I crocheted a snowflake this week. I had planned to make lots, but I think I'm running out of time before Christmas!!! I used 'tassel thread' not crochet thread, so it didn't hold its shape very easily. Next time I shall try to find crochet thread instead. The pattern came from 'Rodale's Christmas Needlecraft Collection' (1994). When you've made it, you have to starch it - instructions below:
Size: 5inches point to point
I used a 2mm hook and thin tassel cord.
Stitches:
Beg cluster
Ch4, keep last loop of each trc on hook, 2trc in ring, YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: beg CL made.
Cluster:
Keep last lp of each trc on hook, 3 trc in ring; YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: CL made.
Instructions
Ch 8, join to form ring.
Rnd1: beg CL in ring; * ch7, CL in ring; rep from * 4 x more; ch 3; join with trc in top of beg CL: 6 CLs.
Rnd 2: ch4, sc in top of joining trc: picot made; * ch6, sc in top of next CL, ch 6, in 4th ch of next ch-7 lp work (sc, ch 4, sc): picot made; rep from * 4x more; ch 6, sc in top of next CL, ch 3; join with a trc in top of joining trc of prev rnd.
Rnd 3: * # (ch 7, sl st in 4th ch from hook) twice: 2 ch-3 picots made; ch 3, sk next picot, sc in next ch-6 lp #; ch 3, sc in next ch-6 lp; rep from * 4x more, then rep from # to # once; ch 1, sk ch-3 of next lp; join with a dc in top of joining trc of prev rnd.
Rnd 4: ch 1, in top of joining dc work (sc, ch 4, sc); * # ch 7, sl st in 4th chain from hook: picot made; ch 3, sk next picot, trc in 2nd ch of next ch-3 lp (between picots); ch 7, sl st in 4th chain from hook: picot made; (ch 4, sl st in 4th chain from hook) twice: 2 picots made; ch 3, trc in same ch as prev trc made, ch 7, sl st in 4th ch from hook: picot made; ch 3 #, sk next picot, next ch-3 lp and next sc; in 2nd ch of next ch-3 lp work (sc, ch 4, sc); rep from * 4x more, then rep from # to # once; join in first sc.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Starch:
Mix equal amounts of white glue and water in a plastic zip lock bag. Immerse snowflake, check glue mix goes into stitches but don’t squeeze.
Shape snowflake on Styrofoam/cardboard covered with plastic bag and pin into shape. Leave to dry.
I used a 2mm hook and thin tassel cord.
Stitches:
Beg cluster
Ch4, keep last loop of each trc on hook, 2trc in ring, YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: beg CL made.
Cluster:
Keep last lp of each trc on hook, 3 trc in ring; YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: CL made.
Instructions
Ch 8, join to form ring.
Rnd1: beg CL in ring; * ch7, CL in ring; rep from * 4 x more; ch 3; join with trc in top of beg CL: 6 CLs.
Rnd 2: ch4, sc in top of joining trc: picot made; * ch6, sc in top of next CL, ch 6, in 4th ch of next ch-7 lp work (sc, ch 4, sc): picot made; rep from * 4x more; ch 6, sc in top of next CL, ch 3; join with a trc in top of joining trc of prev rnd.
Rnd 3: * # (ch 7, sl st in 4th ch from hook) twice: 2 ch-3 picots made; ch 3, sk next picot, sc in next ch-6 lp #; ch 3, sc in next ch-6 lp; rep from * 4x more, then rep from # to # once; ch 1, sk ch-3 of next lp; join with a dc in top of joining trc of prev rnd.
Rnd 4: ch 1, in top of joining dc work (sc, ch 4, sc); * # ch 7, sl st in 4th chain from hook: picot made; ch 3, sk next picot, trc in 2nd ch of next ch-3 lp (between picots); ch 7, sl st in 4th chain from hook: picot made; (ch 4, sl st in 4th chain from hook) twice: 2 picots made; ch 3, trc in same ch as prev trc made, ch 7, sl st in 4th ch from hook: picot made; ch 3 #, sk next picot, next ch-3 lp and next sc; in 2nd ch of next ch-3 lp work (sc, ch 4, sc); rep from * 4x more, then rep from # to # once; join in first sc.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Starch:
Mix equal amounts of white glue and water in a plastic zip lock bag. Immerse snowflake, check glue mix goes into stitches but don’t squeeze.
Shape snowflake on Styrofoam/cardboard covered with plastic bag and pin into shape. Leave to dry.
2 comments:
did you type the instruction yourself and not copy and paste?
Yes, typed by hand...I don't have a scanner and the instructions were in a book!
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