round 6.
*Work [2 DC; 2 CH; 2 DC] into next corner PC;
(work 1 DC into each of the NEXT 2 SKIPPED DC of round 6; work 1 SC into top of next PC} x 5;
work 1 DC into each of the NEXT 2 SKIPPED DC of round 6.
Repeat from * 3 more times. SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
RND 9: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work 1 DC into next DC;
*work [2 DC; 2 CH; 2 DC] into corner space; work 1 DC into each DC and SC across (19 STS);
repeat from * 4 more times. SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Mist – join yarn into any 2 CH corner space

RND 10: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into corner; work 1 DC into next 6 DC;
(work 1 FPDC around next DC; work 1 DC into next 2 DC) x 4; work 1 FPDC around next DC; work 1 DC into next 6 DC.
*Work [2 DC; CH 2; 2 DC]; work 1 DC into next 6 DC;
(work 1 FPDC around next DC; work 1 DC into next 2 DC) x 4; work 1 FPDC around next DC; work 1 DC into next 6 DC.
Repeat from * 3 more times. SL ST into 3rd of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Ruby Pink – join yarn into any 2 CH corner space

RND 11: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into corner;
(CH 3; SKIP 2 STS; work 1 TR into next ST) x 9 ; CH 3;
*work [2 DC; 2 CH; 2 DC] into next corner; (CH 3; SKIP 2 STS; work 1 TR into next ST) x 9 ; CH 3.
Repeat from * 3 more times. SL ST into 3rd CH of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With Willow – join yarn into any 2 CH corner space

RND 12: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into corner; work 1 DC into next 2 DC;
(SKIP the 3 CH; work 1 DC into each of the 2 SKIPPED sts of round 10; work 1 FPDC around TR) x 9
(SKIP the 3 CH; work 1 DC into each of the 2 SKIPPED sts of round 10; work 1 DC into next 2 DC.
*Work [2 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into corner; work 1 DC into next 2 DC;
(SKIP the 3 CH; work 1 DC into each of the 2 SKIPPED sts of round 10; work 1 FPDC around TR) x 9
(SKIP the 3 CH; work 1 DC into each of the 2 SKIPPED sts of round 10; work 1 DC into next 2 DC.
Repeat from * 3 more times. SL ST into 3rd CH of 3 CH.

RND 13: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); ; work 1 DC into each ST all around; work 3 SC into each 2 CH corner space. SL ST into 3rd CH of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

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