I hadn't planned to make a new pattern based on my Overripe JAYG motif from last week this soon, but I had to work up a new sample to photograph how to do the tricky move on the third Round of the flake. Once I'd photographed the instructional shots, I was free to frog that Round and make something new. So I did!
I'm still editing photos from our January Winter Storm Blair (I snapped 671 shots January 6-7; I can't tell you the last time I took that many photos in such a short time!!!), but I like the name of our November Winter Storm Anya better. One of the girls I taught more than a decade ago, Anya, just got married last year after serving a Spanish-speaking mission in Kentucky, and now her little sister, whom I also taught about a decade ago (and who last year was helping me with the 6- and 7-year olds I teach each Sunday) is serving a mission in Oregon. (And, unbelievably, her name is just one letter off from the name of our most recent winter storm!) The girls' parents are moving to New York in a few months, and I'm going to miss them so much!
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: 7 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.
Winter Storm Anya Snowflake Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: [Pc in ring, ch 10, 1 sc in 7th ch from hook, ch 3] 6 times; sl st in top of starting pc.
Round 2: [In next ch 3 sp work (2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc), in next ch 6 loop work (1 pc, ch 3, 1 pc, ch 3, 1 pc), in next ch 3 sp work (1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc)] 6 times; sl st in top back of Round 1 starting pc; bind off.
Round 3: Ch 7 (counts as 1 tr and ch 6 (counts as 1 tr and ch 3)), 1 tr in 5th ch from hook, [[in next ch 3 sp work (1 pc, ch 3, 1 pc) 2 times] 2 times, in top back of Round 1 pc work (1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr)] 6 times, omitting last 2 ch and last tr of final repeat; 1 dc in same ch as starting tr to form 12th ch 3 joint space of Round.
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Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), [in each of next 2 ch 3 sp work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc), in next ch 3 tip work (1 pc, ch 3, 1 pc), in each of next 2 ch 3 sp work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc)] 6 times, omitting last 2 ch and last dc of final repeat; 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 24th V-st of Round.
Round 5: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and [ch 3), in each of next 2 ch 3 sp work (1 dc, ch 3), in next ch 3 tip work (1 pc, ch 7, sl st in 4th ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 pc), in each of next 2 ch 3 sp work (1 dc, ch 3)] 6 times, omitting last ch 3 and last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 5; 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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