Tuesday, December 02, 2008
MY SNOWFLAKE BOOKMARK (C)
This little snowflake is crocheted around a small washer to give it a some weight.
It is the perfect little gift to enclose with a Christmas card.
MATERIALS:
Small amount white size 10 crochet cotton
Size 6 or 7 Steel crochet hook
Small #10 flat zinc washer (½ inch OD and ¼ inch ID)
Needle with eye large enough to accept crochet cotton
GAUGE: Unimportant
SIZE: Snowflake about 2 inches across
INSTRUCTIONS:
ROUND 1: Attach thread to waser with a sc. Work 17 sc around washer. Join with a slipstitch in first sc. (18 sc)
ROUND 2: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as join. *Ch 4, skip 1 st, sc in next st, ch 2, sc in next st. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, slipstitsch in first sc. (6 ch 4 loops and 6 ch 2 loops)
ROUND 3: *(Sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) all in ch 4 loop. Slipstitch in ch 2 loop. Repeat from * around.
TAIL: Ch 85, slipstitch in 5th st from hook. Ch 1, turn, 6 sc in ring. Slipstitch around tail. Ch 80, slipstitch in ch 2 loop where cord started.
TAIL: Ch 85, slipstitch in 5th st from hook. Ch 1, turn, 6 sc in ring. Slipstitch around tail. Ch 80, slipstitch in ch 2 loop where cord started.
Fasten off and weave ends into back of work.
If desired stiffen snowflake.
