Stitchfinder: Crochet Snowflake: Rimed Crystal

Yarn: For the Crochet Snowflake: Rimed Crystal we recommend Bonbons in Beach or Nature (our 100% cotton variety packs) for the snowflakes, since each snowflake motif does not use up a lot of yarn.
Hook: Start with an E-4 (3.50 mm) or F-5 (3.75 mm) hook. Switch to a larger or smaller hook if you prefer your snowflake to be looser or denser.
With all of our StitchFinder motifs, you may use any yarn you choose and its recommended hook/needle size as a starting point. They are meant to be generic designs that can be incorporated into your creations however you choose.

This snowflake’s serrated outer edge brings to mind photographs of rimed crystals, snowflakes covered with tiny frozen droplets.

Foundation ring: ch 4; join with sl st in first ch.
Rnd 1: ch 3 (counts as dc). *ch 3. dc in ring. Repeat from * 4 times. ch 3, and join in 3rd ch of initial ch 3.
Rnd 2: sl st in ch 3 space. ch 3 (counts as dc). dc in same space. ch 2; 2 dc in same ch 3 space. [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in each of the 5 remaining ch 3 spaces. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of initial ch 3.
Rnd 3: sl st in dc, and in ch 2 point. ch 3 (counts as dc). 2 dc in same ch 2 point, ch 2, and 3 dc in same point. *ch 2. [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in next ch 2 point. Repeat from * 4 times. ch 2. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of initial ch 3.
Rnd 4:ch 1 (counts as sc). [ch 2, sc] in each of the next 2 dc. ch 2. *[sc, ch 4, sc] in ch 2 point. [ch 2, sc] in each of the next 3 dc. sc in ch 2 space.** [sc, ch 2] in each of the next 3 dc. Repeat from * 4 times, and from * to ** once more. Join with sl st in initial ch 1. Finish off; weave in ends.

Snowflake directions reproduced with permission, from 100 Snowflakes to Crochet by Caitlin Sainio, courtesy of St. Martin’s Griffin 2012.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
ch = chain	dc = double crochet
rnd(s) = round(s)	sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch