First Frost Snowflake - Free Pattern
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Frost Flakes – First Frost
Designed by Premier Yarns Design Team
Finished Measurements: Diameter: 6”
Materials
Premier Yarns® Afternoon Cotton (100% egyptian giza mercerized cotton; 50gm/136 yds) #22-01 White – 1 ball
Hook
US size F-5 (3.75mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions
Tapestry needle, spray or powder starch for slight stiffening
Gauge
Rnds 1-2 = 3” across
Save time, check your gauge
Snowflake
Ch 7, join with sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, work 2 dc in ring, [ch 3, 3 dc in ring] 5 times, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 to join – 6 ch-3 sps.
Rnd 2: Sl st to ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 2, * (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2; rep from * 4 more times, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 to join – 12 ch-2 sps.
Rnd 3: Sl st to ch-2 sp, * [ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hk] 3 times, sl st in 3rd sl st from hk (base of 1st picot) sl st in ch-2 sp, sl st in next 2 dc, ch 11, sl st in 5th ch from hook, ch 6, sl st in 6th ch from hk, ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hk, sl st in 3rd sl st from hook (base of 1st picot), ch 6, sk 2 dc, sl st in next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 sp, rep from * 5 more times.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Pin out snowflake so that the points are distinct. Spray with spray starch or wet snowflake in liquid starch to stiffen.
Abbreviations
beg beginning
ch chain
dc double crochet
rep repeat
rnd round
sl st slip stitch
sp space
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