Welcome to the radiant and joyful world of amigurumi! 🌟✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for an Amigurumi Rainbow Star—a dazzling and uplifting creation perfect for celestial lovers, whimsical décor, or anyone who enjoys crafting expressive and colorful plush designs! 🌈 Whether you love stitching up bright and cheerful shapes, creating textured and detailed figures, or simply want to add a vibrant star to your handmade lineup, this pattern will guide you through crafting a beautifully sculpted plush with bold rainbow hues, soft curves, and a touch of cosmic charm! 💖
This design embraces vivid colors, rounded edges, and delightful details to bring a magical and inspiring presence to your crochet projects! 🧶✨ I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Rainbow Star turns out just right—ready to brighten up your space or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out fiery reds, sunny yellows, cool blues, and lush greens, and let’s stitch up a dazzling star! 🌟
🌟 Amigurumi Rainbow Star – FREE Crochet Pattern
This 5-point rainbow star features color-graded arms, a rounded puffy shape, and safety eyes for a cheerful expression. It’s crocheted in one piece using color changes.
🧶 Skill Level
Easy to Intermediate – Basic shaping, color changes, and some assembly required.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 25–30 cm (10–12 in) tall, depending on yarn thickness and tension.
🧵 Materials
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Worsted weight yarn in 6 rainbow colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
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Crochet hook: 3.5 mm
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8 mm or 10 mm safety eyes
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Yarn needle
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Polyester stuffing
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Stitch marker
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Scissors
🔁 Abbreviations (US Terminology)
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MR – Magic Ring
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sc – Single Crochet
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inc – Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
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dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
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st(s) – Stitch(es)
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FO – Fasten Off
✨ Pattern Instructions
🌈 Star Point (Make 5 – work continuously, do NOT join rounds)
Each point is worked from the tip downward. You’ll join all 5 points together later to build the body.
Start with Purple and change colors every 4–5 rounds (up to you).
Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) x3 (9)
Round 3: sc around (9)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x3 (12)
Round 5: sc around (12)
Round 6: (3 sc, inc) x3 (15)
Round 7: sc around (15)
Round 8: (4 sc, inc) x3 (18)
Round 9: sc around (18)
Round 10: (5 sc, inc) x3 (21)
Round 11: sc around (21)
Round 12: (6 sc, inc) x3 (24)
Round 13: sc around (24)
Round 14: (7 sc, inc) x3 (27)
Round 15: sc around (27)
FO for first 4 points. DO NOT fasten off the 5th point — continue with body.
☁️ Join Points
You now join all 5 points into a circular star.
Round 16: sc in all 27 sts of the 5th point, then continue working around the base of each other point in sequence. Place stitch markers between each point (135 sts total).
Round 17–22: sc around (135)
Round 23: (7 sc, dec) x15 (120)
Round 24: (6 sc, dec) x15 (105)
Round 25: (5 sc, dec) x15 (90)
Round 26: (4 sc, dec) x15 (75)
Round 27: (3 sc, dec) x15 (60)
Round 28: (2 sc, dec) x15 (45)
Round 29: (1 sc, dec) x15 (30)
Round 30: dec x15 (15)
Stuff firmly as you go
Round 31: dec x7–8, FO, close
👁️ Face
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Insert safety eyes centered between 2 points (e.g., between yellow and green rounds), approx. 8–10 stitches apart.
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Optional: Embroider a smile below the eyes.
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Add blush with pink yarn or felt circles.
🧷 Assembly Tips
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Use a stitch marker to align the middle of each point.
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For clean stripes, use invisible color change (drop yarn and rejoin in next round).
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Weave in ends securely.
🎨 Color Change Guide (Suggestion)
| Round | Color |
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| 1–4 | Purple |
| 5–8 | Blue |
| 9–12 | Green |
| 13–16 | Yellow |
| 17–20 | Orange |
| 21–24 | Red |
🌈 Done!
You now have a squishy, huggable Rainbow Star! ⭐ It’s a wonderful piece for pride events, kids’ rooms, or rainbow-themed gift sets. You can even scale it down to keychain size using thinner yarn.
