December Daydream
In December, children daydream about Santa and what he will bring for Christmas. Made in size 30 Cebelia, this snowflake is 3 ½" in diameter.
(c) Lenore English 12/00
Abbreviations:
Clr - Close Ring; Rw - Reverse work; p - picot
Materials: Two shuttles, ball thread
Center
Ring: 3 ds, 7 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds. Clr, rw.
Ch: 4 ds, 4 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds.
*R: 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, j to 5th p of prev ring, 3 ds, 4 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds. Clr, rw.
Ch: 4 ds, 4 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds.
Repeat from * 4 more times, for a total of 6 rings and 6 chains. Join the last ring to the 1st ring at the 5th picot. Join the last chain to the base of the 1st ring. Finish ends.
Round 1:
Join thread to 1st picot of any chain.
*Ch: 2 ds, p, 2 ds, join to 2nd picot of same chain,
2 ds, p, 2 ds, join to 3rd picot of same chain,
2 ds, p, 2 ds, join to 4th picot of same chain,
3 ds, p, 3 ds, join to 1st picot of next chain.
Repeat from *, continue around. Join the last chain to the 1st chain. Finish ends.
Round 2:
*R: 6 ds, join to free p of (3 ds, p, 3 ds ) chain of prev round., 6 ds. Clr, rw.
Ch: 8 ds, 4 p sep by 6 ds, 8 ds.
Repeat from * around. Join the last chain to the base of the 1st ring. Finish ends.
Round 3: (two shuttles)
Join thread to 1st picot of any chain.
*Ch: 3 ds, p, 3 ds, join to 2nd picot of same chain,
3 ds, p, 3 ds, join to 3rd picot of same chain,
3 ds, p, 3 ds, join to 4th picot of same chain,
8 ds, using the 2nd shuttle, make a Clover of three rings:
R: 8 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 3 ds. Clr.
R: 3 ds, j to p of prev ring, 5 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 5 ds, p, 3 ds. Clr.
R: 3 ds, j to p of prev ring. 5 ds, p, 8 ds. Clr.
Switch Shuttles, Chain 8 ds, join to 1st picot of next chain.
Continue from * around. Join last chain to 1st chain. Finish ends.