Snowflake Monday

I was working on a scarf on the way home from work and ran out of yarn last winter. (Had a big stash of yarn at home to finish the project; just didn't realize I was going to get so much done on the train.) Twenty minutes of commute remained, so I had a few choices. I could work on a white snowflake, I could play with my Noro sock leftovers, or I could stare out the window and daydream.

I decided to make good on a threat and make a snowflake with the Noro.

I didn't finish before the train ride ended, and the flake was beginning to take a nice shape. However, when I got home and saw my drying February heart flakes, I decided the pink in the Noro would make a much more effective Valentine flake than what I was designing. So I ripped out what I had done, redid the new flake in white and used the Noro to make a heart flake. Oh, and then I finished the scarf.

I decided to call this my Changling Flake.

You may do whatever you'd like with snowflakes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!Finished Size: 5.5 inches from point to point
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread, size 4 crochet hook, empty pizza box, wax paper or foil, cellophane tape, glue, water, glitter, small container for glue/water mixture, paintbrush, stick pins that won't be used later for sewing, clear thread or fishing line

Instructions

Ch 5, sl st into 1st ch OR make magic ring.

Round 1: 6 sc in ring; sl st in 1st sc. Pull magic circle tight, but leave opening big enough to allow stitches inside it to lay flat.
Round 2: Ch 10 (counts as 1 tr and ch 6), *tr in next sc, ch 6; repeat from * around 4 more times; sl st in 4th ch of starting ch 10.
Round 3: Ch 1, * in ch 6 space work 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, ch 3, sl st in top of tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc; repeat from * around 5 more times; sl st in 1st sc.
Round 4: Ch 16 (counts as 1 tr and ch 12), *tr between next two 2 sc groups, ch 12; repeat from * around 4 more times; sl st in 4th ch of starting ch 16.
Round 5: Ch 1, *in next ch 12 space work 3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 1 tr, ch 5, sc in 5th ch from hook, ch 5, sl st in sc, ch 5, sl st in sc, 1 tr, 3 dc, 3 hdc, 3 sc, ch 8, sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 ch, repeat from * around 5 more times; sl st in 1st sc; bind off. Weave in ends.

Finish: Tape wax paper or foil to top of empty pizza box. Pin snowflake to box on top of wax paper or foil.

Mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in small washable container. Paint snowflake with glue mixture. 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 foil. 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 the 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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