Gapless Star
Rnd 1: Ch 3, make 14 dc in 3rd ch from hook. Join.
Rnd 2: Sc, *[sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc] all in next st, sc in next 2 sts*. Rep from * 3 more times, to make final point [sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc] all in next st.
For a smaller star: Sl st in next st. Finish off.
Rnd 3: *Sc 2tog, skip next sc, sc, [sc, hdc] in dc from prior round, [dc, tr, dc] in tr (point) from prior round, [sc, hd] in dc, sc, skip next sc.* Rep for each point ending with sl st and finish off.