This is a smallish purse

Light purple yarn super bulky and blue yarn worsted weight

small

not needed

ch 12 of super bulky or more sc for 20 rows end off

ch 16 of worsted weight sc for 12 rows end off

fold the purple one in half and sew all but one of the sides, sew the blue to the open side

YOU ARE DONE!!!!!

Hello! This is my first posted pattern to this site!

I had originally designed these to be earrings, but they turned out a liiiiittle to big for my taste (but can certainly still be worn as earrings)!

Instead, these little guys have solved my problem of how to decorate my 4 foot basement-suite-sized Christmas tree this winter!

"Normal" sized snowflakes always looked WAY too big for a small tree, so these are awesome for anyone with mini trees in the house!!!

small amount of white cotton crochet thread (way less than a ball)
1.6mm/US6 steel hook, or 1.25mm/US8 if you can swing it
scissors

*OPTIONAL*
fabric stiffener
piece of cardboard (not the thin kind)
piece of wax paper
protractor
ruler
pen
pins (lots)
makeup sponge
bowl
glitter if you want

approximately 5 cm / 2 inches small

gauge is too tiny to note - they're all supposed to be different anyway! have fun with it!!

normal shorthand used

Ch 4 loosely, sl st in 1st ch to join

Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 6 sc in ch 4 loop, sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 7, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sc in next sc, *ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sc in next sc* around, join with a sl st to 2nd ch of ch 7.

Rnd 3: Ch 6, slip stitch in 2nd and 3rd chain from hook, ch 4, slip st in slip st made just before you chained 4, ch 3, sl st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, then slip st in 2 ch of the original 6 chains made at the beginning of this round (should still be one chain stitch left). This makes one of those three pointed end things.
Next, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 3, then dc in next sc.
Next, (making a three pointed thing again) *ch 5, slip stitch in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook, ch 4, slip st in slip st made just before you chained 4, ch 3, sl st in 2nd and 3rd ch from hook and in remaining 2 chs of the ch 5, sl st in dc last made.
This makes another three pointed thing, now and throughout. It is the same as the first one made, only with a ch-5 base instead of ch-6!
Next, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 3, dc in next sc, repeat from * around, ending with a sl st to 2nd ch of starting ch 6 intstead of dc.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

OPTIONAL STIFFENING INSTRUCTIONS

If you want your snowflakes symmetrical at all times, you may want to stiffen them, the ones in the picture are stiffened so that is what they will look like more or less. I will post pictures of what this looks like if it is too confusing!!

Step 1: For this, you will want to take your piece of cardboard and draw one line lengthwise down the centre.
Step 2: Use the protractor and mark at 60 and 120 degrees on each side. Join the marks and you have your six points! You can make as many on the cardboard as you have room.
Step 3: put wax paper over cardboard and pin snowflakes to the cardboard along the lines. This may take some practice; experiment with tension and number of pins. Stretching it out and using many pins will make the snowflake look delicate and very even. Loose pinning with only a few pins will make the
snowflake smaller and more varied...
Step 4: pour some fabric stiffener (I use water soluble) into a bowl and dab it on with the make up sponge.
Step 5: (optional) sprinkle some glitter over while it's still wet - let sit to dry!!

you can save glitter by folding the wax paper after and pouring excess back into the container :)

My husband has been asking me to make him a bee for awhile now! Having finally almost finished Babette Blanket (and being out of the wool I need to complete its edging), I thought I’d go for the bee at long last!

2.5mm hook
a small amount of yellow wool
a small amount of gray wool
stitch marker

(I used King Cole Merino Blend DK in amber and dark gray)

My finished Bee is just under 2 inches long.

Gauge is unimportant for this project.

It’s a very quick and easy pattern worked in rounds, make sure you mark your final st or the round so you know where ‘the beginning’ is.

BODY:
Ch 2
Row 1: 6 sc in 1st ch, (mark 6th st)
Row 2: 2 sc in next 6 st (12sc, mark 12th st)
Row 3: *1 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next stitch. Repeat from * until you complete the round (18sc, mark 18th st)
Rows 4-5: Change color to black and sc around all 18 st (18 sc, mark 18th st)
Row 6-7: Change to yellow and sc around as in rows 4-5.
Row 8-9: Change to black and sc around as in rows 4-5.
Row 10: Change to yellow and sc around (18sc).
Row 11: *1 sc in 1st stitch, 1 dec. Repeat from * for entire round (12 sc, mark 12th st)
Row 12: dec next 12 st (6 sc).

Then finish off and leave a little bit of yarn to weave around the opening of your bee.

Stuff the little dude with whatever fuzzy/fluffy stuff you have to hand (I save the little ends from other projects and use those)

Weave the yarn through the last 6 st and pull tightly to close. Weave in all ends.

WINGS (make 2):

ch 4
Round 1: beginning in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 st, ch 1, turn
Round 2: 1 sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in 3rd st, then 2sc in opposite side of the st you just worked 2 sc into. (you’re working in a little ‘U’ shape), 2 sc, finish off.

Then sew all the bits toghether! His eyes are just made from wool-knots in this picture, but use anything you like!