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Snowflake Earrings/Pendant
Author
Jennifer Christensen
Introduction
These earrings/pendant were creates while designing my Pretty Picot Poinsettia Snowflake. I thought the center of the snowflake made an adorable small snowflake all on its own and thought that it would make an adorable jewelery set.
ETA: I'm sorry about the bad photo, it's all that I have right now. At the time, all that I had was the camera on my cell phone and the earrings were a gift that I made for someone.
I recently got a "real" digital camera and as soon as I make up a new pair, I will update this photo.
Thanks
Materials List
Royale Metallic Crochet Cotton size 10 in White/pearl
Size 7/1.65 mm Steel hook
2 Earwires for earrings or 1 jump ring for pendant(the kind with the single split in it)
Finished Size
about an an inch in diameter, give or take
Gauge
gauge not too important
Notes
Abbreviations:
YO-Yarn Over
ch-chain
sl st-slip stitch
st-stitch
Special Stitches:
Extended Double Cluster (cluster):
YO, insert hook into st indicated, YO, pull through 1 loop on hook (chain made), YO, pull through 2 loops on hook, [YO, insert hook into the chain at bottom of first stitch , YO, pull through 2 loops on hook] repeat once more (4 loops on hook). YO, pull through all 4 loops.
Picot:
ch 3, sl st into back loop of 3rd ch from hook.
The Pattern
(make 2 for earrings)
Ch 4, [YO, insert hook into back lop of 3rd ch from hook, YO, pull through 2 loops] repeat once (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through all 3 loops (beginning cluster made).
Pretty Picots Poinsettia Snowflake
Author
Jennifer Christensen
Introduction
Winter is on its way, and so are last minute Holiday gifts. I think that we all have done that last minute quick crochet gift for our kids teachers, the unexpected house guest for the Holiday, etc...
This little snowflake came out of the fact that I was tired of making the snowflakes in the little book that I had (this was before I got the 99 snowflake book!) and I thought, how hard can a snowflake be?
So, last year, I sat down with a ball of thread, a size 7 hook and went at it, and this is the result!
Materials List
Royale Metallic Crochet Cotton size 10 in White/pearl
Size 7/1.65 mm Steel hook
Stiffener, stainless steel straight pins, a pinning board (I cover mine with plastic wrap, "Press and Seal" works really well), follow directions on the stiffener.
Finished Size
I never really measured it, but I think that it comes out to be about 4-5 inches in diameter. The photo is close to actual size, give or take.
Gauge
gauge not really that important
Notes
Abbreviations:
YO-Yarn Over
ch-chain
sl st-slip stitch
st-stitch
sc-single crochet
dc-double crochet
sk-skip
Special Stitches:
Extended Double Cluster (cluster):
YO, insert hook into st indicated, YO, pull through 1 loop on hook (chain made), YO, pull through 2 loops on hook, [YO, insert hook into the chain at bottom of first stitch , YO, pull through 2 loops on hook] repeat once more (4 loops on hook). YO, pull through all 4 loops.
Picot:
ch 3, sl st into back loop of 3rd ch from hook.
The Pattern
RND 1:Ch 4, [YO, insert hook into back lop of 3rd ch from hook, YO, pull through 2 loops] repeat once (3 loops on hook), YO, pull through all 3 loops (beginning cluster made).


