Abbreviations:

R      Ring
Ch    Chain
-       Picot
--      Long Picot
---     Picot measuring .5 inches in height (about 1 inch in length before you pull it together)
+       Join
Rw    Reverse Work
Prev   Previous
P       Picot

Butterfly Snowflake

R: 4-4
R: 4-4 Rw
*Ch: 6-6 Rw
R: 4+ (to P of Prev R) 3-1
R: 1+ (to last P of Prev R) 6-1--1-4-2
R: 2+ (to last P of Prev R) 1---1---1-2
R: 2+ (to last P of Prev R) 4-1--1-6-1
R: 1+ (to last P of Prev R) 3-4 Rw
Ch: 6+ (to P of Prev Ch) 6 Rw
R: 4+ (to P of Prev R) 4
R: 4-4*
Repeat * to * until you have a six pointed snowflake, don’t forget to join last R to first R, and join last Ch to the base of the first R.
© Samantha Melnychuk 2001
Feel Free to make these snowflakes to sell, print out a copy for your self, friends, etc;  please just acknowledge me as the author    If you find any mistakes in this pattern, or have any comments, email me at teen_tatter@hotmail.com
Butterfly Snowflake