Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
9” square
Designed by Edith E Smith
Tested by Quiltaroo, rebby and Cheysk13. Edited by Margaret (mugginsquilts). Thank you!
Notes:
This pattern uses American terminology and 3 colors,
Color A
Color B
Color C
TIP: Use a bright colour for color B and a dark color for color C
You may use invisible join for finishing off and air crochet for beginning new rounds if wished (it
does look better).
Worsted Weight yarn
5mm hook
darning needle
Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
trc: treble crochet
dbtrc: double treble crochet
2trc cl: 2 treble crochet cluster
sl st: slip stitch
sk: skip/skipped
st: stitch
beg: beginning
ch: chain
BLO: back loop only
Special stitches:
trc: yo twice
dbtrc: yo 3 times
sc2tog: insert hook in st, yo and draw up loop, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and
pull through all 3 loops on hook
beg dc3tog: ch3, (yo, insert hook into next st and draw up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops)
twice, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook
dc3tog: (Yo, insert hook into next st and draw up a loop, yo and pull though 2 loops) 3 times, yo
and pull through all 4 loops on hook
2trc cl: yo twice, insert hook into st, [yo and draw up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops) 2 times],
yo twice, insert hook into same st, [yo and draw up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops)twice], yo
and pull through all 3 loops on hook
Rnd 1: With color A, ch4, 9 dc in 4th ch from hook, sl st to the top of beg ch-4 (10dc)
Rnd 2: ch3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st, sl st in top of beg ch-3 (20dc)
Rnd 3: ch3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Finish off color A. (40dc)
Rnd 4: Join color B with a sl st in any dc, beg dc3tog, ch5, (sk 1 dc, dc3tog, ch5) 9 times, sl st in
beg dc3tog. Finish off color B.
Rnd 5: Join color C with a sc in any ch-5 sp, sc in same sp, place marker on sc just made, 2trc cl
BEHIND ch-5 from Rnd 4 and into sk st on Rnd 3, 2sc in same ch-5 sp, sc in top of dc3tog, sc in
1st ch of ch-5, (2sc, 2trc cl behind ch-5 and into skipped st on rnd3, 2sc in same ch-5 sp, sc in top of
dc3tog, sc in 1st ch of ch-5) 9 times, sl st to beg sc. (70 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch1, sc in same st as join, sc in next st and move marker up, sc in each st, join with a sl st in
beg sc. Finish off color C. (70 sc)
Rnd 7: Join color A with a sc in marked st, sc2tog over next 2 sts, (hdc in next 4 st, sc in next 3 st) 4
times, hdc in next 4 st, sc in next st, sc2tog over next 2 sts, (hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 3 sts) 4
times, hdc in next 4 sts, join with a sl st in beg sc (or fasten off with invisible join) and finish off
color A. (68 sts)
Rnd 8: (BLO) Join color C with a sl st in any st, ch5, 2 dbtrc in same st, ch2, 3 dbtrc in next st, *trc
in next 2 st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, trc
in next 2 sts, corner as (3dbtrc in next st, ch2, 3dbtrc in next st)*, repeat from * to * 3 times,
omitting corner on last rep, sl st in 5th ch of beg ch-5. Finish off color C. (84 sts)
Rnd 9: Join color B with a sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, (ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc) in same sp, *sk 2 sts, dc
in next st, dc in 2nd sk st crossing in FRONT of dc just made, (sk 1 st, dc in next st, dc in sk st) 9
times, corner as (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in ch-2 sp*, rep from * to * 3 times, omit corner on last rep, join
with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. Finish off color B. (104 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)
Weave away ends.
