Crochet Starfish FREE pattern | Sea Star Crochet

Are you looking for a bright, beachy, and playful crochet make that is perfect for summer decor, ocean-themed kids toys, or baby nurseries? I have the perfect beginner friendly crochet sea starfish pattern, just for you! I will teach you how to crochet this adorable Crochet Starfish Pattern.

This starfish works up quickly and is a great scrap-busting, no-sew crochet pattern! By simply crocheting a front and back panel for the starfish and then joining them with a single crochet stitch, you get the cutest, five pointed starfish. Let’s start crocheting this Starfish together!

Left handed Starfish Crochet tutorial here.

Ocean-themed crochet makes

Have you ever wondered how you can use your ocean-themed crochet makes? Here are a few simple ideas to give purpose to your crochet starfish.

Beachy home decor
Keychains or charms
Nurseries: create Under the Sea nursery decor
Themed party decorations
Fashion accessories
Bath & Spa sets

Pro tips to create different sized Sea Starfish

If you’d like to create different sizes for your crochet starfish, I have a few pro-tips for you.

To create a small keychain or charm size starfish, try using my pattern with a 4.5 crochet hook and one strand of a worsted weight yarn.

To create a jumbo starfish, try using my pattern with a 10mm and 2 strands of a blanket yarn. I’ve also videotaped myself trying to make my own Jumbo Starfish and you can watch that video here:

Different starfish colors?

Have you ever wondered what gives starfish all their different colors? When you dive into this adorable starfish crochet pattern, you will love all the different color combinations you can come up with. This pattern is perfect to break apart all your yarn stash that you never know what to do with. You can use one color for the front panel, a second color for the back pane, and then a third color to single crochet the two panels together. Not to mention the different colored yarn to enhanced your starfish with the front details.

Sea Starfish Crochet Pattern, Materials:

Hooks
4.5 mm
7 mm

Yarn
Color A (Head, body and arms) #6 Super Bulky • Approx 30 yds
Color B (Edging) #6 Super Bulky • Approx 5 yds

Notions
Scissors, stitch marker, darning needle, poly-fil

Final Size
8″W x 8″L x 2″H

Yarn Used:
Head, body, and legs: -Bernat Blanket Yarn color : Light Teal

Edging and details: -Bernat Blanket Tweed color: Dark Teal

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Abbreviations:
ch chain
dec single crochet 2 together
ea each
inc 2 single crochet in same stitch
mc magic circle
rnd round
sc single crochet
st stitch
sp space
sk skip stitch
sl st slip stitch
sp space
** repeat instructions inside asterisk

Special Stitches:
dec *Insert hook, yarn over and pull through,* repeat in next st, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.

Crochet Sea Starfish Bottom Panel:

Using color A, 7 mm hook:
*Note* You will be working in the round.
Rnd 1: Make a mc and sc 6 into the ring. (6)
Rnd 2: Inc x6. (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* x6. (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc 2, inc* x6. (24)
Now you will begin working on the arms:
Row 1: Sc in the first 4 sts. (4)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, dec x2. (2)
Rows 3-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in ea st. (3 rows) (2)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, dec. (1)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc. (1)
Tie off for each arm, then sk 1 st and join into following st, repeat arm instructions 4 more times for a total of 5 arms. Between the first and last arm you will not have a st.

Sea Starfish Top Panel:

Using color A, 7 mm hook:
*Note* You will be working in the round.
Rnd 1: Make a mc and sc 6 into the ring. (6)
Rnd 2: Inc x6. (12)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* x6. (18)
Rnd 4: *Sc 2, inc* x6. (24)
Rnd 5: *Sc 3, inc* x6. (30)
Now you will begin working on the arms:
Row 1: Sc in the first 5 sts. (5)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc, dec. (3)
Rows 3-5: Ch 1, turn, sc in ea st. (3 rows) (3)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc. (2)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc 2. (2)
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, dec. (1)
Tie off after each arm, then sk 1 st and join into following st, repeat arm instructions 4 more times for a total of 5 arms.

Top Details:

The Outer Lines, use 4.5 mm hook:
Start on Row 2 of the arm and work to Row 7.
Row 1: *Surface crochet sl st 6* repeat on all 5 arms. (6)
Tie off and weave in tails.
The Center Lines, use 4.5 mm hook:
Start between Rnd 1-2 of the arm, and work to Rnd 3.
Row 1: *Surface crochet sl st 2* repeat on all 5 arms. (2)

Joining Sea Starfish Crochet Panels

Using color B, 7 mm hook:

Holding both panels together with the wrong side facing in, join with Color B at the base of any arm, being sure to work through both panels, the top panel should be facing you.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in ea st, for one sc on each side of the arm, you should work through one of the back stitches twice (this will naturally turn the arms backward which is the goal). Sc 3 into the top of each arm. Once each arm is complete, make sure to stuff it, I recommend using a chopstick to make it easier.

Tie off and weave in tails.