I was working on a really fun and colorful snowflake (with my newly dyed-thread!!!) for this week to help celebrate our annual Make a Snowflake Day on Thursday, February 6, but I didn't get the pattern written yet, and it may be a couple of weeks before I can do that now.
So here's another from the archive. It was designed on May 6, 2012, and probably is one of the first snowflakes I designed after I got my cast off my crochet wrist following the bicycle wreck that later that year took me off my bike for most of the summer and part of autumn because I didn't know I'd crushed a disc in my back until after I painfully completed Ride the Rockies in June.
I code-named this snowflake at the time with the name of the Lizbeth thread colorway I used to make it, and now that seems like a perfectly good name, knowing what that summer became in the shadow of my squished disc. Ha ha!
Can you spot the errors in the pale blue snowflake below I made to test the pattern? Or perhaps it's just a demonstration of a variation… Um, yeah, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
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: 6.5 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
Summer Fun Snowflake Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 11 dc in ring; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2. Pull magic ring tight.
Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same st, [sk 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same dc] 5 times; sk 1 dc, 2 dc in same st as starting dc, ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of round.
Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp, [1 sc between next 2 2/dc groups, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 5 times; 1 sc between next 2 2/dc groups, 3 dc in same sp as starting 2 dc; ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of round.
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Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sp, [ch 3, 1 sc over next sc, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp] 5 times; 1 sc over next sc, 3 dc in same sp as starting 2 dc; ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of round.
Round 5: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 4 dc in same sp, [ch 5, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook (dc picot made), ch 2, 5 dc in next ch 3 tip, ch 8, sl st in 8th ch from hook, 5 dc in same ch 3 tip] 5 times; ch 5, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook (dc picot made), ch 2, 5 dc in same sp as starting 4 dc, sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2, ch 8, sl st in same st as sl st.
Round 6: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [3 dc in next ch, ch 3, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook (dc picot made), ch 7, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch, 1 dc in next ch, ch 3, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook (dc picot made), sk next dc picot and chain immediately after it, 3 dc in next ch (right next to 5/dc group), 6 dc in next ch 7 loop, 2 tr in same loop, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 2 tr in same loop, 6 dc in same loop] 6 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2; 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.
your dyed yarn is so pretty.Your crochet stitches even and taught. Makes for a nice finished product. Carrying a crock pot full of chilli on the train...intriguing. Bet it smelled really good on the way to work and home again. Ghost peppers...powerful stuff. Tried them for the first time this summer..a little to hot, but if you incorporate them into a larger batch of something they do a nice job of heat. I had ghost pepper cheese...not a fan.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Faith! Yes, carrying the crockpot full of chili was a bear, but it did indeed make my car smell wonderful for a few extra hours. I used only three tiny slices of one ghost pepper in the gigantic pot of chili, and boy, was it hot! I didn't win, but the judges said it was the hottest they'd ever tasted! (Veggie chili never wins; and all this year's winners had booze. I would never use that in my chili.)
DeleteSure went to work even after all the health crap back then, can't stop you.
ReplyDeleteYes, hard to keep this woman down, Pat! Work is better than moaning and groaning at home.
DeleteWe have had a bit of real snow. :-) Finally. Keep up your beautiful work. Regula
ReplyDeleteThank you, Regula! We've had twelve inches so far this week! LOVE IT!
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