Add some wintery cheer to your home with these twinkling snowflakes by K.A.M.E. Crochet! They will make fantastic ornaments for the Christmas tree or you can also use them to embellish your holiday gifts. Made with sparkly yarn, the snowflakes have a beautiful glitter effect that will put you and your family in a festive mood.
Is The Helina Snowflake Suitable For Lace Beginners?
To craft Helina Snowflake, you don’t need to be a crochet expert. The pattern will suit best advanced beginners and intermediates, being done in just 4 rounds.
Besides basic stitches, it uses a few extra techniques, including puff stitches or picots. The designer provides a quick explanation for each special stitch so you can easily whip up your own collection of handmade snowflake ornaments.
What Thread Works Best For This Design?
It may come as a surprise to you, but this crochet snowflake pattern actually calls for DK-weight yarn instead of thread. Of course, you can make your ornaments using cotton thread, but it will make them much smaller. So, unless you are looking for miniature snowflake appliques, it’s better to stick with DK yarn with some beautiful sparkly effect like Scheepjes Twinkle.
How Do I Keep My Crochet Snowflakes Flat And Even?
Almost every type of crochet snowflake needs proper blocking and stiffening, and this pattern is no different. For this, you can use a homemade starch solution or buy fabric stiffener. If you’ve never done it before, check out our guide where we explain how to block and stiffen crochet projects in detail.
After the whole process, your ornaments will get a nice crisp finish and symmetrical shape, making them ready to hang on your Christmas tree or anywhere in your house!
What Size Is The Finished Snowflake?
The Helina Snowflakes measure about 5” (12 cm) in the widest point. This makes them perfect as hanging crochet Christmas ornaments.
If you go for thinner yarn and a smaller hook, your work will result in a small-size snowflake applique, whereas when made with medium-weight yarn and a bigger hook, you will get an extra-large wintery decoration.
Have fun crocheting these ornaments from different materials to achieve a variety of effects!
