These stars are a fun way to learn stacked increases. You may have seen these in the Fox Paws or Solarita patterns and wondered how they work. You can use these fun stars to practice stacked increases before jumping into a more complex project, or just make them because they're a lot of fun.This technique can be used to create lobed edging, flame stitch motifs, and shaping. Stacked increases are worked by slipping stitches back to the left needle to work them again.
Finished Size: Approx. 6" (15 cm) in diameter.
Yarn: Approx. 5 yards (4.8 m) of worsted weight yarn in 3 different colors.
Needles: Size 10 (6mm) needles, or one size up from size on label.
Gauge: 16sts and 32 rows for a 4 x 4" (10 x 10cm) square.
Other Materials: Sewing needle, steamer, blocking surface, pins, starch (optional).
Pattern Edited by Liz Rolle
Photos by Beth Shepherd Peters
Star is knit flat and seamed together to make a circle. The cast on edge will end up on the inside, and the bind off is the outer edge.
CO 25 sts in first color using the long tail method.
Rows 1-3: Knit.
Row 4: Switch to second color, Knit.
Row 5: K1, *K1, [KYOK, SB2] x 5, KYOK, K7, rep from * 5 more times.
Row 6: Switch to third color, Bind off.
Finish by sewing the star into a continuous ring using the cut ends of yarn. Block gently, starch stiff if desired.
SB - Slip back to left needle.
If you prefer to download a PDF version of this pattern, you can get a download
For a video showing how to do the increases in this pattern, follow this link.
This article will help if you want to use stacked increases in other projects.
Finished Size: Approx. 6" (15 cm) in diameter.
Yarn: Approx. 5 yards (4.8 m) of worsted weight yarn in 3 different colors.
Needles: Size 10 (6mm) needles, or one size up from size on label.
Gauge: 16sts and 32 rows for a 4 x 4" (10 x 10cm) square.
Other Materials: Sewing needle, steamer, blocking surface, pins, starch (optional).
Pattern Edited by Liz Rolle
Photos by Beth Shepherd Peters
Pattern instructions
Star is knit flat and seamed together to make a circle. The cast on edge will end up on the inside, and the bind off is the outer edge.
CO 25 sts in first color using the long tail method.
Rows 1-3: Knit.
Row 4: Switch to second color, Knit.
Row 5: K1, *K1, [KYOK, SB2] x 5, KYOK, K7, rep from * 5 more times.
Row 6: Switch to third color, Bind off.
Finish by sewing the star into a continuous ring using the cut ends of yarn. Block gently, starch stiff if desired.
Stitch Definitions
CO - Cast on
KYOK - (Knit, Yarn Over, Knit) Knit a stitch, leaving stitch on left needle; without dropping stitch, YO, knit into front loop of same stitch again, slipping stitch from left needle to complete increase.SB - Slip back to left needle.
If you prefer to download a PDF version of this pattern, you can get a download
For a video showing how to do the increases in this pattern, follow this link.
This article will help if you want to use stacked increases in other projects.
