Starry Nights Throw Pattern
The summer nights are full of stars and so is your next crochet project! Follow the Starry Nights Throw Pattern to hook a stunning throw reminiscent of twinkling night skies. Blues and light grays pop from a deep dark gray, like stars shining their light forth from the blackness of space. The star stitch pattern will quickly become one of your favorites, and its versatility will allow you to direct this project at any audience. Lighten up the color scheme and craft this crochet blanket for one of the new little shining stars in your life!
Crochet HookK/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook, M/13 or 9 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge11 sts = 4" [10 cm]; 12 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Linked Treble crochet using larger hook. 6 sts = 4" [10 cm]; 6½ rows = 4" [10 cm] in Star stitch using larger hook. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Finished SizeThrow measures 45" [114 cm] x 55" [140 cm].
Materials List
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 3 skeins 3950 Charcoal A, 2 skeins each 400 Grey Heather B and 3952 Icelandic C
- Stitch markers, yarn needle
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES
Linked Treble Crochet is worked into side edge of previous st. Star stitch is worked into some of same spaces as previous st. When changing colors, work last step of last st of previous color with new color. Carry colors not in use loosely along side of work. Work Edging over carried yarns to cover.
THROW
With larger hook and A, work 115 Fltr sts.
1. Row 1 (Wrong Side): Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across, changing to C in last st – 115 sc.
2. Row 2: With C, turn, work Beg Star st, work Star st to end of row, hdc in same space as last Star st – 57 Star sts and 2 hdc.
3. Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in first hdc, sc in next ch-1 of previous row, 2 sc in each ch-1 of previous row across to last st, sc in last hdc – 115 sc.
4. Rows 4-5: Repeat Rows 2-3, changing to A in last st of Row 5.
5. Row 6: With A, turn, work Beg Linked Tr in first st, work Linked Tr in each st across – 115 Linked Tr.
6. Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across – 115 sc.
7. Rows 8-11: Repeat Rows 6-7 twice, changing to C in last st of Row 11.
8. Row 12: With C, ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
9. Row 13: Repeat Row 12, changing to B in last st.
10. Rows 14-17: With B, repeat Rows 6-7 twice, changing to C in last st of Row 17.
11. Rows 18-19: With C, repeat Rows 12-13, changing to A in last st of Row 19.
12. Rows 20-25: With A, repeat Rows 6-7 three times, changing to C in last st of Row 25.
13. Rows 26-29: With C, repeat Rows 2-3 twice, changing to A in last st of Row 29.
14. Rows 30-35: With A, repeat Rows 6-7 three times, changing to C in last st of Row 35.
15. Rows 36-37: With C, repeat Rows 12-13, changing to B in last st of Row 37.
16. Rows 38-39: With B, repeat Rows 6-7, changing to A in last st of Row 39.
17. Rows 40-41: With A, repeat Rows 6-7, changing to C in last st of Row 41.
18. Rows 42-47: With C, repeat Rows 2-3 three times, changing to A in last st of Row 47.
19. Rows 48-49: With A, repeat Rows 6-7, changing to B in last st of Row 49.
20. Rows 50-51: With B, repeat Rows 6-7, changing to C in last st of Row 51.
21. Rows 52-53: With C, repeat Rows 12-13, changing to A in last st of Row 53.
22. Rows 54-59: With A, repeat Rows 6-7 three times, changing to C in last st of Row 59.
23. Rows 60-83: Repeat Rows 2-25, changing to C in last st of Row 83.
24. Rows 84-87: With C, repeat Rows 2-3 twice, changing to A in last st of Row 87.
25. Rows 88-89: With A, repeat Rows 6-7, do not cut yarn.
EDGING
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Round 1 (Right Side): With right side facing, A and smaller hook, turn to work around outside edges, [slip st in each st across to next corner, turn to work along side edge and slip st evenly across side edge to next corner, working 3 slip sts in each Linked Tr row, 1 slip st in each sc row and 1 slip st in each Star st row] twice, slip st in first st – 115 slip sts along top and bottom edges and 145 slip sts along each side edge.
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Round 2: Working in back loops only, ch 1, sc in each slip st around, working 3 sc in each corner, slip st in first sc, changing to C – 117 sc along top and bottom edges and 147 sc along each side edge and 1 sc in each corner. Mark each center corner sc.
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Round 3: With C, ch 1, sc in same st, ch 1, skip next st, *[sc in next st, ch 1, skip next st] to next marked corner sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner sc, skip next st; repeat from * around, slip st in first sc, changing to A.
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Round 4: With A, ch 1, sc in same st and in each sc around, working 3 sc in each corner ch-1 space, slip st in first sc, changing to B. Mark each center corner sc.
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Round 5: With B, ch 2, dc in same st, ch 1, skip next st, *[dc2tog in next st, ch 1, skip next st] to corner sc, (dc2tog, ch 3, dc2tog) in corner sc, skip next st; repeat from * around, slip st in top of first dc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
Special Abbreviations
- dc2tog
- [Yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook.
- Beg Linked Tr (Beginning Linked Treble Crochet)
- Ch 4, insert hook into second ch from hook, yo, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), insert hook into third ch from hook, yo, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), skip next ch, insert hook into first stitch of previous row, yo, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yo, pull through two loops] three times.
- Fltr (Foundation Linked Treble Crochet)
- Place a slip knot on hook, ch 5, insert hook into second ch from hook, yo, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), insert hook into third chain from hook, yo, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), skip next ch, insert hook into last ch, yo, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), yo, pull through one loop (this creates ch-st that next st will be worked in), [yo, pull through 2 loops] 3 times (first linked treble crochet st made), do not turn your work, *working along side edge of previous st, insert hook in top horizontal bar, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), insert hook in next bar of same st, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), insert hook in last ch-st, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), yo, pull through one loop (counts as ch-st here and throughout), [yo, pull through 2 loops] 3 times; repeat from * until you have the desired number of Fltr sts.
- Linked Tr (Linked Treble Crochet)
- Working along side edge of previous st, insert hook through upper section of st, yo, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), insert hook in next section of same st, yo, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), insert hook in next st along row, yo, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yo and pull through two loops] three times.
- Beg Star st (Beginning Star Stitch)
- Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), insert hook into second ch from hook, yo, pull up a loop, insert hook into back loop of same ch and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), insert hook in first st of previous row, yo, pull up a loop, [insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop] twice (6 loops on hook), yo and pull through all 6 loops, ch 1 to close.
- Star st
- Insert hook into ch-1 of previous st, yo, pull up a loop, insert hook in same st as 5th st of previous Star st, yo and pull up a loop, insert hook in same st as 6th st of previous Star st, yo and pull up a loop, [insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop] twice (6 loops on hook), yo, pull through all 6 loops, ch 1.