SEEING STARS...In one post

I have made up many Star pattern over the years here are just a few that could make great Christmas Blankets

BASIC STAR PATTERNS FROM 2011...

STAR PATTERN: US TERMS, UK terms in brackets

picture pattern

Change colour every round

A finger wrap of 5 wraps or ch4, sl st into circle

Round 1: 12dc [12tr], into circle

Round 2: 2dc [2tr], into next 2 sts, ch2, repeat for all 6 sides, els t to complete.

Round 3: 3dc [3tr], ch3, 3dc [3tr] into ch2 sp, miss a st, sc [dc], into next 2 sts, miss a st,repeat for all 6 sides, sl st to complete

Round 4: Join as you go round, start in a ch3 point, sc [dc], ch3, sc [dc], into ch3 point, sc [dc], into next 3sts, miss the next 2 sts, sc [dc], into next 3 sts, repeat for all sides.

Join at the points only using the 2nd ch st as a sl st into the next star, join 2 points to 2 points of each star.

2 options for joining below.....

 Add rounds of dc to make a cushion

 Add a deep band for a box cushion

2 BASIC SOLID STAR

DK 4mm Hook

Aran 5mm 

Chunky 6mm 

US Terms in black, UK Terms in red brackets

4mm hook dk

5mm hook Aran

Pattern 1

  finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 11dc [11tr] into circle (12 dc [12tr])

Round 2: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc,  in first st, 2dc [2tr], in second st, ch2,  repeat to end sl st into  first st to complete (24dc [24tr])

Round 3: att. yarn in any ch sp,  5dc [5tr],  into the centre of the dip,  sl st into next ch sp,  repeat until 

6 points, sl st into first st, to complete. (6 points)

Round 4: att. yarn in any point, 3dc [3tr], into the dip one side of the sl st, ch3,  3dc [3tr], into the other side of the sl st,

US Terms in black, UK Terms in red brackets

Pattern 2

 A finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 11dc [11tr] into circle (12 dc [12tr])

Round 2: cont. ch2 counts as first dc [tr], 1dc,[1tr],  in first st, 2dc [2tr], in second st, ch2,  repeat to end sl st into  first st to complete (24dc [24tr])

Round 3: cont. sl st over sts to next ch2 sp, or att. yarn in any ch sp,  miss 2 sts, 2dc [2tr], 1tr [1dtr], 2dc [2tr] into sp between 2 pairs of sts, miss 2sts, 
sc [dc], into next ch sp,  repeat until 

6 points, sl st into first st, to complete. (6 points)

Round 4: Cont. sl st in the next 3 sts to reach the tr [dtr], at the point,

tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr], ch3, tr [dtr], ch1, tr [dtr],  ch1, tr [dtr], into the sc [dc], at dip,  

miss 2sts, sc [dc], into next tr [dtr], at point, repeat for all points.

without the ch1 between tr [dtr] 

below with the ch1 between tr [dtr]

 a slightly more star like effect

Join as you go at the points

IN ONE COLOUR OR A DIFFERENT COLOUR EACH ROUND....

Rainbow of Stars

 Curtain of Stars

SC JOIN AS YOU GO OPTION

SOLID JOIN AS YOU GO

US TERMS UK TERMS IN BRACKETS

DK 4mm hook

Aran 5mm hook

Midnight Sky Stars
Fill-in pattern
Round 1: Attach yarn at a star point 
1tr [1dtr], 3dc [3tr] 1tr [1dtr] into the middle st at dip sc into next point
repeat for all dips x6

Round 2: then 'Join as you go' in this round
with a sc [dc], in every stitch with sc [dc], ch3 sc [dc], at the points

the picture collage written instruction is incorrect but the pictures are useful 

SPIKE STITCH STAR PICTURE PATTERN

TO EDGE A BLANKET