Lizard was having another sleepless night. I finally got him to sleep at about 3 a.m., and by then, my body wasn't sleepy anymore. I decided to create another snowflake. I couldn't get to my thread and hook where Lizard was sleeping without waking him, so I went through one of my old commute crochet bags. Found the appropriate size crochet hook and a tiny ball of thread. I played chicken with the thread and lost. Ha ha.
I've been tinkering with my smile center each week, trying to come up with the perfect grin. Today's flake is my favorite smile and my favorite pattern so far. When I looked up funny chicken names, boy, did I find a GREAT variety. Flappy bird seemed to fit best, given the creation adventure.
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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 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
Happy Flappy Snowflake Instructions
Special Stitches: fdc (foundation double crochet)
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 4 (counts as 1 tr), 1 tr in same ch as sl st, ch 2, sk next dc, 2 tr in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, 2 tr in each of next 2 dc, 1 fdc in bottom of tr just worked, 1 dc in same fdc ch, [1 fdc, 1 dc in same fdc ch] 11 times; 1 ltr in next dc, 1 tr in same dc, sl st in 4th ch of starting ch 4.
Round 3: 1 sc in each st around, increasing 2 sc in each eye space for a total of 42 sc; sl st in starting sc.
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Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in same sc, [ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next ch, ch 1, sk next 6 sc, in next sc 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 5: Ch 14, counts as 1 dc and [ch 12), in next ch 3 tip work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) 6 times, omitting last dc of final repeat; sl st in 2nd ch of starting ch 14; 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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