Crochet Snowflake Pattern

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With Christmas approaching, I was in the mood for a quick wintery project, so I decided to work up a crochet snowflake pattern. There are tons of beautiful crochet snowflakes out there, but I wanted something simple and easy that would work with yarn I already had. I also knew I wanted to experiment with starching the snowflakes so they would hold their shape (more about that below).

These snowflakes look more difficult than they are, I promise! You can make them with any white yarn and hook (my specifics are in the pattern), and you only need to know how to do a magic ring, chain, slip stitch, and double crochet. Simple!

No time to make your snowflakes now? Pin this post for later!

Crochet Snowflake Pattern

Materials Used:

• Yarn – Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Cotton” in White
• Size E/3.5mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle for weaving in ends (I like these ones with bent tips)

If you’re going to starch your snowflakes like I did, you will also need:

• Corn Starch
• Straight pins
• A blocking board or foam board

Stitches Used:

• magic ring
• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• dc – double crochet

Finished Size:

After starching and blocking, my snowflakes measure about 4″ across.

Pattern:

Begin with a magic ring.
R1: Ch 5. (Dc, ch 2) 5x around. Sl st into 3^rd ch of beginning ch 5.
R2: Ch 3. 2 dc in first ch space. (Ch 3, 3 dc in next ch space) 5x around. Ch 3. Sl st into top of ch 3.
R3: Sl st into next 2 sts and into 1^st ch space. Into that ch space and each ch space around: ch 4, sl st, ch 6, sl st, ch 8, sl st, ch 6, sl st, ch 4, sl st, then sl st across next 3 sts and into next ch space) 6x.
Fasten off, weaving in ends.

Starching the Snowflakes:

After making the snowflakes, I tried a couple of different starching methods. My first attempt was a flop (literally, because my snowflake was still floppy!) so I won’t waste your time with what I did. But I had success with a corn starch method I followed, using the directions described in this blog post by Ira Rott designs. I recommend reading once through it to get an idea of the steps before starting.

After reading that blog post, I followed the steps mixing corn starch with boiling water. It cooled and thickened up, and I soaked the snowflakes in the mixture. Then I blocked the snowflakes on foam posterboard, stretching (slightly) and pinning each part of the snowflake. Blocking this way allowed the snowflakes to dry with more definition and detail showing. I let my snowflakes to dry for about 24 hours before removing the pins. Voila! I had snowflakes that held their shape and could be used in lots of different ways.

Side note: I also tried combining glitter with the cornstarch mixture and it wasn’t a huge success. The glitter flaked off a lot after the snowflakes dried, so if you want sparkly snowflakes, I’d recommend using a yarn like this one.

I hope you are able to make your own crochet snowflakes using this pattern! If you do, I’d love to see, so tag me on Instagram @crochettoplay. And for more free patterns, click here. Merry Christmas!

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