Snowflake Monday

My thumb is doing so much better, but now the world is not. We need more kindness. We need more love. We need unity.

I had planned to make a couple more snowflakes with this pattern last weekend, but I have to make eight more masks for my family and get them in the mail this morning. If a reader would like to submit a photo of their finished Unity Snowflake via Sisters of the Snowflake, I'll be delighted to add it here.

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: about 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

SPECIAL STITCHES:

Popcorn Stitch (pc)

Work 5 dc in designated st, take loop off hook, insert hook through top loop of 1st dc and replace loop on hook, pull loop through top of 1st dc.


Unity Snowflake Instructions

Make magic ring.

Round 1: [Pc in ring, ch 3] 6 times, omitting last 2 ch of final repeat; 1 dc in top of starting pc to form 6th ch 3 sp of Round. Pull magic circle tight.

Round 2: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 3), [in next ch 3 sp work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) (V-st made), ch 3] 5 times; 1 dc in next ch 3 sp, ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 5 to form 12th ch 3 sp and 6th V-st of Round.

Round 3: Ch 10 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 8), 1 dc in 6th ch from hook, ch 2, sk next ch 3 sp, 1 dc in next ch 3 sp*, ch 3, 1 dc in same ch 3 sp (V-st made)] 6 times, ending * on final repeat; ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 10 to form 6th ch 3 sp/V-st of Round.
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Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [in next ch 5 loop work (1 dc, ch 3) 5 times, 1 dc in same ch 5 loop, in next ch 3/V-st, work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) (V-st made)] 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 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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