Snowflake Monday

NOTE: Formal fundraising on Snowcatcher has been paused. I haven't had time to create a new snowflake pattern booklet, and we don't know if or when we will be able to participate in organized charity rides again. If things favorably change, I will announce such in a new Snowflake Monday blog post. In the meantime, the previous eight booklets are still available, and I will do my best to respond to requests for them in a timely manner.

Avocados aren't a traditional Christmas symbol, and snowflakes aren't just for Christmas anymore.

This week I am celebrating the completion of my 2014 snowflake pattern PDF booklet to raise money for the battle against Parkinson's Disease.

This year's PDF booklet features my Winter Dreams Afghan, displayed last Thursday on my blog, with 25 individual yarn snowflake patterns. The PDF booklet also includes 12 all-new thread snowflake patterns (Every Mountain, Wetterhorn, Mount Meeker, Dream Weaver, Lemon Zest, Orange Spice, Lime Twist, Grapefruit Smoothie, Watermelon Slush, Coconut Ice and Pineapple Sorbet) and some tips for customizing snowflakes for different holidays and celebrations. Today's Avocado Frost Snowflake is the only pattern from the PDF booklet to be published on my blog.

A more traditional snowflake from today's pattern is included with the 2014 PDF booklet, "Knot Just for Christmas Anymore."

You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!


Finished Size: 3.75 inches across, 4.25 inches tall
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread in brown or variegated brown, avocado, wasabi or sage green, and black, dark grey or very dark green, size 8 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line

Avocado Frost Snowflake Instructions

With brown thread, make magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 3), * 2 dc in ring, ch 3; repeat from * around 4 times; 1 dc in ring; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 5. Pull magic circle tight, but leave opening big enough to allow stitches inside it to lay flat.

Round 2: Sl st into next ch 3 sp, ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp, * ch 2, 1 sc between next 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp; repeat from * around 4 times; ch 2, 1 sc between next 2 dc, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.

Round 3: Sl st into next dc, ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 6 dc in same dc, * 7 dc in middle dc of next 3/dc group; repeat from * around 4 times; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2; bind off. Weave in ends.

Round 4: With avocado, 1 tr in joint between any 2 7/dc groups, * 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 1 tr in join between 7/dc groups; repeat from * around 5 times, omitting last tr of final repeat; sl st in starting tr.

NOTE: Remainder of avocado rounds do not start and end in the same place.

Round 5: Ch 10, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 ch, 1 dc in next dc of main body of flake and in each of next 7 dc, * 2 dc in next tr, 1 dc in each of next 8 dc; repeat from * around 4 times, omitting last 2 dc of final repeat; yo and draw up loop in next dc, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw up loop through next dc, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw up loop through next ch in top of avocado, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook (decrease made). Do not join.
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go here to see the original.

Round 6: 1 dc in each of next 5 ch, 2 dc in each of next 2 ch (in top of avocado), 2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 st, yo and draw up loop in next sc, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw up loop through next sc, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw up loop through next dc, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook (decrease made), 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, * 1 dc in each of next 9 dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around 5 times; 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc decrease across next 3 dc; do not join.

Round 7: 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, 1 dc in each of next 5 dc, sk next 2 dc, sl st in next dc; bind off. Weave in ends.

Round 8: With black, 1 sc in any st and in every st around, increasing 6 times evenly space around main body of avocado, decreasing one stitch at each end of neck of avocado and increasing 3 stitches evenly spaced at top of avocado; bind off. Weave in ends.

NOTE: Worked in cotton worsted weight yarn with a size G or H hook, this pattern makes a nice dish cloth.

Finish: Tape wax paper or plastic wrap to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or plastic wrap.

If using glue, mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture or desired stiffener. Wash paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow snowflake to dry at least 24 hours. Remove pins. Gently peel snowflake from wax paper or plastic wrap. Attach 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in end. Wrap fishing line around tree branch (or tape to ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch the snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! Snowflake also may be taped to window or tied to doorknob or cabinet handle.

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