Here is a clear, easy step-by-step tutorial to make the crochet Christmas Star Motif shown in your image (white center, red border).
The structure: a 5-petal flower motif → turned into a star with pointed edges.
⭐ DETAILED CROCHET TUTORIAL — 5-POINT STAR MOTIF
🧶 Materials
- White yarn (center)
- Red yarn (border)
- 3.0–4.0 mm hook
- Scissors, needle
🌟 ROUND 1 — CENTER (White)
- Magic ring
Wrap yarn around fingers, insert hook, pull up a loop. - Form the base of 5 clusters
Inside the ring: Repeat 5 times:ch 3 (counts as dc) 2 dc ch 2→ After each set, you will have a small cluster + a chain-2 space. - After you complete this 5 times, join with sl st to the top of ch-3.
✔ You should now see 5 chain-2 gaps forming a pentagon.
🌟 ROUND 2 — WHITE PETALS
You will work petals in each of the 5 chain-2 spaces you made.
In each ch-2 space:
3 dc
ch 2
3 dc
This makes one petal.
Repeat this in all 5 spaces.
Join with sl st.
✔ Now your motif looks like a 5-petal flower, rounded edges.
❤️ ROUND 3 — RED BORDER (Star Points)
This is the round that turns the flower into a star.
Attach red yarn in any ch-2 top space (the peak between the 3dc+3dc of each petal).
In that peak space, work the following carefully:
⭐ SHAPING ONE STAR POINT
In each petal top ch-2 space:
2 sc
1 hdc
3 dc
ch 2
3 dc
1 hdc
2 sc
Explanation:
- The stitches grow tall (sc → hdc → dc) to form the rising side of the point.
- The ch-2 at the top creates the sharp tip.
- Then stitches shrink (dc → hdc → sc) to go back down.
→ Repeat this for all 5 petals/points.
Join with sl st. Fasten off.
✔ After this round, your work will look exactly like the red-edged star in your picture.
🧵 OPTIONAL — MAKE EDGES CRISPER
If you want the points sharper:
- Steam block it lightly
- Pin each of the 5 points outward
- Let it dry
⭐ You’re done!
You now have a Christmas star motif just like your image.