I have been enjoying the northern lights so much this year. It would be so awesome to watch (and photograph!!!) in person (and maybe get some GREAT snowflake shots, too!!!), but how wonderful for technology that allows me to soak up such beauty on an almost nightly basis! I am SO grateful!
I'm getting SO close to creating a white version of almost every snowflake I've ever designed. My Northern Lights/Peacock Snowflakes were designed long before I was able to watch YouTube on a regular basis, much less reap the benefits of wifi. I hadn't really planned to make white versions because these two beauties just didn't need to be all one color. I still to this day marvel that I created these two lovely patterns. I wish I could come up with stuff like this every day!
Last week during the solar eclipse, I decided the basic flake pattern behind two of my favorite patterns does deserve its own platform. Its own day in the sun, so to speak. So here you go: a bleached version of a classic pattern! I'm even considering making another one with a dark center to symbolize the eclipse for my 2024 digital snowflake temperature quilts...
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: 6.75 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.
Whiteout 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 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc over post of dc directly below, [in next ch 3 sp work 5 dc] 5 times; in next ch 3 sp work 2 dc; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.
Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in next dc, [ch 5, sk next 2 dc, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc] 5 times; ch 5, sk next 2 dc, 1 dc in next dc, sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.
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Round 4: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 3, sk next dc and next ch, 1 sc in each of next 3 ch, ch 3, sk next ch and next dc, in next dc work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc)] 6 times, omitting last dc and last 2 ch of final repeat; 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 5 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
Round 5: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc over post of dc directly below, [ch 5, 1 sc in middle sc of next 3/sc group, ch 5, in next ch 3 tip work (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc)] 6 times, omitting last 2 dc and last 2 ch of final repeat; 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
Round 6: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc over post of dc directly below, [ch 6, 1 sc over next sc into middle sc of next 3/sc group, ch 6, in next ch 3 tip work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc)] 6 times, omitting last 3 dc and last 2 ch of final repeat; 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
Round 7: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc over post of dc directly below, [ch 7, 1 sc over next sc into middle sc of next 3/sc group, ch 7, in next ch 3 tip work (3 dc, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 3 dc)] 6 times, omitting last 3 dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2; bind off. Weave in ends.
Finish: I've been stiffening my flakes with undiluted, full-strength water soluble school glue for quite a while now, and I've been squishing the glue onto and throughout each flake with my fingers (yucky mess!!!) instead of gingerly painting the flakes with glue. Yes, it's a mess. But it's faster. And stiffer.
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.
That is a great base flake. And you should definitely put an eclipse flake into your digital temp quilt!
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