Today's snowflake pattern actually is part two of last week's snowflake pattern... I had been working on a flake inspired by @snowflakes_by_lerisa on Instagram.
I thought there might be a way to work the sixth point via foundation crochet to prevent having to bind off and start new on the tip of a spoke. You know, four ends to weave in as opposed to two... And foundation crochet DOES work; however, that one foundation spoke looked pretty funky (to me). So feel free to give it a try if you'd like. For me, I threw in the towel, um, er, crochet hook I suppose, and surrendered to the patron saint of crochet.
Did you know there actually is such a patron saint?!? I certainly did not!
Of course, I am not Catholic, and St. Charlotte is not the official patron saint of crochet, but there are enough followers/believers to warrant a sleighful of charms/rosary accessories.
My first thought when I read about St. Charlotte was Princess Charlotte, and she truly is a cutie! I recently saw a meme with photos of Charlotte and her great grandmother Queen Elizabeth at the same age, and in my eyes, there is a striking resemblence.
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
Charlotte Snowflake Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: 18 sc in ring; sl st in starting sc. Pull magic circle tight.
Round 2: Ch 13 (counts as 1 sc and [ch 12, sl st in 4th ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, sl st in next ch, ch 2, sk 2 sc, 1 sc in next sc] 6 times, omitting last sc of final repeat; sl st in 1st ch of starting ch 13; bind off. Weave in ends.
NOTE: If you'd like to try the foundation crochet point instead of binding off, work the above Round 5 times instead of 6, then ch 2, 1 dc in 1st ch of starting ch 13, ch 1, 1 fsc (foundation sc), 1 fhdc (foundation hdc), 1 fdc (foundation dc), 1 fhdc, 1 fsc, ch 2, 1 dc in fsc just worked to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round, and begin Round 3 working into that same tip.
Round 3: [1 sc in any spoke tip (or next spoke tip in repeats), ch 12] 6 times; sl st in starting sc.
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go here to see the original.
Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sc as sl st, [1 dc in each of next 12 ch, in next sc work [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc)] 6 times, omitting last 3 dc and last 2 ch of final repeat; 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
Round 5: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dtr), 2 dtr over post of dc directly below, [ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 1, 1 sc in each of next 6 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 1, in next ch 3 tip work (3 dtr, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 3 dtr)] 6 times, omitting last 3 dtr of final repeat; sl st in 4th ch of starting ch 4; bind off. Weave in ends.
NOTE: To achieve a gorgeous geometric edge when stiffening, I pulled and somewhat stretched out the chain 1 spaces on each side to emphasize the "bumps".
It has been way too long since I buried an Easter egg pattern on my website. What??? You didn't know I have Easter eggs???
Sometimes when I go back to make a second (or third or tenth) flake from an existing pattern, I am inspired to change it up a bit. If the flake is different enough, I use it as a new pattern. If it's similar, I just add it to the bottom of the official pattern as an Easter egg.
Typically, Easter eggs are added months or even years later. This egg was conceived before I published the above pattern. This is a reworking without the First Round of the above flake, and to me, it's truer to LeRisa's fabulous image.
Initially, I was going to add this new pattern in a few months. However, I'd probably forget (I do that a lot these days…), and it's nearing Christmas, the snowflakiest time of year. So Lottie is my 2022 gift to readers, especially those who didn't know buried treasure lies in wait. Hopefully, you will have a blast finding patterns you didn't know exist!
Lottie Snowflake Instructions
Make magic ring.
Round 1: [1 sc in ring, ch 10, sl st in 4th ch from hook, 1 sc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in next ch, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, sl st in next ch,] 6 times; sl st in starting sc; bind off. Weave in ends.. Pull magic circle tight.
NOTE: Stiffening right here and now makes a cute little snowflake.
Round 2: [1 sc in any spoke tip (or next spoke tip in repeats), ch 10] 6 times; sl st in starting sc.
Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in same sc as sl st, [1 dc in each of next 10 ch, in next sc work [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc)] 6 times, omitting last 3 dc and last 2 ch of final repeat; 1 dc in 2nd ch of starting ch 2 to form 6th ch 3 tip of Round.
If you're not reading this pattern on Snowcatcher, you're not reading the designer's blog. Please go here to see the original.
NOTE: Binding off here makes a cute little snowflake. You can even change up your points to make it your own. (I tried a new tip idea: ch 10, sl st in 10th ch from hook, ch 8, sl st in 8th ch from hook, ch 6, sl st in 6th ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, ch 6, sl st in 6th ch from hook, ch 8, sl st in 8th ch from hook, ch 10, sl st in 10th ch from hook.)
Round 4: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dtr), 2 dtr over post of dc directly below, [ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 1, 1 sc in each of next 4 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 1, in next ch 3 tip work (3 dtr, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 3 dtr)] 6 times, omitting last 3 dtr of final repeat; sl st in 4th ch of starting ch 4; bind off. Weave in ends.
Finish: 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.
