Stars in the sky: a charted design for any craft
This stitch pattern is based on one of the columns in the Kelpies charted design. When I first drew this variation, I saw four-pointed stars bracketed by six-pointed ones. When I tried to make light stars on a dark background to suit the name (see the bottom of the post), I could only see the dark background, making vertical chains. Still, I decided to call it Stars in the sky.
- Stars in the Sky has a repeat of 10 + 1 columns and 6 + 1 rows.
- In the written instructions, color A is the light squares above, and color B is the dark.
- The written instructions below are formatted for stranded knitting, but it is my hope that they could be translated into instructions for other crafts. For instance, if working filet crochet, 1A could be one open square and 2B could be two filled-in squares.
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Round 1: work knit as follows; *1A, 2 black, 1A, 3 black, 1A, 2 black; work from *, 1A. (11 sts)
Round 2: work knit as follows; *(2A, 1 black) × 3, 1A; work from *, 1A.
Round 3: work knit as follows; *1 black, 2A, 1 black, 3A, 1 black, 2A; work from *, 1 black.
Round 4: work knit as follows; *(2 black, 1A) × 3, 1 black; work from *, 1 black.
Round 5: work knit as follows; *1 black, 2A, 1 black, 3A, 1 black, 2A; work from *, 1 black.
Round 6: work knit as follows; *(2A, 1 black) × 3, 1A; work from *, 1A.
Work rounds 1-6 as desired, ending with round 7
Round 7: work knit as follows; *1A, 2 black, 1A, 3 black, 1A, 2 black; work from *, 1A.
I had hoped to have light stars on a dark background, but I think it’s harder to see the stars in this version. It still looks interesting.