Fun Star Knitting Patterns

February 21, 2023 by Sarah White

I happened to look at the top search terms on the site the other day and saw that one of the top ones was looking for star knitting patterns. So it seems like it’s high time to give you all a collection of star knitting patterns!

Some of these are flat to be used as coasters, appliques or ornaments, while others are stuffed to make pillows (or ornaments for the smaller ones). Check out all these fun star knitting patterns.

To start with the flat ones, the Star Coaster from Edie Eckman (via Ravelry) is a great place to start. The pattern includes video tutorials for all the skills you need. You can use worsted weight yarn to make a coaster size, or use heavier weight yarn to make larger stars you can use as a hot pad.

The star shape for knitters from Studio Knit is great as an applique you can add to a placemat, or make a bunch to make a little banner. This project is a super quick knit so you can make a bunch of them easily. There’s also a video tutorial.

The star ornament from Adella Dutra on Ravelry is another cute flat star shape. It uses super bulky yarn so you’ll finish it in no time.

OK, how about star shapes that are meant to be stuffed? These little stars are a perfect stash buster because you can make them with any weight yarn. They’re quick to knit regardless of the size and I feel like it might be hard to stop at one when you’ve stitched one up. Get the pattern from Mumpitz Design on Etsy.

This pattern from Squibblybups on Etsy has options for five- and six-pointed stars, each in three sizes. You can make starfish softies, Christmas tree toppers, pillows and more with these great patterns, which are worked partly flat and partly in the round.

Just Easy Knitting on Etsy has this fun star pillow worked in one piece. It measures almost 19 inches across from tip to tip. The project includes photo and video tutorials in case any techniques are new to you, but the designer says the pattern is suitable for new knitters.

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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]