I thought this week post the pattern for my own favourite snowflake so far – THE STARBURST SNOWFLAKE. I made it the same autumn as the Feather and Tosne ones and it’s the one that has brought me the most joy personally. When I was contemplating the name for it the other day I was looking at the blocking mat where I had lots of snowflakes pinned out and when looking at the dark grey version of this it really looked like the star was radiance itself.

As with the other snowflakes I make this one with 3-ply linen yarn from a shop on Etsy and a 2 mm hook. I love linen yarn. It is considered more eco-friendly in its manufacturing than cotton and it gives a much more rustic look. It is also naturally quite stiff, which is good when hanging snowflakes! Having said that I do stiffen my snowflakes with a mixture of PVA glue and water. It does roughen them a bit, but when making them for sale they really need to be hanging well.

You’ll find the pattern below in both UK and US terms. For abbreviations please see my page Crochet Terms. You can also find this snowflake together with the Tosne Snowflakes as a PDF file with a photo tutorial in my Etsy shop or Ravelry store. Please remember that this is my design and copyright. If you make to sell I would appreciate if you credit me as the designer and please do not copy the pattern or present it as your own – thanks!

Starburst Snowflake – UK terms

Foundation ring: ch 6, ss in 1^st ch to form a ring.

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 tr [ ch 3, 2 tr] x 5 in ring, ch 3, ss in 3^rd ch of first 3 ch.

Round 2: ss in 1 tr, 1^st ch of 3 ch sp and 3 ch sp, ch 1, 1 dc in same ch sp, ch 5, [2 dc^ in next 3 ch sp, ch 5] x 5, ss in 1^st ch.

Round 3: ss in next dc and 5 ch sp, ch 1, work in 5 ch sp: (1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, 1 htr, 2 dc), work in 5 remaining 5 ch sp: [2 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, 1 htr, 2 dc^], ss in 1^st ch.

Round 4: ss in next 3 st and 2 ch sp, ch 6 (counts as 1 tr and 3 ch), 1 tr in same 2 ch sp, * ch 4, 1 dtr between 2 sets of 2 dc in round 3 (after ^ in round 3 and just above ^ in round 2), ch 4, in 2 ch sp: (1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr ) *, repeat from * to * 5 more times omitting the last 2 ch sp the last time, ss in 3^rd ch of 1^st ch 6.

Round 5: work in 3 ch sp: [1 ss, ch 1, 1 htr, 1 tr, ch 1, (ch 6, ss in 6^th ch from hook) x 3, ss in 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc], * skip 1 tr, work in next 4 ch sp : (1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc), ch 4, ss in 4^th ch from hook, skip 1 dtr, in next 4 ch sp: (1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc), skip 1 tr, work in next 3 ch sp: [1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, ch 1, (ch 6, ss in 6^th ch from hook) x 3, ss in 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc)] * repeat from * to * 5 more times omitting the last 3 ch sp the last time, ss in 1^st ch. Fasten off and sew in ends.

Starburst Snowflake – US terms

Foundation ring: ch 6, ss in 1^st ch to form a ring.

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 dc [ ch 3, 2 dc] x 5 in ring, ch 3, ss in 3^rd ch of first 3 ch.

Round 2: ss in 1 dc, 1^st ch of 3 ch sp and 3 ch sp, ch 1, 1 sc in same ch sp, ch 5, [2 sc^ in next 3 ch sp, ch 5] x 5, ss in 1^st ch.

Round 3: ss in next sc and 5 ch sp, ch 1, work in 5 ch sp: (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc), work in 5 remaining 5 ch sp: [2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc^], ss in 1^st ch.

Round 4: ss in next 3 st and 2 ch sp, ch 6 (counts as 1 dc and 3 ch), 1 dc in same 2 ch sp, * ch 4, 1 tr between 2 sets of 2 dc in round 3 (after ^ in round 3 and just above ^ in round 2), ch 4, in 2 ch sp: (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc ) *, repeat from * to * 5 more times omitting the last 2 ch sp the last time, ss in 3^rd ch of 1^st ch 6.

Round 5: work in 3 ch sp: [1 ss, ch 1, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 1, (ch 6, ss in 6^th ch from hook) x 3, ss in 1 ch, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc], * skip 1 dc, work in next 4 ch sp : (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc), ch 4, ss in 4^th ch from hook, skip 1 tr, work in next 4 ch sp: (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc), skip 1 dc, work in next 3 ch sp: [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, ch 1, (ch 6, ss in 6^th ch from hook) x 3, ss in 1 ch, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc)] * repeat from * to * 5 more times omitting the last 3 ch sp the last time, ss in 1^st ch. Fasten off and sew in ends.

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