Helina Snowflake

A gorgeous and beautifully textured snowflake pattern which is very quick to make!

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Special thanks to my testers: Cheryl Freeman and Rebecca Urrutia

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Difficulty:                     Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

Finished Size:               12 cm/ 5” on widest point

Materials needed:

• 4 mm (G) size hook
• 13 metres/15 yards (5 grams) of DK weight cotton yarn (I used Scheepjes Twinkle in different shades)
• NOTE: If you crochet loosely I advise you to use a 3.5 mm (E) size hook
• Yarn needle for weaving in ends
• Scissors
• Stitch markers (optional)

Stitches used and Abbreviations:

{ } =indicates how many stitches go into the same stitch or used to repeat a small set of instructions between these brackets the number of times given

[ ] = used to repeat a longer set of instructions between these brackets, the number of times given

(This is only used for a full repeat, may contain smaller repeats)

Gauge:            not critical for this project but may affect the yarn quantities required

Special Stitches:

Puff Stitch (Puff ST):

(Video help: https://youtube.com/shorts/l88IFzgyiJI?si=0XschebILtrWYhPk)

1. Yarn over hook, insert hook in indicated stitch, pull up a long loop through that stitch (3 loops on hook)
2. Yarn over hook again, insert hook into the same stitch, pull up a loop (same height as the previous one) 3 more times. You should have 9 loops on your hook. (Pic 1)
3. Yarn over and pull through 6 loops. (2 loops remain on your hook) (Pic 2)
4. Yarn over and pull through both remaining loops. (Pics 3-4)

(This way, you will only have 1 loop on top of the puff stitches, instead of 2)

Small Picot Stitch (S Picot ST):

CH 2, slip stitch back in first chain.

Large Picot Stitch (L Picot ST):

CH 4, slip stitch back in first chain.

Additional notes:

• Slip stitches do not count as stitches.
• If a row/round starts with a Chain 1, this is not counted as a stitch, unless stated otherwise.
• US terms used throughout.
• At the end of every round, there’s going to be a note with the stitch count, so you can keep track of your work easily and avoid any mistakes. It’s written in a different color in bold.
• Notes are written in a different color in (brackets) to help you through the pattern.
• You can start each round as I did in the pattern or you can use a standing stitch or chains, it’s totally up to you!

Instructions

To start: MR

Round 1: CH 1, 12 DC into the MR, tighten the ring, then join with a SLST to first DC

or instead of a magic ring:

CH 4, SLST into the first CH to form a ring, CH 1, 12 DC into the ring, join with a SLST to first DC                                                                                                                                   

(12 DC)

Round 2: CH 1, 1 Puff ST in same ST (Pic 1), CH 2, 1 DC in next ST (Pic 2), CH 2, [1 Puff ST in next ST (Pic 3), CH 2, 1 DC in next ST (Pic 4), CH 2] 5 times, join with a SLST to first Puff ST (Pic 5)

(6 DC, 6 Puff ST, 12 x CH 2 SP)

Round 3: CH 1, 1 SC in same ST (Pic 1), SK next CH 2 SP, {1 Puff ST, CH 2, 1 Puff ST, CH 2, 1 Puff ST} in next ST (DC) (Pic 2), SK next CH 2 SP, [1 SC in next ST (Puff ST), SK next CH 2 SP, {1 Puff ST, CH 2, 1 Puff ST, CH 2, 1 Puff ST} in next ST (DC), SK next CH 2 SP] 5 times, join with a SLST to first SC (Pic 3)

(6 SC, 18 Puff ST, 12 x CH 2 SP)

Round 4: SLST between the next Puff ST and the SC you just joined last round (Pic 1), CH 1, [1 SC between SC and first Puff ST (Pic 2), SK next ST (Puff ST), 2 SC in next CH 2 SP (Pic 3), {1 SC, S Picot ST, 1 SC, L Picot ST, 1 SC, S Picot ST, 1 SC} in next ST (center Puff ST) (Pic 4), 2 SC in next CH 2 SP (Pic 5), 1 SC between last Puff ST and SC (Pic 6), SK next ST (SC)] 6 times, join with a SLST to first SC (Pic 7)

(56 SC, 12 x S Picot ST, 6 x L Picot ST)

Fasten off, weave in ends, block the finished item if desired.

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