Snowflake Pattern

Christmas, Free crochet patterns

Here’s what you’ll need:

Size 10 crochet thread
2 mm steel hook
sewing needle
fabric stiffener

Finished snowflake measures approx 4 in.

Ch 6, join with Sl st in furthest ch from hook to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 16 scs into ring, join in 1st sc of round — 16 scs.

Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), beginning in same st as join, *work [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc], skip next st, rep from * 7 more times, join in 1st sc of round — 8 ch-3 spaces.

Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 5 scs in each ch-3 sp around, join in 1st sc of round — 40 sts.

Round 4: Sl st in next 2 sts, ch 1 (does not count as st), work 1 sc in same st as last Sl st was made, ch 10, skip next 4 sts, *work 1 sc in next st, ch 10, skip next 4 sts, rep from * around, join in 1st sc of round — 8 ch-10 spaces.

Round 5: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work [6 scs, ch 6, 6 scs] in each ch-10 sp around, join in 1st sc of round — 8 ch-6 spaces.

Round 6: Sl st in next 5 sts and in ch-6 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), work 12 dcs in same ch-6 sp, work 13 dcs in each of the next ch-6 spaces around, join in top of beg ch 3 — 8 groups of 13 dcs.

Round 7: Ch 1 (does not count as st), beginning in same st as join, *sc2tog, ch 3, skip next st, 1 sc in next, ch 3, skip next st, 1 sc in next, ch 5, skip next st, 1 sc in next, ch 3, skip next st, 1 sc in next, ch 3, skip next st, sc2tog, rep from * around, join in 1st sc of round — 40 ch spaces.

Fasten off and weave in ends.