This granny star crochet pattern has such a sweet story to go with it! A few months ago, a reader named Lori sent me an e-mail and shared a wonderful memory of her grandmother and gifted me a pattern. And to keep the spirit of her message going, I asked her permission to gift it to you all as well.
Throughout the year, Lori’s grandmother saved little balls of yarn scraps in a Kraut jar next to the chair where she crocheted. All the grandchildren would watch the jar of brightly colored yarn scraps grow and grow as they waited excitedly for Thanksgiving when Grandma would gather them around and teach them to make granny squares. Grandma would say “Haken op donderdag!” “Een granny deKen“! “Crochet on Thursday! A Granny Blanket!”
When dinner was finished and the dishes were clean, Grandma would give each child five small balls of yarn from the special Kraut jar and help them begin their squares. Then she would encourage them to be creative and make it there own. They played with colors, mixing them into different variations and amazing themselves and each other with the colorful combinations they came up with.
Small little squares filled the room. The grandchildren loved this time and thought it was just fun time spent with their grandmother. Lori and her siblings didn’t know, until many years later, that grandma and her lady friends at church lovingly sewed all the grannies together into blankets for people who needed help, either through hard times or illness. Those little grannies were not only Grandma’s gift of love to her grandchildren, but also her gift to others.
Lori worked up a little granny star crochet pattern for me and in her note to me she wrote,
“It is my gift to you to use, and as Grandma used to say, ‘Make it your little gift of love’ Grandma gave us this little gift and now it can be many! “
So, in the spirit of Lori’s grandmother, I added my own touch to the crochet granny star and wrote up the pattern to share with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Thank you so much, Lori, for your sweet gift and for sharing your story! Granny Star Crochet Pattern
Here’s what you need:
- worsted weight yarn (from your Kraut jar!)
- H-8 / 5.00 mm crochet hook
- tapestry needle
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this crochet pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart, How to Make a Magic Ring {photo & video tutorial}.
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With first color, make a magic ring (as an alternative to the magic ring, you can ch 4 and join with a slip stitch in furthest chain from hook to form a ring).
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), work 2 dc in ring, ch 1, *3 dc, ch 1, rep from * 4 more times, join and fasten off — 18 sts.
Round 2: Join next color in any ch-1 sp, ch 3, work [2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in same sp, ch 1, *[3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, rep from * 4 more times, join and fasten off — 36 sts.
Round 3: Join next color in any ch-1 sp, ch 1, work 1 sc in same sp, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-2 sp, * 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-2 sp, rep from * 4 more times, join and fasten off — 42 sts.
Ana from Lana & Hilos has created a helpful stitch diagram for this granny star crochet pattern. Click here to open the diagram.
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Thank you! These are easy enough for a beginner, yet look quite fancy. I did mine all white, and they easily pass for snowflakes. These are to be used as coasters and, if I have time, I’ll make up some more to sew up into table runners.
I have a question, the first round when done as directed leaves 5 points, yet the picture showes 6….which is right? I am one of those that uses pictures along with my crocheting to help keep track of where I’m at a lot of times.
Hi Lisa 🙂 Round 1 should give you 6 points as written and shown. The beginning ch 3, 2 dc counts as 1, then you work 3 dc, ch 1, and repeat that part 4 more times, for a total of 6. Make sense?
That made sense haha. I was reading it wrong I guess, I just couldn’t get it worked out! 🙂 Thanks for the reply and thanks for all the patterns and such, love it!!
I read it wrong the first time, too. Then, I read it slowly and I finally got it. Also, I was missing the sc in the third row. Gotta do that row over again! Guess I’m just in too much of a hurry and “think I know it all!” Ha! I need to slow down and smell the roses! Love the pattern. Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
what a great story! I too keep a large mason ball jar next to my spot with all my favorite needles, notions, and such. Thank you for the pattern, I really like it.
Thank you for sharing this lovely pattern! Do you know if there’s a way to make it the center of a granny square? It would be perfect for a blanket idea I have in mind, but I’m new enough to crocheting that I’m not sure how to figure it out on my own.
Oooh … that is such a great idea! I will have to play around and see 🙂
Ooh I look forward to hearing if you think it’ll work:)
Thank you for the pretty star ornament pattern! I think it will be the perfect addition to give with our baked goods this year. I’m teaching my sister how to crochet and I’m sure that once she sees these, she will want to make some too 🙂
Thank you for the story and the pattern. I plan to make this in blue and white as its a six pointed star which is also known as the Star Of David to the people of the Jewish faith. I have a friend who I will make this for as a Hanukkah gift!
That’s a fabulous idea, Ruth!
very cute! Super excited to try this. Pinned it! EMily
…and this is one of the reasons I totally love your site. What an awesome story and so generous of Lori to share it all with you. It’s Grandmothers like that who shaped what Lori has become today. What a great story to tell. Thank you so much for sharing!
wonderful story and will pay it forward! Hugs!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Kara, Thank you for sharing Lori’s story and pattern. What beautiful memories of a sweet caring grandmother. I am thinking I might try this pattern with thread instead of yarn.
My husband is a pastor and each year we give a gift to our deacons and their wives at the Christmas appreciation dinner we have for them. As money has gotten tighter, I have been looking for ideas of things I can make. I thought I might make a “bunch” of these and hang them from branch trees as center pieces and then let the couples take them home.
I’ll let you know how they turn out. I know January and February are a little early to start thinking “Christmas” with so many things coming between.
Thank you again and thanks to Lori!!