You can make star stitches with a varying number of spikes, so you will find different instructions for different variations on this stitch. These directions are for making a common five-spike star stitch, but they’ll help you understand how to make any variation of the stitch. Crochet star stitch has a beautiful thick texture and is great for dense projects, such as washcloths and winter blankets, but you can use it to make just about anything. Let’s learn how to make this stitch! Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook. Yarn over and pull a loop through. This is the beginning of a single crochet stitch, but instead of completing the entire stitch, leave the loop on the hook. Continue to insert your hook into subsequent chains, yarning over and pulling through until there are six loops on your hook. Placement is everything with the crochet star stitch, so pay careful attention to where you are inserting the hook at each step. Insert your hook into the next chain, yarn over and pull through. Repeat in the next chain. This will give you six loops on your hook. When you get to the end, make one hdc in the last stitch. Turn the work and chain 2. This counts as the first hdc stitch of the row. Crochet two hdc stitches into the eye of the star in the row below. When you get to the end, crochet 2 hdc in the final stitch. Turn the work and chain three. Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook. Yarn over and pull through. There will now be two loops on the hook. Insert your hook into the next chain, then yarn over and pull through. There will now be three loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all six loops on the hook. Chain one to close the star. This creates the eye of the first star of this row (which is the third row of the pattern and the second of the star stitch rows). Work the crochet star stitch on odd number rows and half double crochet stitches on even-numbered rows.
