Free Pattern: Snowflake Wishes 4

Christmas is getting closer, and I know a lot of you will have put your trees up already. I really enjoy seeing other peoples trees and lights as I travel after dark, though I don't think I'll put my tree up for a little while.

If you're still looking for decoration inspiration, though, here's another snowflake! This is actually the first one I designed a few years ago. I like it because there are only three rounds so it's simple and fast to crochet, and I finish sooner than I think I'm going to.

This snowflake is around 7cm (2.75in) across when made with dk yarn and a 2.75mm (C) hook, and 9cm  (3.5in) when made with worsted weight yarn and a 3.5mm (E) hook.


As always I block all my snowflakes with a mixture of PVA glue, water and glitter to make them stiffer and sparkly. You can read my snowflake blocking instructions.

Pattern
You will need: 

• Small amount of white yarn in any weight you like (I used worsted and dk; these patterns were designed with those weights in mind)
• Crochet hook, from 2.5mm to 3.5mm (E) or 4mm (G) depending on the yarn you use and how tightly you want to crochet
• Optional thread or ribbon to hang them to a tree - if you don't want to use thread you can make large loop in the snowflake, see below
• needle for weaving in ends
• optional materials for blocking: water, PVA glue and glitter, or spray starch.

Stitches used:
US: ch, sl st, sc, dc, trc. Optional, chainless starting dc.
UK: ch, sl st, dc, tr, dtr. Optional, chainless starting treble (see link above for explanation in US terms).

US Instructions:

Ch5, join with sl st to form a loop.

Round 1: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and one ch - alternatively, starting dc, ch1), *dc, ch1* into loop 11 times, join with sl st to 3rd chain of ch4 (or top of starting dc).

Round 2: sl st into first ch1 space, *dc, ch1, trc, ch1, dc in next space, sc in next space* 5 times, dc, ch1, trc, ch1, dc in next space, join with sl st to first sl st in round.

Round 3: *ch1, skip dc, sc into ch1 space, ch3, sc into trc, ch5, sc into same st, ch3, sc into ch1 space, ch1, skip dc, sc into sc* five times, ch1, skip dc, sc into ch1 space, ch3, sc into trc, ch5, sc into same st, ch3, sc into ch1 space, ch1, skip dc, sl st into sl st on previous round. Bind off and weave in ends.


UK Instructions:

Ch5, join with sl st to form a loop.

Round 1: ch 4 (counts as 1 tr and one ch - alternatively, starting tr, ch1), *tr, ch1* into loop 11 times, join with sl st to 3rd chain of ch4 (or top of starting tr).

Round 2: sl st into first ch1 space, *tr, ch1, dtr, ch1, tr in next space, dc in next space* 5 times, tr, ch1, dtr, ch1, tr in next space, join with sl st to first sl st in round.

Round 3: *ch1, skip tr, dc into ch1 space, ch3, dc into dtr, ch5, dc into same st, ch3, dc into ch1 space, ch1, skip tr, dc into dc* five times, ch1, skip tr, dc into ch1 space, ch3, dc into dtr, ch5, dc into same st, ch3, dc into ch1 space, ch1, skip tr, sl st into sl st on previous round. Bind off and weave in ends.

Here are some photos of what each round looks like:

US/UK: for a self loop snowflake: replace one ch5 on last round with ch20-25 to make a loop.

Look out for one more snowflake pattern soon! ♥