This Blue Lace Snowflake Crochet Pattern makes a flat winter ornament with six long spokes, little branch loops, and a pale blue hanging loop. An open center and airy arches give the snowflake its lace shape.
Make one for the tree or crochet several for a garland. The same branch sequence is repeated around all six points.
Project Details
- Level: Confident beginner to intermediate. You will work into chain spaces and identify individual chains along each spoke.
- Terms: US crochet terminology.
- Size: Varies with yarn, hook, tension, and blocking.
This pattern is adapted from a visual reference. The stitch counts were checked on paper. The pattern has not been physically crocheted. The tabletop diagrams illustrate the shape and placement. Use the written instructions to count the stitches.
Materials
- Pale sky-blue fingering-weight cotton or fine crochet cotton.
- 2.25 mm crochet hook, adjusted to suit the cotton.
- Tapestry needle, scissors, and a removable stitch marker.
- Rustproof pins and a blocking mat.
Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- sp = space
1. Crochet the Open Center
Foundation: Ch 6, then sl st into the first ch to make a ring.
Responsivo Post 01 – P1
Round 1: Ch 1, work 12 sc into the center of the ring, and join with a sl st to the first sc. The starting ch 1 does not count. (12 sc)
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), ch 2, then dc in the same sc as the join to make the first V. Ch 5 and skip the next sc. Repeat [(dc, ch 2, dc) in the next sc, ch 5, skip the next sc] five times. Join with a sl st to the top of the starting ch 3. (6 V-stitches and 6 ch-5 arches)
Each ch-2 space inside a V supports one spoke. Each larger ch-5 arch connects neighboring spokes.
2. Crochet a Branched Spoke
Begin each spoke after working an sc into a ch-2 space in Round 3. Work the spoke and its branches in the order below before moving to the next space.
- Stem and tip: Ch 15. Number these chains from the base toward the hook, so ch 1 is closest to the center and ch 15 is closest to the hook. Sl st in the fourth ch from the hook (ch 12) to make the tip picot.
- Upper pair: Sl st in ch 11, ch 10, and ch 9. Ch 4, then sl st back into the same stem chain (ch 9). Repeat ch 4 and sl st into ch 9 for the second loop.
- Middle pair: Sl st in ch 8, ch 7, and ch 6. Make two ch-5 loops, closing each with a sl st into ch 6.
- Lower pair: Sl st in ch 5, ch 4, and ch 3. Make two ch-6 loops, closing each with a sl st into ch 3.
- Return to the center: Sl st in ch 2 and ch 1, then sl st into the sc at the base of the spoke. Keep the return slip stitches loose enough that the stem lies flat.
Each finished spoke has one tip picot and three pairs of loops. During blocking, spread one loop from each pair to either side of the stem.
