I had an idea for patriotic snowflake rocks for the garden more than a month ago, but I will be honest. The last few weeks have been difficult. The semiquincentennial is this week, and it stings to not do something special to commemorate, but I just don't have it in me right now. I'm trying, but some days, it's all I can do to just get out of bed each morning. Or each mourning... I'm not even sure I can make a red and a blue version of today's snowflake for a patriotic set. As a result, I'm just going to try to get through this pattern and keep going. I'm going to try to get through this day and keep going. I'm going to try to get through this week and keep going. This month. This year. This life.
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: 5.25 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
Determination Snowflake Instructions
Special Stitches
Popcorn Stitch (pc): Work 5 dc in designated st, take loop off hook, insert hook through top loop of 1st dc and replace loop on hook, pull loop through top of 1st dc.
Make magic ring.
Round 1: 12 sc into ring; sl st in 1st sc. Don't pull magic ring too tight.
Round 2: 1 pc in same sc as sl st, [ch 9, sk next sc, pc in next sc] 5 times; ch 3, 1 trtr in starting pc to form 6th ch 9 sp of Round.
Round 3: Ch 1 (counts as 1), 2 sc over trtr directly below, [ch 13, sl st in 10th ch from hook, ch 3, 3 sc in next ch 9 loop] 5 times; ch 13, 2l st in 10th ch from hook, 1 tr in starting ch to form 6th ch 9 loop of Round.
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Round 4: 3 sc over post of tr directly below, [ch 3, 3 sc over next ch 3, in next ch 9 loop work (3 sc, ch 7, 1 sc, ch 11, 1 sc, ch 15, 1 sc, ch 11, 1 sc, ch 7, 3 sc), 3 sc over next ch 3] 6 times, omitting last 3 sc of final repeat; sl st in starting sc; 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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