It’s been a while since I had time to sit in peace and play around with a new pattern, so I was very happy to have some quiet time on the train when going to visit friends in London recently. I’ve been wanting to make new snowflake patterns for ages and have lots of sketches lying around of potential patterns, but of course, in the end I ended up making it up as I went along and the result of the first attempt and adapting it to the feedback of what my friend preferred is this Pointsetta Snowflake.
The Pointsetta Snowflake has a bit more of a floral quality about it than my other snowflakes, but it still reminds me of Christmas and snow, so maybe it’s more of a snowflower than a snowflake. I called it Pointsetta as it reminded me of the red or white Pointsettia flowers we would always get up to Christmas when I was a child.
As with all my snowflakes I mostly make my snowflakes in 3-ply linen yarn and a 2 mm hook, but – again thanks to my friend – I have also been able to make this one in Scheepjes Maxi Bon Bon/Sugarrush yarn and a 1.5 mm or 1.75 mm hook. The Scheepjes yarn is 100% cotton and it has a better stitch definition than the linen, but the linen has a more rustic look and is easier to stiffen with the PVA glue and water mix I normally use. It can of course be made with other yarns, and whichever one you choose I’m sure it will look great!
I give the pattern below in both UK and US terms – you can find a guide to the abbreviations on my page Crochet Terms. Please remember that this is my design and my copyright – feel free to use the pattern for yourself, but please do not claim or publish it as yours. I’d appreciate it if you credit me as the designer if you post pictures or sell what you make online – thanks!
Special Stitches:
Picot: a picot is a series of chain stitches that are joined to form a loop by making a ss to the first chain. A picot can consist of anything from 3 chains and upwards, all formed into a loop by a ss to the first chain. In this pattern you’ll find ch4 picots. With a ch4 picot you ch 4 and ss to the first ch to make a loop.
UK TERMS
Foundation chain: ch 6, ss in 1st ch to form a circle.
ROUND 1: Into the circle: ch 4, (tr, ch 1) x 11, ss in 3rd ch of 4 ch.
ROUND 2: ss in ch sp, ch 1, dc in same ch sp, (2 dc in next ch sp) x 11, ss in ch 1. (24 dc)
ROUND 3: ch 1, dc in next dc, * ch 4, skip 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 4, skip 2 dc, ss in ch 1.
ROUND 4: ss in next dc, ss in 1st ch of ch4sp, ss in ch4sp, ch 1, dc in same ch4sp, * ch 6, 2 dc in next ch4sp *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 6, ss in ch 1.
ROUND 5: ch 3 (counts as tr), tr and 2 dtr in same ch 1, (2 dtr, 2 tr) in next dc, * ss in ch6sp, (2 tr, 2 dtr) in next dc, (2 dtr, 2 tr) in next dc *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ss in ch6sp, ss in 3rd ch of first ch 3.
ROUND 6: ss in next 3 sts, ss in between next 2 dtr, ch 1, * ch 9, skip (2 dtr, 2 tr, ss, 2 tr, 2 dtr), dc between next 2 dtr *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 9, ss in first ch 1.
ROUND 7: ss in ch9sp, ch 1, (2 dc, htr, tr, dtr) in ch9sp, ch 8, skip 1 ch, ss in next 7 ch of ch 8, (dtr, tr, htr, 3 dc) in ch9sp, * ch4 picot, (3 dc, htr, tr, dtr) in next ch9sp, ch 8, skip 1 ch, ss in next 7 ch of ch 8, (dtr, tr, htr, 3 dc) in ch9sp *, repeat from * to * 4 more times , ch4 picot, ss in ch 1.
US TERMS
Foundation chain: ch 6, ss in 1st ch to form a circle.
ROUND 1: Into the circle: ch 4, (dc, ch 1) x 11, ss in 3rd ch of 4 ch.
ROUND 2: ss in ch sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, (2 sc in next ch sp) x 11, ss in ch 1. (24 sc)
ROUND 3: ch 1, sc in next sc, * ch 4, skip 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 4, skip 2 sc, ss in ch 1.
ROUND 4: ss in next sc, ss in 1st ch of ch4sp, ss in ch4sp, ch 1, sc in same ch4sp, * ch 6, 2 sc in next ch4sp *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 6, ss in ch 1.
ROUND 5: ch 3 (counts as dc), dc and 2 tr in same ch 1, (2 tr, 2 dc) in next sc, * ss in ch6sp, (2 dc, 2 tr) in next sc, (2 tr, 2 dc) in next sc *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ss in ch6sp, ss in 3rd ch of first ch 3.
ROUND 6: ss in next 3 sts, ss in between next 2 tr, ch 1, * ch 9, skip (2 tr, 2 dc, ss, 2 dc, 2 tr), sc between next 2 tr *, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 9, ss in first ch 1.
ROUND 7: ss in ch9sp, ch 1, (2 sc, hdc, dc, tr) in ch9sp, ch 8, skip 1 ch, ss in next 7 ch of ch 8, (tr, dc, hdc, 3 sc) in ch9sp, * ch4 picot, (3 sc, hdc, dc, tr) in next ch9sp, ch 8, skip 1 ch, ss in next 7 ch of ch 8, (dtr, tr, htr, 3 dc) in ch9sp *, repeat from * to * 4 more times , ch4 picot, ss in ch 1. Cut yarn & fasten off.
I hope you enjoyed making this pattern. I would love to see your versions of the Pointsetta Snowflake, so if you feel like it you can tag me on Instagram or add it as a project on Ravelry. You can also send it to me on Facebook.
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