Snowflake Monday

After my sweet garden-loving sister-in-law saw on my blog all the dinosaur eggs I made for the grands, she told me how much she loved them. Her birthday was the following Monday. I couldn't finish another box full of rainbow rocks that quickly, so her birthday present was a tad late. I don't think she will mind.

Today's pattern is the lacy green rock covering I made for her new garden rocks, and it's super lacy because I'm almost out of the store-bought green crochet thread. I didn't want to have to buy more. When I began making rainbow-covered rocks, the whole purpose was to diminish the store-bought thread stash. I already caved once and bought more yellow; I didn't want to buy more green. I'd rather dye more green!






It's kind of a good thing I did today's flake with a tiny amount of thread. I don't have much hand-dyed red, white and blue thread left, and that's another thing I want to dye, not buy!


Thankfully, there's no shortage of patriotism in my little corner of the world today.














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: 4.5 inches from point to point
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or plastic wrap, cellophane tape, water soluble school glue or desired stiffener, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line

Remembrance Snowflake Instructions

Make magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 4 dc in ring, take loop off hook, insert hook through 2nd ch of starting ch 2 and replace loop on hook, pull loop through ch (popcorn stitch made), [ch 10, 5 dc in ring, take loop off hook, insert hook through top loop of 1st dc and replace loop on hook, pull loop through top of 1st dc (popcorn stitch made)] 5 times; ch 5, 1 trtr in top of starting popcorn st to form 6th ch 10 tip of Round. Pull magic circle tight.

Round 2: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 3), 1 dc over post of trtr directly below, [ch 5, in next ch 10 tip work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 10, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc)] 5 times; ch 5, 1 dc in next ch 10 tip, ch 3, 1 dc in same tip, ch 5, 1 trtr in 2nd ch of starting ch 5 to form 6th ch 10 tip of Round.
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NOTE: Bind off here makes a cute little flake.


Round 3: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 3), 1 dc over post of trtr directly below, [ch 7, 1 sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 7, in next ch 10 tip work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 10, 1 dc, ch 3)] 5 times; ch 7, 1 sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 7, 1 dc in next ch 10 tip, ch 3, 1 dc in same tip, ch 10, sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 5; 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.

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. 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.

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