My brother served his two-year mission in Milano. :) I wrote to him regularly on onion skin paper because it was less expensive to mail than regular paper. There was no such thing as email, texting or international phone calls back then (because long distance phone calls back then were charged by the minute, and no one could afford calling another country). The mail we did send to each other took three months. He thought we had forgotten about him for the first three months! And when he got home, the first thing he wanted was Taco Bell, then peanut butter!
You may do whatever you'd like with snowframes you make from this pattern, but you may not sell or republish the pattern. Thanks, and enjoy!
Finished Size: 5 inches from point to point
Materials: Size 10 crochet thread, size 7 crochet hook, optional 6 beads, optional 6 heart (or desired) motifs, 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
Armonia Snowframe Instructions
Chain 84. Taking care not to twist work, sl st in starting ch.
Round 1: [1 sc in next ch and in next ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, in next ch work (2 dc, ch 2, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 2 dc), 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, 1 hdc in each of next 2 ch, 1 sc in each of next 2 ch, ch 12, 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, 3 hdc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, sl st in next ch, ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 4, * sl st in 2nd ch from hook, working back down spoke, sk next 2 ch and next picot, 1 dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in same ch as previous dc, sl st in each of next 2 ch, ch 9, 1 dc in 4th ch from hook, [yo and draw up loop through next ch, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook (hdc dec made), 1 sc in next ch, sl st in next ch, sl st in next 4 spoke ch, ch 1, sk next ch] 6 times; sl st in starting sc. Bind off. Weave in ends.
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NOTE: If desired, string 6 beads onto thread before beginning snowframe and pull one bead onto work at top picot (*) on each spoke.
NOTE: Or, if desired, attach heart motif or desired motif at top of each spoke (*) via sl st.
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.
