Bright blue crocheted six-petal flower with yellow stamen detail on cream linen fabric.

Sapphire Star Flower Ornament Crochet Pattern

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The Sapphire Star Flower is a six-petal Christmas ornament with crisp, leaf-shaped petals and a bright burst of yellow stamens. Each petal has a raised center vein and a twisted, cord-like rim. Together they look like a stylized poinsettia or a star.

This sample uses royal blue for the petals and sunny yellow for the stamens. The design works just as well in green with white stamens or red with green stamens, so you can make a whole set for the tree. The pattern is written in US crochet terms.

The finished ornament measures 6 in (15.2 cm) from tip to tip. The hanging loop adds about 1.25 in (3.2 cm), for a total height of about 7.25 in (18.4 cm).

You will crochet six petals around a short foundation chain and join them at the center with a 6-sc ring. Then you will tack neighboring petals together, work one reverse single crochet border around the whole flower with the hanging loop built in, and sew six popcorn-tipped stamens on top.

Finished Size and Construction

  • Finished size: 6 in (15.2 cm) tip to tip; 7.25 in (18.4 cm) tall including the loop
  • Skill level: Intermediate (working around a chain, popcorn stitch, reverse single crochet)
  • Terminology: US
  • Yarn weight: Sport (#2), mercerized cotton
  • Hook: 2.75 mm (C)
  • Number of pieces: 6 petals and 6 stamens, joined into one ornament
  • Layout: 6 petals radiating from one center point, 60 degrees apart
  • Petal size before border: 2.75 in (7.0 cm) long x 1.25 in (3.2 cm) wide
  • Flower size before border: 5.75 in (14.6 cm) tip to tip
  • Border depth: about 0.125 in (0.3 cm) beyond each petal tip, adding 0.25 in (0.6 cm) across the whole flower

Materials

Choose a smooth, tightly plied mercerized cotton. It gives crisp stitch definition, a clean vein, and a crab-stitch rim that holds its twist. Acrylic works too, but the petals will be softer and need more blocking.

  • Color A, Royal Blue: 15 g, about 45 m (49 yd)
  • Color B, Bright Yellow: 3 g, about 9 m (10 yd)

These quantities include a margin for your gauge swatch and weaving in ends.

Tools:

  • 2.75 mm (C) crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • Scissors
  • 6 locking stitch markers
  • Rust-proof pins and a foam blocking board
  • Spray bottle with water
  • Optional: fabric stiffener or a light starch spray

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc – double crochet
  • rev sc – reverse single crochet (crab stitch)
  • sp – space
  • st(s) – stitch(es)
  • beg – beginning

Popcorn (pc): Work 5 dc in the stitch given. Drop the loop from your hook. Insert the hook from front to back into the top of the first dc of the group, pick up the dropped loop, and pull it through. The stitches puff into a round ball.

Reverse single crochet (rev sc): Work from left to right (right to left if you are left-handed). Insert the hook into the next stitch to the right, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, and draw through both loops on the hook.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Gauge: 12 sc and 13 rows = 2 in (5.1 cm) in sc rows with Color A and a 2.75 mm hook.

Make one full petal before you commit to all six, because the petal is your real swatch. Check it at these points:

  • Foundation: The ch-14 should measure about 2.25 in (5.7 cm) when relaxed.
  • After Round 1: 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long x 0.75 in (1.9 cm) wide.
  • After Round 2: 2.75 in (7.0 cm) long x 1.25 in (3.2 cm) wide.

If your petal is too big: Go down a hook size (2.5 mm) or switch to a finer cotton.

If your petal is too small: Go up a hook size (3.0 mm).

If the length is right but the petal cups or ruffles: Your chain is tighter or looser than your stitches. Remake the foundation chain with a hook 0.25 mm larger or smaller and keep the body hook the same.

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Petal (Make 6 in Color A)

Each petal is worked in joined rounds around both sides of a foundation chain. The tip is the end where you start. The base is the opposite end, which will point to the center of the flower.

In this pattern, side counts do not include the tip or base stitches. Tip and base stitches are listed separately.

Foundation: With Color A, ch 14.

Round 1:

  1. Working in the back bumps, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in the next 9 ch, hdc in the next ch. (Side A: 12 sts)
  2. In the last ch, work (sc, ch 2, sc). (Base: 2 sc and a ch-2 sp)
  3. Rotate the work. Working in the free loops on the other side of the foundation, hdc in the next ch, dc in the next 9 ch, hdc in the next ch, sc in the same ch as the first sc. (Side B: 12 sts)
  4. Ch 2 (this is the tip ch-2 sp), then sl st to the first sc to join.

Round 1 count: 26 sts (12 + 2 + 12) and 2 ch-2 sps.

The foundation chain stays on top as the raised center vein.

Round 2:

  1. Ch 1. Sc in the same st as the join, sc in the next hdc, hdc in the next 2 dc, dc in the next 5 dc, hdc in the next 2 dc, sc in the next hdc. (Side A: 12 sts)
  2. Sc in the next sc, work (sc, ch 2, sc) in the base ch-2 sp, sc in the next sc. (Base: 4 sc and a ch-2 sp)
  3. Sc in the next hdc, hdc in the next 2 dc, dc in the next 5 dc, hdc in the next 2 dc, sc in the next hdc, sc in the last sc. (Side B: 12 sts)
  4. Work (sc, ch 2, sc) in the tip ch-2 sp. (Tip: 2 sc and a ch-2 sp)
  5. Sl st to the first sc to join.

Round 2 count: 30 sts (12 + 4 + 12 + 2) and 2 ch-2 sps.

The dc stitches in the middle of each side give the widest part of the petal. The sc at both ends taper it to a point at the tip and at the base.

Fasten off, leaving a 6 in (15.2 cm) tail on each petal. You will use these tails for tacking during assembly.

Checkpoint: The petal measures 2.75 in (7.0 cm) x 1.25 in (3.2 cm) and lies flat.

Stamens (Make 6 in Color B)

  1. With Color B, ch 4.
  2. Work 4 dc in the 4th ch from hook. The skipped ch-3 counts as the first dc, so the group has 5 dc.
  3. Close the popcorn: drop the loop, insert the hook in the top of the beg ch-3, pick up the dropped loop, and pull it through.
  4. Ch 8 for the stem.
  5. Fasten off, leaving an 8 in (20.3 cm) tail.

Checkpoint: The stem is about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long and the ball is about 0.25 in (0.6 cm) across, so each stamen is 1.5 in (3.8 cm) in total.

Make All Pieces

  • Color A: 6 petals, 30 sts each after Round 2
  • Color B: 6 stamens

Text layout, front view (P = petal, numbered clockwise; P1 is the top petal that will carry the hanging loop):

        P1
   P6        P2
       (ring)
   P5        P3
        P4

Joining

Center ring:

  1. Lay the six petals right side up with their bases pointing to the center.
  2. With Color A, insert the hook into the base ch-2 sp of P1, pull up a loop, ch 1, and sc in the same sp.
  3. Sc in the base ch-2 sp of P2, P3, P4, P5, and P6, in that order.
  4. Sl st to the first sc. (6 sc)
  5. Pull the working tail gently so the ring closes to about 0.25 in (0.6 cm) across, then fasten off.

Tacking neighbors: Each petal has 2 base sc on each side of its base ch-2 sp. Using the petal tails, whipstitch the 2 base sc on the left of one petal to the 2 base sc on the right of the next petal, stitch to stitch. Repeat for all six pairs. This uses all 4 base sc of every petal, so the side stitches (12 per side) and tip stitches (2 per petal) stay free for the border.

Tension: Make the whipstitches snug enough to close the gaps but loose enough that the petals lie flat. If a petal lifts, loosen that seam.

Checkpoint: The flower measures 5.75 in (14.6 cm) from one tip straight across to the opposite tip.

Border

Border gauge: One rev sc per stitch. It is the same width as the sc below it, so the edge neither stretches nor gathers.

Exposed stitches per petal: 12 (Side A) + 2 (tip) + 12 (Side B) = 26 sts.

Border starting count: 6 petals x 26 sts = 156 sts. No stitches are added at the seams, because all the base sc are already used in the tacked seams.

Border Round (rev sc):

  1. Join Color A with a sl st in the first Side A stitch of P2 and ch 1.
  2. Rev sc in each of the 12 side sts.
  3. At the tip: rev sc in the first tip sc, ch 2, skip the tip ch-2 sp, rev sc in the second tip sc.
  4. Rev sc in each of the 12 sts on the other side.
  5. At the valley, go straight to the first side stitch of the next petal. Do not add any stitches there.
  6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 around. At the tip of P1, replace the ch 2 with ch 15 to make the hanging loop.
  7. Sl st to the first rev sc and fasten off.

Border count: 156 rev sc (26 per petal), 5 ch-2 tips, and 1 ch-15 hanging loop.

Why the math works: Working one stitch into each stitch keeps the edge length the same as the round below, so the petals stay flat. The ch-2 at each tip carries the point outward, adding about 0.125 in (0.3 cm) per tip. That brings the flower from 5.75 in (14.6 cm) to 6 in (15.2 cm). Leaving out stitches at the valleys keeps the inner curves sharp and stops the seams from puckering.

Attaching the Stamens

  1. Thread each stamen tail onto the tapestry needle.
  2. Pull the tail through the center ring to the back.
  3. Lay the stem along the petal’s center vein so the popcorn points toward the tip and sits about halfway along the petal.
  4. Tack the stem down with 3 small stitches in Color B, then tack under the popcorn with 1 stitch.
  5. On the back, tie the six yellow tails together in pairs and weave them into the ring.

Final Blocking

  1. Weave in all ends first. Leave one end per petal long enough to adjust if needed.
  2. Mist the ornament until it is damp but not dripping.
  3. Pin it to the board right side up. Put one pin at the center and one at each tip, placing the tips 6 in (15.2 cm) apart across the flower and 60 degrees apart.
  4. Push the edge of each petal into a smooth lens shape with your fingers. Make sure every vein runs straight from the center to the tip.
  5. Pin the hanging loop straight up.
  6. For a firmer ornament, brush on fabric stiffener or spray with starch now.
  7. Let it dry completely, at least 12 hours, before you unpin it.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

  • Each petal has 30 sts after Round 2 and measures 2.75 in (7.0 cm) x 1.25 in (3.2 cm).
  • The center ring has 6 sc with no hole showing.
  • Each seam joins 2 base sc to 2 base sc.
  • The border has 156 rev sc and 26 per petal.
  • All six tips are sharp, and five of them have a ch-2 point.
  • The hanging loop is centered on the P1 tip.
  • The flower measures 6 in (15.2 cm) tip to tip.
  • The stamens are straight, centered on the veins, and the balls sit evenly.

Troubleshooting

  • The petal twists like a propeller: The foundation chain is too tight. Remake it with a larger hook.
  • There is a hole at the center: Cinch the ring tighter and add one whipstitch across it from the back.
  • The valleys pucker: You added stitches at the seams. Rework the border with no stitches at the valleys.
  • The rim flares: Your rev sc are too loose. Go down 0.25 mm for the border only.
  • The popcorn looks flat: Pull the closing loop firmly, and stuff the tail into the ball before tacking it down.
  • The petals overlap: Your seams are too long. Tack only the 2 base sc on each side.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with mild soap, press out the water in a towel, and reshape to dry flat. If you used stiffener, spot clean only.

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Final Notes

The measurement chain is simple. A ch-14 of 2.25 in (5.7 cm) becomes a petal 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long after Round 1 and 2.75 in (7.0 cm) after Round 2. Six petals joined at the ring measure 5.75 in (14.6 cm) tip to tip. The 156-stitch rev sc border brings the flower to 6 in (15.2 cm). If each checkpoint matches, the finished ornament will too.

Happy crocheting!

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