"It's a crochet blanket worked in the round from the center out," says Vanessa Walilko, crafter, crocheter, designer, and founder of Kali Butterfly. "The increases create a star with seven points." ...

Instructions for second-round using crochet abbreviations: sl st into next ch, 5ch (count as 1dc and 2ch), *2dc into same ch space, 1dc into each dc, 2dc, 2ch into next chain space**.