They are really quick and satisfying to make and I am planning to hang them on the tree once I have blocked them with some PVA glue. I might even add some glitter if I'm feeling particularly festive!!
I made the smaller stars by missing out the last round of the pattern and in the second round replacing the half double crochet with a single (this will make sense if you look at the pattern).My original plan was to make crochet snowflakes for the tree. I even bought these books for that purpose. Unfortunately it turns out I don't have the patience for the snowflakes - they take FOREVER! I don't mind all the fiddly bits on the first or even second branch of the snowflake but by the third and fourth I get grumpy!! I've started about five snowflakes and haven't managed to finish one yet! If you want to see some beautiful crochet snowflakes from the book then check out these posts from someone who has a lot more patience than me!
Maybe I'll have enough patience to attempt snowflakes next year but for the moment I'm pretty happy with my cute little granny stars!
Gorgeous stars! I bought a snowflake booklet similar to that one but haven't tried any yet, I have a feeling that I'll have the same problem with losing patience, lol!
ReplyDeleteThey are fabulous! I'm very tempted to have a go myself... I found exactly the same thing with snowflakes, I spent ages trying to make one and it turned out really messy so I gave it up as a bad job! These are lovely though, thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteYour stars are just lovely -- as beautiful as the inspirations from the blog post you shared. They're going to look great on your tree with your other handmade ornaments.
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this is the most amazing background everrrr! it makes me happy!
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They're so pretty. I did a snowflake last year and to be honest, it wasn't fun squinting at the tiny hook and thin yarn - stick with the stars!
ReplyDeleteJane x
Love those crochet stars very very pretty :0)
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