just do it...aka the snowflake block

 on the surf through the WWW

this morning

I bumped into this a couple of times

there is no chart apparently

and there are some who want to know how to do it

so I thought I would copy it

out here in the open for all to see

if I'm wrong let me know and down it will come!!!!

:)

I am presuming you know how to crochet

if you don't then sorry

'coz this is just the way it's put together not a detailed pattern

and this is what it is

16 dc in a circle

join

a row of 1dc ch 1 1dc in every other stitch

so you end up with 8 "shells"

next row

2dc  ch1  2dc  ch1

in each shell

next row it's

3dc ch1 3dc

ch1 in between

then we have 4dc ch1 with a chain in between

you'll have 8 sets of shells in the white

not so hard

HUH!!!

change to whatever colour you choose

and in the space between the 4dc join and sc ch 3 2sc in what is now a corner

sc in between the stitches

not on top as usual

that's how the spiky look is done

 :}

sc all the way around

join at first corner

slip st into the space if needed and

ch3 make a dc

ch 3

3dc in the corner space

now to keep it straight only dc to the first space between sets of shells

in the stitch after the space do a

hdc

then sc across

do this all the way around

dc and then a hdc and then maybe 5 sc hdc and back to dc

that way it stays straight along the edge

the last row is one of sc all the way around with 3sc in each corner space

as I said at the beginning
 if this belongs to someone and they don't want it shared

I will remove it

but it's very nice and most appropriate at this time of year

enjoy for as long as you can!!!!

16dc in a ring

dc ch1 dc ch1 in every other stitch

2dc ch1 2dc ch1 in each ch 1 space

3dc ch1 3dc ch1

4dc ch1 4dc ch

join new colour

sc in between each stitch making 2sc ch2 2sc in every other set to make the 4 corners

next row is

dc in the corners and up to the first space between the sets

then

hdc

5sc

hdc

and dc into the corner and around to the next space

hdc 5sc hdc etc

the last row is all sc with 3sc in each corner



edited
OK
I found a link to the pattern
it's free so  I don't feel too badly for having posted it
please use the link if you so want

it's over here