thread snowflakes CAL

karin4christ · December 22, 2006

Isn't it funny how the upcoming new year brings out the need in us crocheters to start new CAL? I'm trying to use up my yarn stash which consists of 4 balls of thread. I thought that maybe I could crochet a snowflake a week for the new year. Anyone want to join me?? :hook

Here are the links that people have suggested so far. Have fun with them!!

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/christmas/cp6.html

http://www.angelfire.com/or/birdbrai...snowflake.html

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/snow.html

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=28

http://cstitcher.tripod.com/xmas/snowflake2.html

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=27

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03orna...nowflake.shtml (I made this one with a 1" plastic ring instead of the beginning chain. I just did 36 sc in the ring.)

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03orna...nowflake.shtml

http://home.wideopenwest.com/~sag55/loopsnow.html

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03orna...nowflake.shtml

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=21

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/christmas/cp6.html

http://www.hobbyloco.com/Cpatt1.html

http://members.aol.com/JSchlossma/6ptso.html

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03orna...nowflake.shtml

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03orna...rnaments.shtml

http://www.chezcrochet.com/page0075.html

http://www.chezcrochet.com/page0079.html

http://www.chezcrochet.com/page0081.html

Here is a link pertaining to blocking and starching thread pieces:

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/finished_product_care.php

This is from a a fellow crochetviller's blog about blocking doilies and snowflakes:

http://katecrochets.blogspot.com/2006/11/blocking-guides-for-doilies-and.html

DesertCrocheter · December 22, 2006

I do, but can I? I thought I'd join Julie last year making snowflakes on Sundays and that went by the wayside as work overwhelmed me. I'm determined to be more organized this year, so I'm going to try. But don't yell at me when I fall behind! patty:flake

karin4christ · December 22, 2006

Yeah, I'm not alone in this CAL! :cheer And guess what Patty, I'm also from Tucson. Maybe you weren't able to stick with it last year because here in Tucson, its easy to forget what snowflakes are!

creativepassage · December 22, 2006

I think I'll give this a try too! I'd love to see my tree covered in snowflakes next year. :yes

melissacrochets · December 22, 2006

Isn't it funny how the upcoming new year brings out the need in us crocheters to start new CAL? I'm trying to use up my yarn stash which consists of 4 balls of thread. I thought that maybe I could crochet a snowflake a week for the new year. Anyone want to join me??

I tried Hat-a-week and lasted about 34 weeks. Which was not bad acutally. Anyway, I've been wanting to work on snowflakes but I'm afraid I can't commit to one a week. I'm more likely to do one a month. But I will definitely be a part of this CAL. I already have several snowflake patterns bookmarked if anyone is interested.

harmonise · December 22, 2006

I've never done a CAL but I'd love to try this! I bought two books of patterns last summer but never made a single one. Some of the patterns are really complex and intricate. i found some instructions confusing too so y'all will have to help me interpret once in a while.

nance

karin4christ · December 22, 2006

Yeah, more people. :clap :cheer :c9 Melissa, I was also in the hat-a-week CAL and I eventually ran out of steam too. With this CAL, do a snowflake a day, a week, a month, whatever you can do. Definitely share the patterns you have bookmarked. I was at crochet pattern central the other day (my second home on the internet, crochetville being the first of course) and printed out the pattern for "pretty snowflake". I don't want to start with anything too complicated, I haven't done much thread crochet.

ChainOFools · December 22, 2006

I'd love to join in on this one! I was gifted a pretty snowflake ornament and I too thought about having a Christmas tree covered in thread snowflakes and white lights, I think it would be so beautiful!! Are we starting January 1? Will some kind soul make us a button for our blogs?

minwifeof4boys · December 22, 2006

I am HORRIBLE at making snowflakes... but maybe if I do a gazillion of htem I'll do alot better... I try and stick an ornie in my Christmas cards so this might be good for me,,

yarndiva · December 22, 2006

I would love to join in Jan! I don't have much thread, but what I do have I would love to use up.

Maybe I will donate my flakes to our church and people can buy them to hang on the tree.

I hope to make 100 for them and maybe another 100 for me. I can make a simple one in about 30 mins (depending on what I need to do) but right now my right hand is slightly swollen from everything and then some and it get worse when I am on the computer (grrr). I am trying to use my left hand for things it could do.

Maybe I can get the youth to block it. They've been wanting me to teach them to crochet and maybe this way I can leave my hands for something else.

Riohnna · December 22, 2006

I do,,I DO!!!!! but I donìt have many snowflake patterns, and would love to make a different one each week....

hseger · December 22, 2006

Count me in!! I just finished 18 snowflakes for my MIL so I didn't get to put any on my tree again. :angry Maybe if I start now I'll get enough to give for presents next year and get some for myself finally:manyheart .

Karin- the pretty snowflake is nice and easy I did a few of those and here are a few other nice easy ones.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/christmas/cp6.html

http://www.angelfire.com/or/birdbrain101/snowflakes/doilysnowflake.html

and here is a whole pile of them :yes

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/snow.html

hope those help a little. :blush

melissacrochets · December 22, 2006

Definitely share the patterns you have bookmarked.

I made these with thread and a size 6 hook. They can be done without exactly following the pattern.

Here are some of them:

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=28

http://cstitcher.tripod.com/xmas/snowflake2.html

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=27

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03ornaments/regalsnowflake.shtml (I made this one with a 1" plastic ring instead of the beginning chain. I just did 36 sc in the ring.)

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03ornaments/minisnowflake.shtml

http://home.wideopenwest.com/~sag55/loopsnow.html

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03ornaments/lacychainssnowflake.shtml

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=21

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/christmas/cp6.html

http://www.hobbyloco.com/Cpatt1.html

http://members.aol.com/JSchlossma/6ptso.html

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03ornaments/prettysnowflake.shtml

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/03ornaments/fiveornaments.shtml

karin4christ · December 22, 2006

Yeah!! :jumpyay I'm soooo glad other people are interested in this CAL. How about we officially start January 1st. Do any pattern you want; try to post a link to the pattern if its a freebie. And have fun, fun, fun. I wish I could make a button for this CAL but I have no idea how to do that. If someone can do it that would be great (and if you do, could you explain how to poor little computer illiterate me??)

melissacrochets · December 22, 2006

Yeah!! I'm soooo glad other people are interested in this CAL. How about we officially start January 1st. Do any pattern you want; try to post a link to the pattern if its a freebie. And have fun, fun, fun. I wish I could make a button for this CAL but I have no idea how to do that. If someone can do it that would be great (and if you do, could you explain how to poor little computer illiterate me??)

I will be happy to do it!

melissacrochets · December 23, 2006

Don't know why it's blurry. Maybe I can fix that.

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That looks better.

karin4christ · December 23, 2006

Melissa, thank you so much for the button. Now tell me how do you make one?? Do you need a special computer program to do it? Also, a great big thank you, for all the links you posted. :manyheart

melissacrochets · December 23, 2006

Melissa, thank you so much for the button. Now tell me how do you make one?? Do you need a special computer program to do it? Also, a great big thank you, for all the links you posted.

I did it with the program Paint Shop Pro. You can do it with any graphics program. Sometimes computers have the programs already loaded on it. I would have to talk you through the process of making the button, though. Somewhere on this forum, there's a link to a turtorial.

melissacrochets · December 23, 2006

Karin, I am so impressed that you are using up your stash. I have a crochet club that I teach that I have my stash to. I am, however, needing to use up some of the stuff that I wouldn't give the crochet club - like yarn from the LYS.

wildthing1058 · December 23, 2006

well I love makeing snowflakes so I am in on this one

SnoPeach · December 23, 2006

I'd so love to do this -- I'll try for one every two weeks rather than one each week...

I found some white Southmaid with metallic accents (one opal, one silver) at Wal-Mart. Not too expensive, and each 'ball' should make several...

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Tracie

melissacrochets · December 23, 2006

Karin, may I suggest that you put all the links people have provided in your first post so that they'll be available without having to search all over this thread for them?

ChayaSar · December 23, 2006

I definitely want in on this one!!! I want a snowflake for every christmas card, and every window of my house next year, and my hubby got me the Crochet Stitch Bible, which has a GREAT snowflake in it, that i'd love to try, and there are like 10 snowflake patterns I've seen on-line that I want to try so I don't get bored, woot, this will be fun!

karin4christ · December 23, 2006

Ada - welcome to the CAL!

Melissa - I did what you suggested and placed all the links so far on first post.

I can't wait to get started.

sammimag · December 23, 2006

:flakeI am so glad someone started this. I want to do this! :flake

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