Last year, I found out my little neighbor was tracking Santa on Christmas Eve, so what better day than today to share the story of how NORAD got involved with Christmas?
We are not expecting any real snow here until Boxing Day, but my white picotee amaryllis is trying hard to give me a different kind of White Christmas…
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: 6 inches from point to point
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, school glue (make sure it is water soluble), water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line
Norad Snowflake Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: [2 sc in ring, ch 3] 5 times, 2 sc in ring, ch 1, 1 dc in starting sc to form 6th ch 3 sp of Round. Don’t pull magic ring too tight.
Round 2: 1 sc over post of dc directly below, [ch 3, 1 sc in next ch 3 sp] 5 times; ch 1, 1 dc in starting sc to form 6th ch 3 sp of Round.
Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 hdc and 1 sc over post of dc directly below, [in next ch 3 sp work (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc)] 5 times; in next ch 3 sp work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc over post of dc directly below, [ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), in next ch 3 tip work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc)] 5 times; ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 3 dc in next ch 3 tip; ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 sp of Round.
Round 5: Ch 3 (counts as 1 tr), 3 tr over post of dc directly below, [ch 3, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook (sc picot made), in next ch 3 tip work (4 tr, ch 3, 4 tr)] 5 times; ch 3, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, 4 tr in next ch 3 tip; ch 1, 1 dc in 3rd ch of starting ch 3 to form 6th ch 3 sp of Round.
Round 6: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dtr), 4 dtr over post of dc directly below, [ch 7, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, in next ch 3 tip work (5 dtr, ch 7, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 tr in next ch, 5 dtr)] 6 times, omitting last 5 dtr of final repeat; sl st in 4th ch of starting ch 4; bind off. Weave in ends.
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.
Mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture. Sprinkle lightly with glitter. 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.
Great how they do it for all the kiddos indeed. You have enough snow flakes to make up for no snow.
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