Snowflake Monday

This one takes a LOT of pins to shape the spokes into evergreen tree shapes. Sometimes hard things can teach good things. When a very difficult thing strikes a family, community, country or the world, the collective can learn they are powerful when their voices come together as one. We are all children of God (or whatever name anyone uses for a higher authority), and we are all loved. We ARE one.

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: 6 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

Evergreen Snowflake Instructions

Make magic ring.

Round 1: 6 sc in ring; sl st in starting sc. Don't pull magic circle too tight.

Round 2: Ch 7. (counts as 1 dc and [ch 5), 1 dc in next sc] 5 times; ch 2, 1 tr in 2nd ch of starting ch 7 to form 6th ch 5 tip of Round

Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 3 dc over post of tr directly below, 1 hdc in same sp, 1 sc in same place, [in next ch 5 tip work (1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc)] 5 times; in next ch 5 tip work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
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Round 4: [Ch 10, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 6 ch, ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 5 ch, ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 4 ch, ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 3 ch, ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 2 ch, ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, working back down spoke sl st in next spoke ch, ch 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 2 ch, sl st in next spoke ch, ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 3 ch, sl st in next spoke ch, ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 4 ch, sl st in next spoke ch, ch 7, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 5 ch, sl st in next spoke ch, ch 8, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 6 ch, sl st in eac of next 2 spoke ch, sl st in same ch 3 tip, ch 5, 1 fpdc around next Round 2 dc, ch 5, sl st in next ch 3 tip] 6 times; 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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