A Star Ornament by Elena Maltseva

A Star Ornament

Knitting
January 2025
Thread ?
any gauge, not important
US 0 - 2.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
depends on yarn and needles
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

A Star Ornament was originally published in 2020 as A Star Snowflake. The 2025 version received a significant upgrade:

The pattern has been revised and updated to both simplify the process and provide you with more detailed instructions

The pattern now has links to YouTube tutorials by me to help you with the process

Happy knitting!

Materials
• Any yarn weight
• 4 dpns in size recommended for the yarn
• Tapestry needle (for weaving in the ends)

Notes:

  1. The star ornament in the top picture has 4 tiers and is knit with Aunt Lydia’s size 10 crochet thread and US 0 (2mm) dpns. The ornament is about 6.5” (16 cm) point to point.
  2. The ornament in the second picture has 2 tiers and is knit with worsted weight yarn and US 5 (3.75mm) needles. The ornament is about 7.5” (19 cm) point to point.
  3. It is recommended that you block and starch your star using preferred method.
  4. If you need help with the pattern watch my YouTube tutorial:

Knit a Star Part 1: https://youtu.be/czLz2ayQaW0
Knit a Star Part 2: https://youtu.be/p9mBSBEsKqo