Hopefully, this is my last week of all-out craziness, meaning perhaps one more Monday of simple or no pattern, yet late last night I did enjoy rewriting this old prototype from August of 2013. My original notes (which included the comment, "looks like a sand dollar") needed a few fixes and adjustments, and I ended up changing the pattern for the rock covering. The prototype must have been created during a sleepless night... :) Nevertheless, I think this new and improved version makes a worthy addition to my garden and my stack of snowflakes to be donated to Operation Ornaments. I will add a photo of the picotless stiffened snowflake one day this week. (I apparently forgot to include the picots in my prototype notes and didn't realize the picots were missing until i looked up the original photo, which is shown above.) The new (picotless) flake wasn't dry in time for publication 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: 2 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, 2- to 3- inch round river rock
Sand Dollar Snowflake Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: [1 sc in ring, ch 6] 5 times; 1 sc in ring, ch 3, 1 tr in starting sc to form 6th petal of Round. Don't pull magic circle too tight.
Round 2: 4 sc over post of tr directly below, [ch 1, 7 sc in next petal] 5 times; ch 1, 3 sc in next petal; sl st in starting sc.
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go here to see the original.
Round 3: Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), in same sc as sl st work (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr), [sk next 3 sc, next ch and next 3 sc, in next sc (middle sc), work (1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, ch 3 (ch 3 picot created), * 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr)] 6 times, ending * on final repeat; sl st into starting ch; bind off. Weave in ends. For picotless version, omit 1 sc and ch 3 picot on each repeat.
Sand Dollar Snowflake Rock Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 8 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 6), 1 dc in ring] 4 times; 1 dc in ring, ch 3, 1 tr in 2nd ch of starting ch 8 to form 6th petal of Round. Pull magic circle tight.
Round 2: 4 sc over post of tr directly below, [ch 1, 7 sc in next petal] 5 times; ch 1, 3 sc in next petal; sl st in starting sc.
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go here to see the original.
Round 3: Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), in same sc as sl st work (1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr), [sk next 3 sc, next ch and next 3 sc, in next sc (middle sc), work (1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, * ch 3 (ch 3 picot created), 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr)] 6 times, ending * on final repeat; sl st into starting ch, ch 1, 1 sc in same ch as sl st to create 6th picot of Round; bind off. Weave in ends. For picotless version, omit 1 sc and ch 3 picot on each repeat.
Round 4: Ch 7 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 5), 1 dc in next gap between 2/tr, ch 5, 1 dc in next picot (or in next sc if working picotless version)] 10 times; ch 5, 1 dc in next gap between 2/tr, ch 2, 1 tr in 2nd ch of starting ch 7 to form 12th ch 5 sp of Round. For larger rock, work V-stitch (1 dc, ch 5, 1 dc) in each picot or in each gap between 2/tr.
Rounds 5-?: Ch 7 (counts as 1 dc and ch 5), [1 dc in next ch 5 sp, ch 5] 10 times (16 times if covering larger rock); 1 dc in next ch 5 sp, ch 2, 1 tr in 2nd ch of starting ch 7 to form 12th ch 5 sp of Round (18th ch 5 sp of Round if covering a larger rock. If your rock covering is still too small for your chosen rock, continue to work V-st on points as often as needed to make covering large enough to cover your rock. Continue with Round 8 until snowflake fits snugly around rock, leaving about a 1- to 2-inch opening on the back or bottom side.
Final Round, Rock Covering:Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each ch 5 sp around, inserting rock after about 2/3rds of Round, gently stitching while finishing Round and closing up hole so as not to damage crochet hook; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2; bind off, leaving 4- to 5-inch tail. Weave end through final Round of dc and pull tight. Bind off again, weave in end. Place in garden!
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.
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