
Materials Needed & Measurements:
- Yarn: Medium-weight (worsted, 4)
- Crochet Hook: H-8 (5mm)
- Stitch Markers
- Scissors
- Tapestry Needle
Abbreviations Used:
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- sc: single crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- tr: treble crochet
- fptr: front post treble crochet
Stitching Instructions for Making the Little Star Mandala Pattern:
Rnd 1:

- Start with a magic ring (MR), or alternatively, make 5 ch and join with a sl st in the 5th ch from the hook to form a ring.
- Work 20 dc (double crochet) into the ring.
- After completing the 20 dc, sl st in the first dc to join the round. (You should now have 20 dc stitches in total.)
Rnd 2:

- Ch 1 (this does not count as a stitch, it’s just a starting point).
- Work 1 sc (single crochet) in the first dc.
- Now, you’ll create a star point:
- 5 ch (chain 5).
- 1 sc in the second ch from the hook.
- 1 hdc (half double crochet) in the third ch.
- 1 dc (double crochet) in the fourth ch.
- 1 tr (treble crochet) in the fifth ch.
- Skip 3 dc from the previous round and work 1 sc in the 4th dc.
- Repeat step 3 (making the star point) and step 4 (skipping 3 dc and making a sc) 4 times.
- After the last star point, make another 5 ch, then work the final part of the star:
- 1 sc in the second ch from the hook.
- 1 hdc in the third ch.
- 1 dc in the fourth ch.
- 1 tr in the fifth ch.
- Sl st in the first sc to join. (This round includes 25 ch stitches, 10 sc stitches, 5 tr stitches, 5 dc stitches, and 5 hdc stitches.)
Rnd 3:

- Ch 10 (this counts as 1 tr + 6 ch).
- Repeat the following 5 times:
- 1 sc in the sc of the next star point from the previous round.
- 6 ch.
- 1 tr in the next sc between the two star points.
- 6 ch.
- After the final repetition, sc in the next sc from the previous star point.
- 6 ch, then sl st in the fourth ch (the first tr) to join. (This round includes 10 6ch-sp, 5 tr, and 5 sc.)
Rnd 4:

- Sl st in the first 6ch-sp.
- In the 6ch-sp, work:
- 3 dc (double crochet),
- 2 ch (chain),
- 3 dc.
- Fptr (front post treble crochet) around the sc of the star point.
- In the next 6ch-sp, work:
- 3 dc,
- 2 ch,
- 3 dc.
- Fptr around the tr of the previous star point.
- Repeat steps 2-5 across the round, alternating between working into 6ch-sp and fptr around the star points.
- Sl st in the first dc to join. (This round includes 60 dc, 10 2ch-sp, and 10 fptr stitches.)
Rnd 5:

- Sl st in the second dc.
- Work 1 dc in the second and third dc of the previous round.
- Repeat the following 5 times:
- 2 dc in the next 2 dc.
- (2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in the 2ch-sp.
- 1 dc in the next 2 dc.
- Skip 1 dc, and fptr around the previous fptr.
- Repeat the pattern from step 3 across the round.
- Sl st in the first dc to join. (This round includes 80 dc, 10 2ch-sp, and 10 fptr stitches.)
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