Have The Star I See Tonight - Star Garland

Star bright, star light, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, have the star I see tonight.

Many of us know this familiar nursery rhyme. It came to mind as I knit all of these stars.

Large Star

Middle Stars

Small Stars 

Together these stars come together in the first garland I've made.

My friends know that I love a challenge and this project was definitely that!

My friend T requested a star garland to decorate for Christmas/New Years. Although, they love it so much they've kept it up ever since it was finished.

While the different stars I found patterns for, the garland portion I came up with my own.... sort of. Depending how long you've been reading my blog, you might remember my knit i-cord tutorial. I've used this i-cord for the garland and I've knit the stars into the i-cord. Using the knitting tails and my tapestry needle I sewed the ends to create a loop. So the garland is ready to hang!

This has been the first of three garlands I've made. I look forward to sharing the others with you. 

If you would like a star garland of your own, they will soon be available in my shop.

Happy Crafting!

I Wish I May, I Wish I Might

This is the last star that I've made for the project I'm working on. The pattern can be found here. Even though the pattern is for garland, I only used the star knitting pattern. Sadly this was my least favorite star that I've made (mainly because it wouldn't lie flat) but it was the right size. I was much happier with the star after I gave it a quick iron so it would stay flat!

Of course since this was the smallest star, it was also the quickest to knit!

Here is the pattern by Duo Fiberworks:

(PatternCopyright 2010 Katie Startzman, Duo Fiberworks)

Cast on 1 stitch

Row 1: Knit

Row 2: Backward loop cast on 1 stitch, knit 1, KFB [3 sts]

Row 3: Knit

Row 4: KFB, knit 1, KFB [5 sts]

Row 5: Knit

Row 6: KFB, knit 2, KFB [7 sts]

Row 7-8: Knit 2 rows

Row 9: Backward loop cast on 5 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows [17 sts]

Row 10: K2tog, knit 13, k2tog [15 sts]

Row 11: Knit

Row 12: K2tog, knit 11, k2tog [13 sts]

Row 13: Knit

Row 14: K2tog, knit 9, k2tog [11 sts]

Row 15: Knit

Row 16: K2tog, knit 7, k2tog [9 sts]

Row 17: Knit 4, KFB, knit 4 [10 sts]

Row 18: KFB, knit 3, KFB [7 sts] turn, leave remaining stitches on needle

Row 19: Knit

Row 20: KFB, k2tog, knit 2, k2tog [6 sts]

Row 21: Knit

Row 22: KFB, k2tog, knit 1, k2tog [5 sts]

Row 23: Knit

Row 24: KFB, k2tog twice [4 sts]

Row 25: K2tog twice [2 sts]

Row 26: K2tog [1 st]

Last point

Row 1: Pick up stitch next to point just completed. Starting with that stitch, on the “inside” of the star, knit 6, KFB [7 sts]

Row 2: Knit

Row 3: K2tog, knit 2, k2tog, KFB [6 sts]

Row 4: Knit

Row 5: K2tog, knit 1, k2tog, KFB [5 sts]

Row 6: Knit

Row 7: K2tog twice, KFB [4 sts]

Row 8: K2tog twice [2 sts]

Row 9: K2tog [1 st]

Pull yarn though last stitch, weave in ends securely.

Happy Crafting!

First Star I See Tonight (Short Row Tutorial)

I am LOVING this star! Mainly I love the way it looks but I also love that I had to learn new techniques to knit it. Short rows! There have been a few other patterns I've wanted to work on but not understanding short rows stopped me. Well stop me no more! You can find the pattern for the stars here. And here is my tutorial on how to knit short rows.

Happy Crafting!

Star Light, Star Bright

 This knitted star or snowflake (depending on your interpretation) is part of a larger project I'm working on for a dear friend. You can find the pattern for this star/snowflake here. I also think in the right colors this would make a cute sea star. I love the color variegated yarn with most of my projects. If you've visited my blog before I'm sure you're aware! I especially love it for this star because no two stars in the sky are the same and with variegated yarn the knitted stars won't be either!

I have to say that I'm quite proud of this star. Mainly because it is the first time I have successfully used double pointed knitting needles. Thank you to my mother-in-law for her help with that! On a side note, I LOVE having common interests with my mother-in-law and am eternally grateful for our wonderful relationship!

Here is the start of the body of the star.
I apologize for not taking any further pictures of the body portion!

The points of the star were what I found confusing and thought how helpful it would be to have pictures to go along with it. So I made sure to take pictures of each row as I went along. I hope you find them helpful in knitting your own star!

Here are four completed points out of six
(the stitches on each double pointed needle makes two points).

Pre-row 1 - This row is done before row 1  to prepare the start of the point.

The preparation of the pre-row divided the stitches onto two double pointed needles.

Row 1 - The first point will be worked with the right needle (worked back and forth).

Row 2 - My S2, K1, PSSO and SSK tutorials will come later down the line.

Row 3 - To be honest I couldn't figure out how to P2 Tog TBL
(normally I would google a knitting technique I'm unfamiliar with but I wasn't home)
so I just P2 Tog. Personally I don't see a difference in the pattern.

Row 4 - K3Tog and SSSK are done in the same fashion as K2Tog and SSK,
except with 3 stitches instead of  2.

Row 5 - Simply purl

Row 6

Row 7

Row 8

All that's left is to weave in the ends and steam iron it flat!

Moving on to new stars...

Happy Crafting!