These little Woven Stars are quickly knitted from scraps of yarn. They're made up of two identical triangles, one woven through the other and there are only five rows to knit for each triangle.
You can vary the size by using different weights of yarn. Most of my stars were knitted with DK weight yarn but I also tried a few in thin sock yarn.
I wanted to get this pattern finished as I thought it might be a useful resource for all the knitters making things to sell for charity. As my copyright notice says at the end of each pattern, I don't allow things made from my patterns to be sold for profit but I'm always happy when people use them to support a favourite charity. If you do this, Id love to hear about it.
I have to say, knitting small things in bright colours makes taking photos so much easier. I can never resist the urge to re-arrange them into pretty patterns.
In the absence of a Christmas tree to hang on, I plodded out into my wet and muddy garden to hang them on the ivy for a picture too.
The cats supervised the garden photo shoot, intrigued by what the human was doing now. We are a constant mystery to each other.
I enjoyed knitting these little stars which is more than I can say for the other Christmas knitting I'm doing at the moment. I'm working on a Christmas version of my Woodland Wreath - not a new design as I'm using existing patterns. I'd forgotten just how dull it was knitting all those leaves. So far, I've knitted two sets to represent the honeysuckle and the ivy in my garden.
The yellow embroidery is my attempt at the ivy flowers and took me ages to get right. I must have cut out hundreds of french knots before realising that less is more in this case. Next are the holly leaves. I've knitted those but not the berries to go with them. Then there's the mistletoe ... It will be nice to get on to something that isn't a leaf.
I hope that you're enjoying your Christmas knitting and that you have time to add in a woven star or two.
These are great! I have been looking for a quick and easy star pattern for quite a while. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it.
ReplyDeleteI really like your Christmas stars. Very original - I am sure lots of people will enjoy making them.
ReplyDeleteThank-you. I'm pleased that they're proving popular.
ReplyDeleteI love this pattern but am having a really hard time weaving the stars. Is there a video or a more step by step pictures I can follow? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI don't make videos I'm afraid. You take the end of the unjoined triangle and weave it over and under each side of the joined one; this pulls it all over the place so it's hard to photograph. Could you mark the sides on the joined triangle in some way to keep track of which is which? Failing that, post a picture on my ravelry group of the two pieces side by side and we'll help.
ReplyDeleteI’m confused when it says Cast off following the pattern??? Not sure how to do that
ReplyDeleteYou just work your cast off following the stitch pattern given below this instruction, passing one stitch over the other as normal whenever you have two stitches on your right hand needle.
DeleteCan’t find instructions.
ReplyDeleteIf you click on the link 'Woven Stars' just under the first picture it will take you to the pattern page.
ReplyDeleteLove these Frankie. Do you crochet.... Would love to try this in crochet x
ReplyDeleteI do crochet. I might have a go at converting the pattern. Crochet stars would hold their shape well.
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