Abbreviations: ch = chain, ea = each, dc = double crochet, rnd = round, sc = single crochet, sl st = slip stitch, sp = space, st = stitch, sts = stitches
Materials: any yarn or thread. Examples: worsted weight yarn, US size H hook or size 10 cotton crochet thread, US size 7 or 8 steel hook
Finished Size: You can vary the finished size by using a different weight of yarn and different size of hook.
Special Techniques:
Crochet in a Chain Space - Instructions link, with photos: how-to
3-picot group - Instruction links, with step-by-step photos: steps 1 - 4 . steps 5 - 7
3-picot group written instructions: ch 3, sl st in first ch made of ch-3 to make a picot, ch 4, sl st in first ch made of ch-4 to make another picot, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of ch-3 to make a third picot
Starting Chain: ch 6, join with a slip stitch in the first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ring, (ch 2, 2 dc in ring) 5 times, then ch 2, sl st in top ch of beginning ch-3 of this round.
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same place as sl st just made, sc in next dc, * (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-2 sp, sl st in first sc of this round.
Rnd 3: sl st in ea of next 2 sc, ch 1, sc in same place as last sl st just made, * (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, ch 2, skip next 2 sc, sl st in first sc of this round.
Rnd 4: sl st in next sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, skip next sc, dc in next sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, skip next sc, sl st in top ch of beginning ch-3 of this round.
Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same place as sl st just made in previous round (at the top of the beginning ch-3 of that round), sc in next dc, * (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-2 corner sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-2 corner sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp, sl st in first sc of this round.
Rnd 6: ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ea of next 2 sc, * (sc, ch 8, sc) in ch-3 corner sp, sc in ea of next 4 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in ea of next 4 sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then (sc, ch 8, sc) in ch-3 corner sp, sc in ea of next 4 sc, ch 3, skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc, sl st in first sc of this round.
Rnd 7: For 3-picot group, see instructions under heading Special Techniques in pattern introduction. Rnd 7 directions: ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ea of next 3 sc, * in ch-8 sp make: (sc, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of the ch-3 to make a picot, 3 sc in the ch-8 sp, 3-picot group, 3 sc in the ch-8 sp, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of the ch-3 to make a picot, sc in the ch-8 sp), sc in ea of next 5 sc, in ch-2 sp make: (sc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of the ch-3 to make a picot, 2 dc, ch 1, sc) all made in the ch-2 sp, sc in ea of next 5 sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then in ch-8 sp make: (sc, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of the ch-3 to make a picot, 3 sc in the ch-8 sp, 3-picot group, 3 sc in the ch-8 sp, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of the ch-3 to make a picot, sc in the ch-8 sp), sc in ea of next 5 sc, in ch-2 sp make: (sc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in first ch made of the ch-3 to make a picot, 2 dc, ch 1, sc) all made in the ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, sl st in first sc of this round.
End off, leaving a strand to weave in. Weave in ends.
To use this as a hanging decoration, weave a strand of 1/8 inch satin ribbon or ****llic thread through the hole in the center of one of the 3-picot groups, with the center of the strand at the 3-picot group and then tying the ribbon or thread together near the end of the ribbon or thread edges, to secure and to make a loop for hanging the snowflake.