Star Stitch Row Followed By A Single Crochet Row
With A Practice Square Designed by Sandi Marshall
Single crochet can be used as one option for crocheting the row that follows a row filled with star stitch. The size star stitch used in this example is one with five spikes, as shown in my star stitch photo how-to.
I worked out this star stitch formula to give crocheters a starting point for figuring a starting chain for any size square or other item.
To figure a starting chain for a five-spike star stitch (where the first row will be
a foundation row of single crochet, followed by a row of star stitch), you will need:
How To Crochet The Five-Spike Star Stitch:
http://crochet.about.com/library/blstar_stitch.htm
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This is for five-spike star stitch: When crocheting the row following the star stitch row, you need to end up with 5 sc available for the first star stitch and 3 sc available for each adjoining star stitch. If you have placed any further star stitch in your design so that it is immediately following another type of stitch (a star stitch that is not immediately following another star stitch), you will need 5 sc available for that lone star stitch.
Where needed, work 2 sc in a stitch in order to come out with the needed number of single crochet stitches to be able to work the star stitches in the row that will follow.
Below is a practice pattern that I designed to give you the general idea of my star stitch formula method.
Materials Used In The Example:
Caron Simply Soft (Light Worsted Weight) yarn, in the following color:
Bone, color #9703
Hook: US Size G crochet hook
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ch = chain
chs = chains
ea = each
sc = single crochet
sp = space
Beg Star Stitch = beginning star stitch
Beg Star Stitch - How to make the first star: Draw up a loop in each of the next 5 sc, loosely draw loop through all 6 loops on hook, make a loose chain to close the star.
Adjoining Star Stitch - How to make each adjoining star: Insert hook into the loop that closed the previous star, wrap the yarn around the hook and draw this loop through, draw up a loop in the same place where the previous star finished, draw up a loop in each of the next 3 stitches, loosely draw a loop through all 6 loops on the hook, make a loose chain to close the star. Star Stitch In-Progress Photos
Starting Chain: Chain 27.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across. (26 sc)
Row 2: ch 1 to turn, sc in ea sc across. (26 sc)
Row 3: Note: As you draw a loop through all loops on the hook
to form a star stitch, draw that loop out a little longer than normal, so that it will
be loose - this keeps the star stitch size wide enough so the piece will not begin
to curl. ch 1 to turn, sc in ea of first 3 sc, make a Beg Star Stitch over next 5 sc
(see instructions above), then make an Adjoining Star Stitch 5 times, with each
Adjoining Star Stitch using the next 3 sc in the row (see instructions above), then
sc in ea of the last 3 sc.
Row 4: ch 1 to turn, sc in ea of first 3 sc, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp,
* 2 sc in loop that closed the next star st, sc in next loop **,
repeat the directions between * and ** once more,
2 sc in loop that closed the next star st, 2 sc in next loop,
repeat the directions between * and ** 2 more times, 2 sc in loop that closed
the next star stitch, sc in ea of last 3 sc.
Repeat Rows: Repeat rows 3 and 4, until you are two rows short of the length you want.
Last Two Rows: Repeat row 2.
The following photo shows the square worked through row 4:
When finished, end off. Weave in ends.
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