Snowflake Ornament {free crochet pattern}

Is there anything prettier than snowflakes?

Well, ok... probably... But you have to admit, snowflakes are pretty.

I wanted to see if I could make a couple of pretty snowflake ornaments to go on our Christmas tree... that we don't have yet, but that's beside the point.

Here's what I made:

They are fairly simple to make. I'll tell you how.
First, I must confess that I haven't quite finished mine. The snowflakes are flimsy. There. I said it. If you try to hang it on your tree just like this, they will flop.
These snowflakes need to be starched first. Once they are starched, they should be nice and stiff and adorn your tree beautifully.

Snowflake Ornaments
What You Need:
# 10 crochet thread
size 7 crochet hook

Abbreviations:
ch= chain

yo= yarn over (hook)
st= stitch
sl st= slip stitch
sc= single crochet
dc= double crochet
tr= treble (or triple) crochet


What You Do:
Large Snowflake:
Ch 3, join to first ch with sl st to form a loop.
Round 1: Ch1, sc 12 in loop. Join to ch-1 with sl st.
Round 2: Ch 3, [yo and draw a loop through same join st] 3 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook (beginning cluster made).
*Ch 5, skip next sc, [yo and draw a loop through next sc] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made)* repeat around. Ch 5, join to top of beginning cluster with a sl st. (6 clusters made).

Round 3:  [Ch 9, sl st to top of next cluster] repeat around. Join to top of beginning cluster with a sl st.

Round 4: [Ch 4, working in next ch 9 space, (dc 2, ch 3, tr, ch 3, dc 2, ch 4), sc in the sl st on the top of the next cluster.] repeat around. Join with sl st to beginning.

Round 5: [5 sc in next ch 4 space, 4 sc in next ch 3 space, (dc, ch 3 then sl st in 3rd ch from hook to make picot, dc) all in the tr,  4 sc in next ch 3 space, 5 sc in next ch 4 space, sl st in the next sc] repeat around.

Loop and finishing: Join with sl st to beginning, ch  30, join with sl st to first ch made. Finish off and weave in all ends. Starch to stiffen.

Small Snowflake:
Ch 3, join to first ch with sl st to form a loop.
Round 1: Ch1, sc 12 in loop. Join to ch-1 with sl st.
Round 2: Ch 3, [yo and draw a loop through same join st] 3 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook (beginning cluster made).
*Ch 3, skip next sc, [yo and draw a loop through next sc] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made)* repeat around. Ch 3, join to top of beginning cluster with a sl st. (6 clusters made).

Round 3:  [Ch 7, sl st to top of next cluster] repeat around. Join to top of beginning cluster with a sl st.

                                      

 Round 4: [Ch 4, now, working in next ch 7 space, (dc 2, ch 3, tr, ch 3, dc 2, ch 4), sc in the sl st on the top of the next cluster.] repeat around. Join with sl st to beginning.

 Loop and finishing: Join with sl st to beginning, ch  30, join with sl st to first ch made. Finish off and weave in all ends. Starch to stiffen.

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