Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
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Crochet a Six-Point Snowflake with Spiked Edges
A 3-round crochet snowflake: magic ring, dc petals, chain spikes. Any hook and yarn weight work the same way.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 1-2 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Rounds
- 3
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
3
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This snowflake builds from a magic ring into six double crochet petals, then opens into six pointed spikes of graduated chain lengths. Three rounds carry the whole shape: the ring sets the six-fold symmetry, the second round fills it out with dc clusters, and the third round turns each gap into a spike. Have yarn, a crochet hook, and a yarn needle on hand before starting, and keep a long tail if the piece will hang as an ornament.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Miscounting dc in the magic ring
- Count the starting ch-5 as the first dc and ch-2, then count each repeat after it; six total dc should sit in the ring before the sl st closes the round.
- Working into the wrong space in Round 2
- Each 4-dc group belongs in a ch-2 space, not into the dc stitches themselves. Check the space is open before placing the first dc of each group.
- Uneven spike lengths in Round 3
- Each spike runs ch3, ch5, ch7, ch5, ch3 from the same ch-2 space. Recount after the ch7 point, since it is the easiest length to over- or under-chain.
The materials list
- Yarn
- Crochet hook
- Yarn needle
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 3 short forms
Main Pattern
Round 1
Start by making a magic ring; Chain (ch) 5 (this counts as 1 dc and ch 2); 1 Double Crochet (dc) into the magic ring; Ch 2; Repeat steps 3 and 4 five more times until you have a total of six dc (including the first ch 5) inside the magic ring; Sl st into the 3rd chain of the initial ch 5 to complete the round; Pull the tail to tighten up the magic ring. (6 dc)
Round 2
Sl st into the first ch-2 space; Ch 3 (this counts as 1 dc); Do 3 dc into the same ch-2 space; Ch 2; In the next ch-2 space, do 4 dc; Repeat step 4 and 5 around, doing 4 dc in each ch-2 space and ch 2 between each set; After the last set of 4 dc, ch 2 and then sl st into the top chain of the starting ch 3.
Round 3
Creating the spikes Sl st in each dc till you reach the next ch-2 space; In the ch-2 space, ch 3, then sl st in the same ch-2 space; Ch 5, then sl st in the same ch-2 space; Ch 7, then sl st in the same ch-2 space; Ch 5, then sl st in the same ch-2 space; Ch 3, then sl st in the same ch-2 space (this completes one spike); Sl st across the next 3 dc to reach the next ch-2 space; Repeat steps 2 through 7 around for each ch-2 space to create spikes around the snowflake; After completing the last spike, ch 1 and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing if needed; Pull the hook to fasten off.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Weave in all ends with a yarn needle.
Step 2If using as an ornament, use the tail to create a loop for hanging.
Check these before you start
- Pull the magic ring tail firm but not tight after Round 1; the six dc need to sit evenly around the center, not bunch to one side.
- Round 2 depends on landing exactly in each ch-2 space; mark the first space with a scrap of yarn if the spaces start to blur together.
- Round 3 spikes are chains, not stitches worked into fabric, so tension stays looser there than in the dc rounds or the points will curl.
On one line
| Rounds | 3 |
|---|---|
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 1-2 hours |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Check that enough yarn is wound off to finish all three rounds without a join partway through a round.
- Confirm the hook size pairs with the yarn weight chosen so the magic ring closes without gapping.
- Read Round 3 in full before starting it; five chain lengths per spike are easy to lose count of mid-round.
- Leave a long tail at the start of Round 1 if a hanging loop is planned, since it gets used at the end.
Finishing
- Weave in all ends with a yarn needle, running them through the backs of the dc rounds rather than across the open spikes.
- Block the piece flat or pin the six spikes out to even points before the yarn sets; spikes left unblocked can curl inward.
- If using as an ornament, twist the reserved tail into a loop at one point and secure it before trimming.
Construction
The shaping sits entirely in Round 2: each of the six ch-2 spaces from Round 1 takes 4 dc, so the piece widens from six stitches to twenty-four plus six chain spaces in a single round.
Round 3 adds no new stitches to the body; it works outward from the existing ch-2 spaces in chains only, which is why the spikes read as a separate, flatter layer rather than a continued round.
Time per section
| Round 1 (magic ring base) | about 10 minutes because it is a single short round with only six dc to track |
|---|---|
| Round 2 (petal round) | about 15 minutes because each of the six ch-2 spaces takes a 4-dc group plus a chain to place correctly |
| Round 3 (spikes) | about 25 minutes because each of the six spikes needs five separate chain lengths worked and tracked in the same space |
Photographs of this one
Every one was taken by whoever published the pattern, in the order the source listed them.
Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.