Radiating Crochet Star | Free Pattern & Video Tutorial

Crochet a radiating star for a cool DIY coaster or just a fun appliqué! This pattern is easy to memorize and customize, whether you want it in a solid color, two-toned, or multicolored. It was a really fun pattern to design, and I hope you like it!

Follow along with this free written pattern, or watch the video tutorial to make your very own crochet star!

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Radiating Crochet Star Tutorial

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You can follow along with my YouTube video to make your own radiating crochet star! I have timestamps included to help you jump to any point you need to!

Pattern Information

Materials

10 grams/20.1 yards of medium weight yarn (Caron Big Cakes in “Rainbow Jellys”)
6mm Clover Amour crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn needle

Crochet Abbreviations

ch = chain

ch-sp = chain-space

rep = repeat

sc = single crochet

sk = skip

sl st = slip stitch

st = stitch

Dimensions

*includes instructions to adjust sizing

4 rounds: 8.5 centimeters wide x 8.5 centimeters long (3.3 x 3.3 inches)

6 rounds: 13 centimeters wide x 13 centimeters long (5.1 x 5.1 inches)

9 rounds: 20.5 centimeters wide x 20.5 centimeters long (8.1 x 8.1 inches)

Notes and Tips

This pattern is written using US crochet terms
The number in (parentheses) at the end of each row is the stitch count after finishing that row
Italicized notes tell you what to change to adjust the size
Change colors by pulling the new color through the loop on your hook
The chain 1 at the beginning of each round does NOT count as a single crochet
The slip stitch at the end of each round goes into the first stitch of that round
The slip stitch at the start of each round goes into the next stitch after the previous slip stitch
The bigger the star is, the more the arms start to twist. You’ll either need to block it or adjust the pattern to turn after every round

Radiating Crochet Star Pattern

Foundation: Make a magic ring (or make a slipknot, ch4, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring)

Round 1: ch1, sc5 into ring, sl st, switch colors (5)

Round 2: ch1, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in each st around, sl st, switch colors (20 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Round 3: sl st, ch1, *sc, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc, sk2, rep from * around, sl st, switch colors (30 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Round 4: sl st, ch1, *sc in next 2 st, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc in next 2 st, sk2, rep from * around, sl st, switch colors (40 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Next, we’ll do an “increase” round to add 20 more stitches instead of just 10, so we can keep it flat.

Round 5: sl st, ch1, *sc2 in next st, sc in next 2 st, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc in next 2 st, sc2 in next st, sk2, rep from * around, sl st, switch colors (60 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Round 6: sl st, ch1, *sc in next 5 st, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc in next 5 st, sk2, rep from * around, sl st, switch colors (70 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Note: Fasten off for a typical coaster size or continue for a larger star.

Round 7: sl st, ch1, *sc in next 6 st, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc in next 6 st, sk2, rep from * around, sl st, switch colors (80 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Next, we’ll do another “increase” round to keep it laying flat.

Round 8: sl st, ch1, *sc2 in next st, sc in next 6 st, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc in next 6 st, sc2 in next st, sk2, rep from * around, sl st, switch colors (100 sc, 5 ch-sp)

Round 9: sl st, ch1, *sc in next 9 st, [sc2, ch2, sc2] in next ch-sp, sc in next 9 st, sk2, rep from * around, sl st (110 sc, 5 ch-sp)

You can continue adding rounds following this pattern to make the star bigger. Note that you may need to add increase rounds to keep it flat and the bigger the star is, the more the arms start to twist. You’ll either need to block it or adjust the pattern to turn after every round.