Dainty Lace Snowflake Pattern – A Free Crochet Pattern

This dainty lace snowflake is the smallest of the 4 snowflake designs I recently shared with you, measuring a little over three inches. It features an open lacy design centered around a flower motif. It pairs especially nicely with the pretty picot snowflake here!

Scroll down for this free pattern or get it as part of a Set of 4 Snowflake Patterns eBook, a convenient ad-free pdf download for purchase here in my shop or here on Ravelry.

Dainty Lace Snowflake Pattern

• Size 10 crochet thread
• US-A / 2 mm steel crochet hook
• fabric stiffener
• sewing needle and scissors for finishing

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart.

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Special Stitch

Triple picot (tr-p): Work 3 picots, slip stitch into base of first picot made.

Finished snowflake is approx 3¼ in.

Ch 4, join with Sl st in furthest ch from hook to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), *work 1 sc into ring, ch 4, rep fr * 5 more times, join in 1st sc of round — 6 ch-4 spaces.

Round 2:  Sl st in next ch-4 sp, ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc in same ch-4 sp, ch 4, *1 sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4, rep from * around, join in 1st sc of round — 6 ch-4 spaces.

Round 3:  Sl st in next ch-4 sp, ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc in same ch-4 sp, ch 6, *1 sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 6, rep from * around, join in 1st sc of round — 6 ch-6 spaces.

Round 4:  Sl st in next 2 ch, ch 6 (counts as dc plus ch 3), [tr-p, ch 3, 1 dc] in same ch-6 sp, ch 3, *work [1 dc, ch 3, tr-p, ch 3, 1 dc] in next ch-6 sp, ch 3, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 6 — 6 tr-p.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finishing

For best results, block snowflakes after finishing. Pin the snowflakes right-side down onto a blocking mat, making sure to straighten each snowflake point. Using a small paintbrush, apply a thin coat of fabric stiffener over the snowflakes. Let sit until dry or as long as directed on the stiffening product. Once dry, sew a piece of thread through the top of each snowflake and knot the thread to create a loop.