Snowflake Monday

I may have gotten an early start on this year's Halloween snowflakes for my grands, but I didn't get them done until last week. I forgot to take photos of three sets I had to mail, but I remembered to photograph the last two sets I delivered in person last week.

And just like that, it's almost Halloween. I couldn't resist doing one more Halloween snowflake for this season. These are so cool, perhaps this is what I will do for the grand next year... Perhaps if I start them now, I might actually get done before next October!!!

The basic pattern also could serve as ornaments for any other holiday, too. The center discs could be made with other colors and/or adorned with an ornament cap at the top, and/or the disc may be decorated as a Valentine, Easter, animal or happy face. I used fun googly eyes for my samples today, but eyes also may be made with felt, beads, markers, embroidery, fabric scraps, pipe cleaners... Use your imagination!

The name for today's trio comes from my teenage and young adult years (not from a band by the same name!) when our favorite radio station(s) would play three hits in a row, commercial-free, by music giants, such as Aerosmith, Bee Gees, Chicago, Def Leppard, ELO, Foreigner, Genesis, Heart... boy, is that old neverending game a rabbit hole I could go down and perhaps never come up for air!!! Abba, BTO, Carpenters, Deep Purple, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Guns and Roses, Hall and Oats... Aaah! Memory Lane! I think I'll go turn on my radio. YES, I still have one!!! Still have one working DVD player, too. But, get this... I still have more than 100 cassette tapes that still work! When I can find a player that still works...

I really had fun playing with this pattern. I hope you get as much enjoyment from 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: 4.5 to 6 inches from point to point
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread, optional second color (or any number of colors desired), googly eyes or other means of making eyes, 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
NOTE: I did not glitter these flakes.

Triple Shot I Snowflake Instructions

With center disc color, 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 circle tight.

Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same ch as sl st, 2 dc in each dc around for a total of 24 dc; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2.

Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [2 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next dc] 12 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 2. Bind off if making flake in more than one color. Weave in ends.
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Round 4: If using same color, sc in same ch as sl st. If using new color, 1 sc in any dc. [ch 7, sk next 5 dc, 1 sc in next dc] 6 times, omitting last sc of final repeat; sl st in starting sc.

Round 5: [1 sc in each of next 3 ch, in next ch work (2 sc, ch 5, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 2 ch, ch 5, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, working back down spoke 1 dc in next ch, ch 4, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, 1 sc in next post ch, 2 sc), 1 sc in each of next 3 ch, sk next sc] 6 times; bind off. Weave in ends.

Triple Shot II Snowflake Instructions

Round 5: [1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, in next ch work (1 tr, 1 dtr, ch 5, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 2 ch, ch 5, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, working back down spoke 1 dc in next ch, ch 4, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, 1 sc in next post ch, 1 dtr, 1 tr), 1 sc in each of next 3 ch, sk next sc] 6 times; bind off. Weave in ends.

Triple Shot III Snowflake Instructions

Round 5: [1 sc in next ch, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, ch 5, 1 sc in next ch, ch 7, in next ch work (2 sc, ch 10, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 2 ch, ch 5, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, working back down spoke 1 dc in next ch, ch 4, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, 1 sc in next post ch, ch 5, 2 sc), ch 7, 1 sc in next ch, ch 5, 1 sc in next ch, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch, sk next sc] 6 times; 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.

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