Crochet Christmas Table Runner with Snowflakes
Materials Needed
Crochet Hook I/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Finished Size: Snowflake measures 5½” x 5½” measured point to point, Runner measures 57" long x 14" wide.
Materials List:
- Crochet hook
- Christmas Crochet Table Runner
Center Strip Instructions
Ch 4, join with slip st to form a ring.
Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 5 (counts as hdc, ch 3), [hdc, ch 3] 5 times in ring; join with slip st in 2nd ch of beginning ch-5—6 ch-3 spaces.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, (2 sc, ch 5, 2 sc) in next ch-3 space, *sc in next hdc, (2 sc, ch 5, 2 sc) in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—6 ch-5 spaces.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, [sc, ch 5, sc, ch 7 (point), sc, ch 5, sc] in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in first sc—6 ch-7 points. Fasten off.
Creating the Second Snowflake
For 2 points joined:
Rounds 1-2: Repeat rounds 1-2 of the first snowflake.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, with wrong sides together, slip st in corresponding ch-7 point on previous snowflake, ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same ch of ch-5 space on current snowflake, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc; repeat * once; **ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 7, sc, ch 5, sc) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, ch 3, skip next 2 sc***, sc in next sc; repeat from ** around, ending last repeat at ***, join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Continuing with the Snowflakes
Third through Twelfth Snowflake:
Work 10 more snowflakes the same as the second snowflake, joining in a strip, skipping 1 point on each side of snowflakes.
First Side Strip Instructions
First Snowflake (3 points joined):
Rounds 1-2: Repeat rounds 1-2 of the first snowflake.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, with wrong sides together, slip st in first ch-7 space on the top snowflake on the center strip to the right of joining, ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same ch of ch-5 space on current snowflake, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc, repeat * twice, joining with slip st to the junction between 2 snowflakes, then joining to next ch-7 point; **ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 7, sc, ch 5, sc) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, ch 3, skip next 2 sc***, sc in next sc; repeat from ** around, ending last repeat at ***, join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Second Snowflake (4 Points Joined)
Rounds 1-2: Repeat rounds 1-2 of the first snowflake.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, with wrong sides together, slip st in corresponding ch-7 space on the previous snowflake on the same strip, ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same ch of ch-5 space on current snowflake, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc, repeat * 3 times, joining with slip st to next 2 junctions between 2 snowflakes, then joining to next ch-7 point; **ch 3, (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 7, sc, ch 5, sc) in 3rd ch of next ch-5 space, ch 3, skip next 2 sc***, sc in next sc; repeat from ** around, ending last repeat at ***, join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Third through Eleventh Snowflake
Work 9 more snowflakes the same as the second snowflake, joining in a strip across the side of the center strip, following assembly diagram for placement.
Second Side Strip Instructions
Make and join 11 more snowflakes joining to the center strip the same as the first side strip, following Assembly Diagram (see link, above) for placement.
Weave in ends.
