Snowflake

(c) Lenore English, May '98.

Size 30 Cebelia makes a snowflake about 3 1/2" across.
Ball and shuttle thread, or two shuttles continuous wound.

Center

R:  5 p 5 p 2 p 2 p 5 p 5.  cl r, rw.

*C:  5 p 5.  rw.

R:  5 j (to last p in prev r ) 2 p 5.  cl r, rw.

C:  5 p 5.  rw.

R:  5 j (to last p in prev r) 5 j (to 4th p in large r) 2 p 2 p 5 p 5.  cl r, rw.

Repeat from ** around until you have 6 large rings and 6 small rings.
Join the last rings to the first rings, keeping in pattern.
Join the last chain to the first ring.
Either cut and tie, or do a split ring to start the next round.

Round 1

R:  5 j (to p on chain) 5 j (to base of large ring) 5 j (to p on chain) 5.  cl r, rw.

C:  6 (p 5) 4 times, p 6.

Repeat around, join last chain to base of first ring.  Do not cut threads.

Round 3

C:  6 p 6 p 6.  rw.

**R:  6 j (to second p on chain of prev round) 6.  cl r, rw.

C:  6 p 6 p 6.  rw.

R:  12 j (to third p on chain of prev round) 12.  cl r, rw.

C:  6 p 6 p 6.  rw.

R:  6 j (to fourth p on chain of prev round) 6.  cl r, rw.

C:  6 p 6 p 6 j (to base of ring of prev round) 6 j (to 2nd p of this chain) 6 p 6.  rw.

Repeat from ** around, end by joining the last chain at the base of the first ring of the prev round.

This is my own design, you are welcome to print one copy for your own use.  Please ask me if you want to distribute to others.  Please leave my name on the pattern.

Lenore English



Have Shuttle, Will Tat!