Snow Flake Stitche

 

Foundation Row:  Ch 2, pull up loop on hook to ½ “.  YO loosely’ insert hook into first ch from hook and pull up a ½” loop ( 3 loops now on hook) YO, hold a ½’ loop of yarn aside, Note from now on, the process of holding this ½” loop of yarn aside will be abbreviated HBL, for Hold back loop.  Continuing to HBL hook yarn and draw through all 3 loop on hook.  Insert hook into held back loop, hook yarn and loosely draw through both held back loop: eyelet made; ch 1.

 

Note: from now on, the process of inserting hook into held-back loop, hooking yarn and drawing loosely through both held back loop and loop on hook, then releasing held back loop will be abbreviated “form eyelet”.

 

You have now completed one Snowflake leg.  This eyelet is important as you will be working into it to make the next leg and into it again on the return row.  Be sure not to confuse it with the space under the final ch1.  

 

Remember these abbreviations:  HBL Hold back ½ ‘loop of yarn

 

Form eyelet- insert hook into held-back loop.  Hook yarn and draw loosely through both held-back loop and loop on hook, release held back loop.

 

Now continue Foundation row.  Pull up loop on hook to ½ “, YO insert hook into eyelet of preceding leg, pull up a ½’ loop as before ( 3 loops now on hook)  YO HBL, draw yarn through all 3 loops on hook; form eyelet; ch 1 loosely.  Second Snowflake leg is now made.  Repeat from until as many legs as specified in pattern for foundation row.  For your practice piece, work a total of 10 legs.  At end, do not turn.

 

Single (7 Loop) Snowflake Pattern Row”

 

 

Work a Foundation Row as above as specified in pattern ( for practice piece, this is 10 legs)  Pull up loop on hook to ½’   YO loosely,  insert hook into first eyelet to left and pull up a loop; (YO, insert hook into next eyelet and pull up a loop) twice; 7 loops now on hook.  Yo HBL, hook yarn and draw through all 7 loops on hook continuing to HBL.  Form eyelet, ch 1.  Pull up loop on hook, YO, insert hook into eyelet just underneath hook.  Draw up a loop, YO and draw up a loop in next eyelet (this eyelet was used before) YO and up a loop in next eyelet (this eyelet was not sued before) 7 loops now on hook.  YO HBL, hook yarn and draw through all 7 loops on hook.  Form eyelet, ch 1 loosely.

 

Rep.  from across row (Note: be sure to work into the final unused chain ( on first row) or eyelet ( on subsequent rows) at the very end of row below, or you will make a decrease where you don’t want one.) At the end of row, work one turning leg in eyelet just below hook as follows: 

 

TURNING LEG:

Pull up loop on hook, YO loosely, insert hook into eyelet just below hook and pull up a loop: 3 loops now on hook.  YO HBL hook yarn and draw yarn through all 3 loops on hook; form eyelet.  Ch 1 loosely turn.  Rep pattern row from for as many rows as desired.  For practice price, work 6 rows in pattern.  Do not work turning leg at end of lst row.  Finish off.