Free crochet star pattern

I promised a couple of posts ago to share this little pattern, so in preparation for Christmas (or any other reason you may want a crochet star) here it is:

1. mr5

2. Sl st and ch 4

3. Sl st into 2nd ch from hook, sc into next, hdc in the next and then sl st in the next st of mr

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have a 5 pointed star