AlixaCrochet
Three free patterns: mini, classic and large. Each takes 10 to 20 minutes.
Size 3 white cotton thread, a 2.5 mm hook, rust-proof pins and white craft glue.
Chain 6 and join into a ring. Work 12 single crochet into the ring.
Chain 5, skip a stitch, single crochet in the next. Repeat around for six chain loops.
In every loop work sc, hdc, dc, a picot, dc, hdc, sc. That gives six arms, each with a pointed tip.
It comes off the hook curled. Soak it in glue and water, pin out the six arms and let it dry hard.
On the tree, in a window or on a gift. The full guide has all three patterns with checked stitch counts.