crochet tutorial :: simple stars

These small stars are really easy to make!  Each one has five points that are formed around a center ring.

Start by chaining 5:

Use a slip stitch to close your chain into a ring:

Chain 5 more stitches:

Single crochet in each stitch back down that chain so you end up back at the ring:

Then do one single crochet into the ring to make sure that little bit of crochet is snuggly attached to the ring.  That's the first point of your star:

Chain 5 again.  We're starting the second point of your star:

Single crochet in each stitch back down the chain so you end up back at the ring.  Do one more single crochet into ring so that "arm" of the star is snuggly attached to the ring, just like before:

Continue in the same way, creating each point by chaining 5 and working back to the ring:

When you have made 5 points simply join the last point with the base of the first one with a slip stitch for a clean look:

Weave in your loose ends: 

And your star is finished!