Independence Day Star

The obvious thing to make today is International Cat Hat: USA, but sadly, that takes at least twenty yards. Neither were any of my sample yarns a suitably loud color for a firecracker, so a star was the next best option.

I decided to make this with my sample of Albero since it seemed like it would hold up best to being worked firmly. It also turned out to have great stitch definition. The coin (1976 bicentennial quarter, of course) is held by two crocheted rings, and the points are from this pattern, modified as follows:

Inner Ring (make 2):

• Set up: Ch 10, join with sl st.
• Row 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in each ch, join with sl st to first sc.

Hold inner rings with ws together, treating as one, and follow rnd 3 of star pattern. Slide coin between rings before completing last point of star.