Last year I offered this design as a free mini class before running my Snowflake Workshop featuring the Star Snowflake. It's a great introduction to crocheted snowflakes if you've never made one before and it can even be made with worsted weight cotton yarn!

You know, so you can actually SEE what you're doing, ha ha.

Crocheted snowflakes are typically made with teeny tiny cotton thread and a teeny tiny steel crochet hook and lots and lots of slip stitches worked into chain stitches.

Which, I gotta tell you... sucks. Yes, I said it!

I struggled with trying to make thread crochet snowflakes for YEARS before I came up with my own way of doing it, making chain loops instead of those pesky slip stitch in chain "fingers" on all the little snowflake arms (ahem, I digress), and then I twisted them during the blocking and stiffening process to make all kinds of fun little shapes like diamonds or teardrops as well as, yes, all the little fingers and toes you might want on your snowflakes!

The Star Snowflake was originally published in 2012 as Stellar Snowflakes in Interweave Crochet, so if you have a subscription with them, you can get access to it there. If not, you'll find the pattern in my Etsy shop and on Ravelry.

But this one, the Littlest Snowflake, is only available for you!

For now. I hope to get it to my tech editor and have it properly published in time for the holidays next year.

Yes, that was my plan for this year, but, well, I kind of broke up with my computer for a while! (The thumb injury didn't help, either.)

So. Especially for my last minute gift makers, let's make a snowflake!!

As you can see from the picture, you can make this snowflake with anything from bedspread weight cotton thread to worsted weight cotton yarn! Start bigger if you're new to crocheting snowflakes and just match the hook to your yarn, adjusting as needed to suit your personal preference and tension.

Written Instructions for the Littlest Snowflake:​
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​Rnd 1: chain 2 and work 12 sc into the 2nd ch from your hk. Join with a sl st to the top of the first sc. [12 sc]

Tip: you can also begin with an adjustable ring if you find it easier, which I definitely do for smaller thread sizes!

Rnd 2: sc in same st as join, (ch 2, sk next sc, sc in next sc) 5 times or all the way around to the last sc. Ch 2 and join with a sl st in the top of the first sc. [6 sc, 6 ch–2 sps]

Tip: if you find that the ch–2 sps are too small for you to see well on the next round (which is more likely with smaller thread, then try ch–3 sps instead.)

Rnd 3: (sl st, sc) in first ch–2 sp. (Ch 20, sc in same ch–2 sp, sc in next ch–2 sp) 5 times or all the way around. Ch 20 and sc in last ch–2 sp one more time. Join with a sl st in the top of the first sc. [12 sc, 6 ch–20 spaces]

Tip: feel free to lengthen the chain loops if you’d prefer longer arms on your snowflakes! You can also try adding on a picot at the mid-point of the chain or even several picots if you want. Get creative and have fun with it!

Finish off and weave in ends. Don’t forget to cinch up and finish off the center, too!

Now your snowflake is ready to be blocked and shaped!

First, I like to soak mine through with water. Wring out all the extra, pressing it out with an absorbent cloth if you would like.

Apply the stiffener generously, undiluted if possible. Work it into all of your stitches and blot off any excess once the snowflake is fully saturated.

To block it, begin by pinning the snowflake in the center and then start pinning your snowflake arms out, adding twists if you like. You can open the loops up or leave them straight, adding diamond shapes or hanging loops to your preference.

If your stiffener starts getting dry as you work, spritz it with a bit of water and continue working quickly to finish up as soon as you can.

After allowing the snowflake to dry for a day or two, perhaps longer in humid environments, carefully unpin the dry snowflake.

If you have a few stubborn flakes of stiffener still stuck to your snowflake that won't simply brush off by hand, try using a stiff bristled brush (a toothbrush will do) to remove them.

Your snowflake is now ready for hanging, gifting, or any sort of decorating you would like to do!

Oh and if you forget to add a hanging loop opening while you're blocking, you can always use a ribbon loop for hanging like I did here!

Now if you're like me and you can't always quite wrap your brain around the written instructions for a new pattern (like what am I ACTUALLY supposed to be doing here??) then I have good news.

The Littlest Snowflake is also available as an online mini course over on the new platform that I'm moving my crochet classes to. (Please be patient with me on this one!)

​Enroll for just $12 and you get to watch me show you how to make one of these little dudes as many times as you need!

Okay, I think that's all I have for you for today! I'm feeling an itch to go make some snowflakes now...

Cheers, y'all!

-Connie

P.S. Don't forget to order your 2025 calendar!

P.P.S. Ms. Frankie is still bringing this kid around.