This nineteen-column, thirty-five-row panel samples an original five-point geometric star onto a seventeen-square logical interior. Outside and inset polygon vertices alternate around the center. The star is then expressed through A-color overlay drops on a striped ground. The saved project contains a coordinate-generated color mask, not an image conversion or a freestanding five-point crochet motif.
Count the actual raster rather than an ideal outline
The saved logical mask contains eighty-six marks, so the pattern makes eighty-six long A-color double crochets. Their stepped edges are the real construction specification. Points at different angles need not contain identical groups of square cells. The complete working rectangle contains 665 positions, split into 342 A working positions and 323 B working positions. Its final surface shows 428 A cells and 237 B cells.
Understand a long vertical foreground region
Sixty-nine of this design's drops enter the available front loop of an earlier A-color double crochet; seventeen enter A single crochets. That is possible because the intervening B row uses the back loop and leaves the front loop available. It is not permission to insert into an already used front loop or to place another double crochet beside the planned one. The saved execution records each anchor separately and uses it once.
Inspect the star before planning a large panel
Locate the upper point, two side arms and both lower points in the logical drawing and completed surface. Work the full rectangular background and keep the right side facing you on every row. Make a real yarn sample to assess the stepped outline at the intended scale. Enlarging physical stitches preserves the same coarse pixel outline; a more detailed star needs a newly generated, counted mask and its own saved instructions.
FAQ and likely mistakes
Why are A stripes visible through the background?
Every A working row remains present. The star's marks cover selected B positions, so this is a foreground on striped overlay ground.
Can a drop use an earlier double crochet?
Only its still-unused front loop two rows below, with the correct same working color and intervening back-loop row. Follow the exact source map.
How do I repair a broken point?
Find the earliest wrong logical mark and its A working row. Undo to that operation rather than widening a neighboring point to compensate.
Exact settings and complete working sequence
Choose geometric-star, 19 chart columns and 35 physical working rows in the Mosaic Crochet Pattern Generator. Yarn A is #1B5462 and yarn B is #E7DAC0. Use smooth compatible yarns and a suitable sample hook. The logical interior is 17 columns by 17 rows. The saved operation count is 86 overlay dc and 579 ordinary sc, with all row-end tails separate from those counts.
Download the exact original mosaic project JSON. Restore it before comparing another palette or size. In US terms, ordinary interior stitches are BLO sc and the covering stitch is dc into an unused same-color front loop two rows below. In UK terms these are BLO dc and tr. Every drop replaces the ordinary stitch behind it. Begin with the stated chain foundation, attach each later row at the right, keep the front facing and cut at the left without turning. Secure the final tails after completing the last row; any border is separate. Read the chart-reading guide to distinguish working symbols from the final visible-color panel.
Yarn A #1B5462: ch 20, sc in second chain and across: 19 sc. Cut yarn;keep right side facing. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 4 BLO sc in successive stitches; 1 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 5,column 14; 7 BLO sc in successive stitches; 1 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 5,column 6; 4 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 4 BLO sc in successive stitches; 2 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 7,columns 14 down to 13; 5 BLO sc in successive stitches; 2 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 7,columns 7 down to 6; 4 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 4 BLO sc in successive stitches; 4 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 9,columns 14 down to 11; 1 BLO sc in successive stitches; 4 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 9,columns 9 down to 6; 4 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 5 BLO sc in successive stitches; 7 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 11,columns 13 down to 7; 5 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 5 BLO sc in successive stitches; 7 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 13,columns 13 down to 7; 5 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 5 BLO sc in successive stitches; 7 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 15,columns 13 down to 7; 5 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 4 BLO sc in successive stitches; 9 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 17,columns 14 down to 6; 4 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 2 BLO sc in successive stitches; 13 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 19,columns 16 down to 4; 2 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 1 BLO sc in successive stitches; 15 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 21,columns 17 down to 3; 1 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 6 BLO sc in successive stitches; 5 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 23,columns 12 down to 8; 6 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 7 BLO sc in successive stitches; 3 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 25,columns 11 down to 9; 7 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 7 BLO sc in successive stitches; 3 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 27,columns 11 down to 9; 7 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 8 BLO sc in successive stitches; 1 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 29,column 10; 8 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 8 BLO sc in successive stitches; 1 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 31,column 10; 8 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn B #E7DAC0: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 17 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
Yarn A #1B5462: attach at right edge with standing sc through both loops (counts as first stitch). Work right to left: 8 BLO sc in successive stitches; 1 overlay dc,one in each unused front loop on row 33,column 10; 8 BLO sc in successive stitches;finish with sc through both loops in left edge. Skip the ordinary stitch behind every drop. 19 completed stitches. Cut yarn;do not turn. [19 working positions]
