Free Snowflake Crochet Pattern

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Snowflake ornament

Make a little handmade decoration for your tree or a wrapped gift. Your complete pattern is right here, ready to read as you crochet.

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White crochet snowflake ornament with openwork details, shown in full.

Before you begin

Finished size5 in / 12.7 cm across
Crochet hook3.75 mm / US F-5
Skill levelEasy
Pattern languageEnglish · US terms

Materials

  • Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver, color 311 White (A). The pattern lists 1 skein.
  • Hook: 3.75 mm (US F-5), or the size needed to obtain the stated finished measurement.
  • Yarn needle for weaving in the ends.
  • A hanging loop of your choice to finish the ornament.

The pattern does not specify the exact yarn amount used for one snowflake.

Size check: The finished snowflake should measure 5 in / 12.7 cm in diameter. Check your gauge and use the hook size needed to obtain this measurement.

Abbreviations & repeats

All stitch names below use US crochet terminology.

AColor A (White)
chChain
scSingle crochet
hdcHalf double crochet
dcDouble crochet
slip stSlip stitch
stStitch
[ ]Work the directions in brackets the number of times specified.
* and **Repeat the instructions following these markers as directed. Where the pattern says to end at **, stop the last repeat at that marker.
ch-3 spaceThe space formed by a chain of 3 stitches.
Close view of the finished snowflake's stitches and pointed border.
A closer look at the finished ornament.

Keep the details in view

Keep this finished-piece photo nearby while you work through the rounds. The complete written instructions follow below.

Your pattern, round by round

Start

With A, ch 6; join with a slip st to form a ring.

Round 1

Ch 1, 12 sc in ring; join with a slip st in first sc – 12 sc.

Round 2

Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 3, sc in next sc] 11 times; hdc in first sc to join and form last loop – 12 ch-3 spaces.

Round 3

Ch 1, sc over hdc, *(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next space**, sc in next space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in first sc.

Round 4

Ch 4, slip st in same st as joining, *ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 space, ch 2**, (slip st, ch 4, slip st) in next sc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in slip st of last round.

Finish your snowflake

Fasten off. Weave in ends. Add hanging loop of your choice.

A little help as you work

Reading tips from The Crochet Nook, separate from the pattern instructions.

  • Pause at the stated counts. Round 1 ends with 12 sc; Round 2 ends with 12 ch-3 spaces.
  • Watch the repeat markers. In Rounds 3 and 4, the last repeat stops at **. Read that stopping point before you begin the repeat.
  • Keep your place. Bookmark this page so you can return to the instructions whenever you need them.


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