I picked up some really pretty yarn a few days ago, and it kinda reminded me of the colours you’d see in a supernova remnant, albeit a bit more pastel. So I thought, why not crochet a little supernova?

All you need is some colourful yarn, an appropriate hook, and maybe an embroidery hoop to hang the finished product.

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I’m using this mandala pattern by Annie Design Crochet, the reason being that the lacey pattern resembles the structure of a remnant. For inspiration, I used the Crab Nebula, and G299.

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I followed rounds 1-5, as instructed. I then followed the next 2 rounds, but made front-post stitches into previous rounds. These stitches became pretty long, so sometimes I’d make a front-post into another fron-post stitch.

In the last round, I still kept making front-post stitches, but would just single-crochet into the rest of the stitches to create a border. Below is the final piece!

I was really pleased with my little supernova, and it was a good way to spend the afternoon! I had a little play with my quilt and decided to do some “budget-friendly stargazing”. What do you think?