Difficulty: Easy, US terminology

Materials:
 3.00mm hook/D-3 (US)
 8ply yarn/DK or Light Worsted
 50g yarn in YELLOW, a small amount in BLACK and RED
 Scissors
 Tapestry needle
 Stitch marker

Abbreviations:
 ch = chain
 sc = single crochet
 inc = single crochet increase (2 sc in one stitch)
 dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
 sl st = slip stitch
 (..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
 .. = total number of stitches

Notes:
 A yarn with no stretch is best for amigurumi, I ordinarily use cotton or cotton blend.
 Amigurumi is usually stitched in the round (unless it says otherwise).
 For this pattern, the following yarns were used:
o YELLOW = Lincraft Cotton Yarn 8ply in Yellow
o BLACK = Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in Col. 402 Pure Black
o RED = Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in Col. 416 Red Wine
 I crochet loosely and use a 2.75-3.00mm hook with 8ply yarn but everyone differs. Generally, the hook you use for amigurumi will be a smaller than for other crochet as you want the stitches tight.
 The yarn thickness and hook size used will affect the size of the finished item. My Star is approximately 15cm tall (6 inches).