Flower Stars

Flower Stars Knitted Decorations by The Feminine Touch Designs

What is Being Made

Flower Stars are three-colored knitted Christmas and floral decorations featuring a distinctive star-shaped design. These versatile pieces measure 3¾ inches from point to point and can be displayed as hanging ornaments or worn as brooches. The design showcases a creative approach to colorwork, with each decoration utilizing small amounts of three different colored yarns to create visual contrast and dimension.

Craft and Technique Overview

This is a knitting project worked in the round from the outside inward, creating a geometric star formation through strategic stitch manipulation. The intermediate-level pattern relies on stacked decreases in contrasting colors to achieve the distinctive star-shaped silhouette. Working from the outer edge toward the center allows the star points to develop naturally as stitches are reduced, making this an engaging technique for knitters looking to expand their decreasing skills.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• CDD (Central Double Decrease) – The signature stitch for this pattern. Worked by inserting the right-hand needle through two stitches on the left-hand needle knitwise, slipping them off together, knitting the next stitch, then passing both slipped stitches over the stitch just knit. This creates the stacked decrease effect essential to the star shape.
• K (Knit) – Standard knit stitch used throughout the pattern
• P (Purl) – Purl stitches incorporated as needed in the design
• Sl 1 (Slip 1) – Slipping stitches from left-hand needle to right-hand needle with yarn held to the back
• Decrease6 sequence – A specialized decrease row combining K1 with repeated CDD and stitch transfers to create the geometric reduction

Materials Required

Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK weight yarn in three contrasting colors. Only small amounts of each color are needed per decoration, making this an excellent project for using up yarn scraps or stash.

Needles: A set of 3.25mm double-pointed needles for working in the round.

Additional Tools: A darning needle for finishing and weaving in ends.

Pattern Specifications

Yarn Weight: DK (Double Knitting)

Finished Size: 3¾ inches from point to point

Difficulty Level: Intermediate – suitable for knitters with experience in basic stitches and comfortable working decreases

Tension: 22 stitches and 30 rows over a 4-inch square on 4mm needles