How to Make a Beautiful Crochet Snowflake
Finished Size: 6 inches from point to point
Materials Needed
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
Creating the Magic Ring
Make a magic ring.
Round 1
12 sc into ring; sl st into 1st sc. Pull magic circle tight, but leave opening big enough for stitches to lay flat.
Round 2
* Ch 8, skip 1 sc, sl st into next sc; repeat from * around 5 times ending with sl st into first sc.
Round 3
* Into next ch 8 space work sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, 2 hdc, sc; repeat from * around 5 times; sl st into sl st.
Round 4
Ch 13 (counts as 1st dtr [yo 3 times] and ch 8), * dtr (yo 3 times) between next 2 sc, ch 8; repeat from * around 4 times; sl st in 5th ch of ch 13.
Round 5
Ch 4 (counts as 1st tr), into same dtr work 1 dc and 1 hdc, * into next ch 8 space work 4 sc, ch 3, 4 sc, into next dtr work 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc; repeat from * around 4 times; into next ch 8 work 4 sc, ch 3, 4 sc, into 1st dtr work 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1tr; dc into 4th ch of ch 4.
Round 6
Ch 3, around dc formed below, work 2 dc, * ch 10, into next ch 3 sp work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc; repeat from * around 4 times; ch 10, around final dc of previous row work 3 dc, ch 2, sl st into 3rd ch of ch 3.
Round 7
1 sc in ch 2 space directly below (yes, you are working over the sl st you just made), * ch 6, into next ch 10 space work 6 sc, ch 3, 6 sc, ch 6, into next ch 2 sp work 1 sc, ch 3, 2 dc into 3rd ch from hook, ch 5, sc into 5th ch from hook, ch 5, sl st into sc, ch 5, sl st into sc, ch 3, 2 dc into 3rd ch from hook, sc; repeat from * around; sl st into 1st sc; bind off. Weave in ends.
Finishing Touches
Tape wax paper or foil to the top of an empty pizza box. Pin the snowflake to the box on top of the wax paper or foil.
Mix a few drops of water with a teaspoon of glue in a small washable container. Paint the snowflake with the glue mixture and sprinkle lightly with glitter. Wash the paintbrush and container thoroughly. Allow the snowflake to dry for at least 24 hours. Remove the pins and gently peel the snowflake from the wax paper or foil.
Attach a 10-inch clear thread to one spoke, weaving in the end. Wrap fishing line around a tree branch (or tape to the ceiling or any overhead surface) and watch the snowflake twirl freely whenever you walk by! The snowflake can also be taped to a window or tied to a doorknob or cabinet handle.
