A Snowflake Pattern For You

I will be working on snowflakes through the weekend.  It has started to rain and I love the idea of sitting out on the back pouch and enjoying a little bit of moisture in the air and a break from the dry heat.  

Crochet snowflakes to me, are basically just chains and picots.  Well, that is how I make them.  On occasion I will have a sc or dc to build the snowflake.  

I always like the six point snowflakes and these are very simplistic.  

Here is how I made the six point aqua colored snowflake.  

I used a bottle ring from a plastic bottle or you can use a plastic ring or rubber gasket ring.  Any type of ring that is maybe about 1" in diameter, give or take.  

4 ply worsted yarn, your color choice.  

F Hook

sl =slip stitch

ch=chain

sc=single crochet

sk=skip

The first thing that you are going to do is single crochet around the ring and here is a good tutorial:

http://www.anniescatalog.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=69

I always count the slip stitch and chain 1 as a single crochet.

You need a total of 18 sc on the ring.  

Now you are ready to make your points.

*sc  into the chain one on the ring (which I really refer to as an sc), chain 6, sl into the 4th chain from hook, (you have made a picot), ch 4, sl in 4th ch from hook, ch 4, sl into the 4th ch from hook, (you have a total of 3 picots),chain 2, sk a sc on the ring and sc into the next sc on the ring.*

You have created your first point.  

Repeat between * 5 more times.  

Fasten off, sew in ends and your done.  

As you noticed a point covers a multiple of  3 sc on the ring.  So, if you want to make more then 6 points, just remember to make a set of three sc on the ring for each point.  Maybe use a 2ply worsted yarn, experiment.  

If you want your picots to be bigger, then just increase your chains.  For instance, if you want the center picot to be bigger, try 6 or 8 chains rather than the 4, just remember to sl stitch in the first chain made for that picot.  

If you want the stem part  longer, make 4 chains rather then 2.  

I like to keep them small, because I use them for gift tags and small tree ornaments.  

Have fun, and please let me know if the pattern is easy to follow.  

Hopefully, you will look at the water or soda bottle your drinking from and reconsider saving that cap and ring.  

Have a great weekend,

Debra