Sailor Moon Crystal Star
Anime North. My sister tells me it's the most awesome anime convention in North America and she's super stoked about it. She's so excited she gave me the idea to make Sailor Moon Crystal Star transformation item. And I, being a Sailor Moon fan (even bigger fan when I was in high school) didn't waste a single moment and soon after I had created this quick and easy pin:
"Moon Crystal Power!"
Sailor Moon Crystal Star
First, I crocheted a flat circle and then added surface stitches (or slip stitches) for the star and border.
Materials:
3.75mm crochet hook
Worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn (Lion Brand - Vanna's Choice in Pink and Phentex - Sol)
Small piece of felt
Safety pin
Needle and thread
Stitches used (US terms):
ch: chain
hdc: half double crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: increase (2 sts in same st)
Round 1: With pink yarn, start by making 12 hdc in magic ring and then pull tight to close. Sl st to first st.
Alternatively you can ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a circle then ch 2 (counts as first hdc) and make 11 hdc in ring (12 hdc).
Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in same st, inc in each st around, sl st to top starting ch (24 hdc).
Round 3: ch 2 and hdc in same st then [hdc, inc] around, sl st to top of starting ch (36 hdc):
Round 4: ch 2 and hdc in same st then [hdc in next 2 sts, inc] around, sl st to top of starting ch (48 hdc):
Fasten off and weave ends.
With yellow yarn slip stitch a border around. To do this, insert hook from front to back in between any hdc, yarn over and pull a loop through to front, insert hook into the next hdc space, yarn over again and this time pull loop through both loops on hook. Continue around:
For the star, I cut out the shape on a scrap piece of paper, pinned it to the circle and slip stitched around it (slip stitch same as the border):
Then I glued felt pieces - I'm not the best at cutting felt but you can probably guess those colored oblong shapes are supposed to be the crystals representing the other Sailor Scouts and the moon in the center.
Finally, I cut out a circle of roughly the same shape and size as the crochet circle, sewed a safety pin to it and then glued it to the back of the crochet circle.
And there you have Sailor Moon Crystal Star. This same project could work for another hero, a certain Winter Soldier perhaps ;)
If you make this crochet Sailor Moon Crystal Star I'd love to see your creation, just tag me on Instagram @popsdemilk_crochet and use the hashtag #popsdemilk
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You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com
