Snowflake Mondays 2009

[marikamum]

Welcome everyone to Snowflake Mondays 2009 CAL!

 

The idea is simple:

A new free on-line snowflake pattern will be posted every Monday (somewhere between Sydney, Australia's Monday morning and wherever Monday ends at the latest ).

 

Feel free to offer up suggestions!!! PLEASE! We will try not to duplicate flakes from last year's CAL if possible (I will post a list of our complete list of flakes in a later post...)

 

To join the CAL you must have the desire to do, look at or discuss crocheted snowflakes (it would be nice if you did the ones from the CAL, a bonus if you did them on the week they are posted, but, hey, we are not picky round here .) Edited to add: BTW, we are a "friendly" (and to be honest rather chatty) CAL, so be forewarned! We can pretty much guarantee that we will not stay 100% on topic .

 

I will endeavor to keep a running list of weekly flakes in this first post, and should I fail, hopefully my trusty helper missmaxx will jump to the rescue in another post on this first page of posts.

 

Looking forward to being :flakey with you all this year!

 

If you would like a button for your blog, Missmaxx and Quilt Crossover have both designed them - check out the posts linked to their names and contact them by PM for your choice of button .

Regards,

Marika

aka:mdust:mdustWanda:mdust (the Fairy Odd-mother of the CAL)

 

 

THE LIST

(If you want to see the full URL, you can quote the message and then the full address will be revealed.)

(5 Jan)Week 1: Gardener's Snowflake

(12 Jan)Week 2:Quick and Easy Snowflake

(19 Jan)Week 3:Crystal Lace Snowflake

(26 Jan)Week 4:Snowflake Garland - RedHeart.com OR Snowflake Garland - Coats and Clark siteNote: My browser (Safari) has problems with the Red Heart site, so I am offering both options. Both sites require registration to view free patterns, both patterns are .pdf (I apologise if this causes inconvenience for anyone...)

(2 Feb)Week 5:Snowflake Trio - Bottom Flake Last Flake on the page

(9 Feb)Week 6:Airy January Flake

(16 Feb)Week 7:Crocheted Snowflake Motif Pattern

(23 Feb)Week 8:Forget Me Not Motif

(2 Mar)Week 9:Snowflake 3 from How To Make a Snowflake

(9 Mar)Week 10:Lee's World Snowflake Ornament

(16 Mar)Week 11:Top RIght Flake from Snowflake Trio

(23 Mar)Week 12:Snowflake Pattern from KraftyKeri

(30 Mar)Week 13:Snowflake 2 (8 point flake)

(6 April)Week 14:Left Snowflake

(13 April)Week 15:"]February Clumping Snowflake First in the post (Thanks, Linda )

(April 20)Week 16:Crochet Lace Snowflake thanks to Allicats for the suggestion

(April 27)Week 17:March Snowflake Second pattern -thanks to Linda (once again!)

(4 May)Week 18:Snowflake (Variation and Theme #3)-our first by Allicats Designs (Note: this link goes directly to a .pdf download, it is a small file, but be aware especially if on a slow computer/connection.)

(11 May)Week 19:April Snowflake (third in post)

(18 May)Week 20:May Snowflake (fourth in post)

(25 May)Week 21:DROPS Snowflake

(1 June)Week 22:June Snowflake First of the Summer Snowflake Quartet

(8 June)Week 23:Mechanic's Snowflake - 'ville location or Mechanic's Snowflake - Ravelry .pdf - thanks, Allicats!

(15 June)Week 24:Shell Snowflake

(22 June)Week 25:Cedar Rapids Snowflake Similar to Week #2, but different !

(29 June)Week 26:Julie Bolduc's Lacy Chains

(6 July)Week 27:July Snowflake The second pattern in this post.

(13 July)Week 28:Snowflake 3

(20 July)Week 29:Snowflake Ornament

(27 July)Week 30:Chain Loop Snowflake First one in article.

(3 August)Week 31:August Snowflake The third pattern .

(10 August) Week 32:Classic Simple Snowflake

(17 August) Week 33:Mariner's Snowflake Thanks to our very own Allicats There is a link to the Ravelry .pdf download on the posting linked to here :').

(24 August) Week 34:Fast and Flurry-ous Snowflake

(31 August) Week 35:September SnowflakeFourth and final snowflake in post. (It is September for most of the week ...)

(7 September) Week 36:Sand Dollar Snowflakeblog format, or Ravelry Download PDF format

(14 September) Week 37:Susan's Six Point Snowflake

(21 September) Week 38:Craftbits.com Snowflake Ornament

(28 September) Week 39:Snowflake Monday Flake

(5 October) Week 40:October Snowflake Second in post.

(12 October) Week 41:Crystal's Snowflake

(19 October) Week 42:October 19 Snowflake

(26 October) Week 43:Fancy Star Snowflake

(2 November) Week 44:November Snowflake Third Snowflake in Post

(9 November) Week 45:Sniezynka

(16 November) Week 46:Znowu Sniezynka

(23 November) Week 47:Frosty the Snowflake(apologies if it is a 2008 duplicate, the name rings a bell...)

(30 November) Week 48:Shimmering Snowflake

(7 December) Week 49:December SnowflakeLast one in post!

(14 December) Week 50:Monday Snowflake

(21 December) Week 51:Let There Be Joy Snowflake

(28 December) Week 52:28 December SnowflakeHappy New Year, everyone! Thanks for a great 2009 CAL! :manyheart:flake

[Paganprincess]

I am glad to see that this cal is starting new. By the time I found the ville last year, it was in full swing and a little intimidating. I am all over this one! I look foward to lots of awesome snowflakes.

[sticksnhooks]

I would love to this one. I might get behind tho, I work partime in winter and full time in the summer, but I will do my best to keep up.

[missmaxx]

Thanks Marika (aka Wanda the Wonderful). I'll be ready to step in if you need me.

 

:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire:fire (can't get much warmer!) regards,

:mdust:mdust:mdust:mdust Cosmo :mdust:mdust:mdust:mdust

 

aka Cosmo the sometimes confused!

 

Here's the list of April patterns!

Till our fearless leader returns!

 

 

April 6 (week 14) http://www.freevintagecrochet.com/christmas/snowflakes.html Left Snowflake (second on page)

April 13 (Week 15) February Clumping Snowflake from our very own busy-bee-lmt (Thank you Linda!)

April 20 (Week 16) Crochet Lace Snowflake thanks to Allicats for the suggestion

April 27 (Week 17) March Snowflake Second pattern -thanks to Linda (once again!)

[sticksnhooks]

Ladies, don't know of this is an old or new pattern, but I will do this one sometime soon.

 

http://crochetabout.com/od/winter/a/rcsnowflake.htm

[CrochetinMama]

I'm in and raring(sp?) to go..My personal theory is to crochet snowflakes on monday's only..That way I can do my 99 other things the rest of the week..But alas it's ONLY a theory..lol

[Carousel]

Oh! I have decided to do snowflakes next year as part of my list of things to do. Not sure if I can keep up with the Monday's but I will try. I home school my DD so by February I need to get back to school work.

[missmaxx]

It's great to see so many flake makers ready to go! I did the 2008 CAL and there were lots of times I had to play catch up. I'm happy to say I did it! I had 52+ new snowflakes for gifting this year.

The many bonuses include getting to know the worlds best snowflake makers.

Welcome to Snowflakes 2009.

[marikamum]

I am glad to see that this cal is starting new. By the time I found the ville last year, it was in full swing and a little intimidating. I am all over this one! I look foward to lots of awesome snowflakes.

 

We hope to not be too intimidating - remember - we do not require that you actually do all of the flakes all of the time on any schedule - we just post them weekly. We do hope you stop in and chat and support those actually working the flakes even if you are not flaking at the time ...

 

I would love to this one. I might get behind tho, I work partime in winter and full time in the summer, but I will do my best to keep up.

 

No worries, just do what you can and join in on the fun when you can .

 

I'm in and raring(sp?) to go..My personal theory is to crochet snowflakes on monday's only..That way I can do my 99 other things the rest of the week..But alas it's ONLY a theory..lol

 

Great theory!!

 

Oh! I have decided to do snowflakes next year as part of my list of things to do. Not sure if I can keep up with the Monday's but I will try. I home school my DD so by February I need to get back to school work.

 

That's okay, I will start teaching first grade full time in February and may not keep up with the actual flake making either (I count on Cosmo for that, mostly )

 

Ladies, don't know of this is an old or new pattern, but I will do this one sometime soon.

 

http://crochetabout.com/od/winter/a/rcsnowflake.htm

 

That is a lovely flake, sticksnhooks, it was in last year's CAL, so we will probably not use it in this year's...

 

To that end, I will edit this post momentarily to include the final list from the 2008 CAL:

[marikamum]

FYI, These are the flakes we used in the 2008 CAL:

 

Week #1: http://www.angelfire.com/pe/shellangels/Crochet.html(Snowflake 1) (NB: Round 3 correction - "dlst" should read "sl st".)

Week #2: http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/snowflakes.html (Snowflake Pattern #3)

Week #3: http://priscillascrochet.net/free%20patterns/X%20Ornaments.pdf Picot Snowflake - link will take you to the ornament page, scroll down on the left side, the picot snowflake is the 5th pattern in the ornaments section.

Week #4: http://susaninstitches.blogspot.com/...-snowfake.html

Week #5: http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/snowflakes.html (Snowflake Pattern #4)

Week #6: http://karpstyles.com/crochet/snow.html

Week #7: http://marikamum.blogspot.com/2008/0...snowflake.html

Week #8: http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jsp?sto...7884233661.xml (Star Snowflake - third one)

Week #9: http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/free/o...nowflake.shtml

Week #10: http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jsp?sto...7200352640.xml(NB: Chain 10 and sl st into first chain to form ring to start snowflake.)

Week #11: http://twistedtinkspatterns.blogspot.com/2008/11/2007.html

Week #12: http://kazpooh.blogspot.com/2008/03/...starflake.htmlError in round 3

Week #13: http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/snowflakes.html (snowflake pattern #7)

Week #14 http://members.aol.com/SAG55/trcsnow.html [/color][/url] Attempting to find new location for this flake as aol blogs have been discontinued

Week #15: http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/christmas/cp6.html

Week #16: http://hollerbears.com/snowflakeframe.html

Week #17: http://cstitcher.tripod.com/xmas/snowflake2.html

Week #18: http://www.creativepartnersllc.com/P...keEarring.html

Week #19: http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/bett...er-snowflakes/ (Snowflake 2 - Aus/UK terms conversion chart here)

Week #20: http://www.modadea.com/patterns/WM1012.htm (Snowflake, omit base)

Week #21: http://www.karpstyles.com/crochet/beadsnow.html

Week #22: http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/bett...er-snowflakes/ (Snowflake 1 - Aus/UK terms conversion chart here)

Week #23: http://community.livejournal.com/sta...ream/5514.html [/color]

Week #24: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/sh...&postcount=374

Week #25: http://hobbyloco.com/snowflake4.html

Week #26: http://sofar-sogood.blogspot.com/200...now.html#links

Week #27: http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/snowflakes.html (Snowflake # 6)

Week #28:http://twistedtinkspatterns.blogspot.com/2008/11/snowflake-2006.html

Week #29: Site subsequently disallowed by Crochetville

Week#30: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82532

Week #31: http://crochet.about.com/od/winter/a/rcsnowflake.htm

Week #32:http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/free/ornaments/f103006minisnowflake.shtml

Week #33: http://twistedtinkspatterns.blogspot.com/2008/11/test.html

Week #34: http://www.daintycrochet.com/Snowflake1.html"Fans snowflake" Second on page

Week#35:http://www.crochetmemories.com/archive/Snowflake.html

Week#36 link to website to which Crochetville cannot allow links Replace with http://www.daintycrochet.com/Highlightsnow.html BLUE

Week#37: link to website to which Crochetville cannot allow links Replace with http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/snowflakes.html Flake #9

Week #38:http://hobbyloco.com/snowflake5.html

Week #39:http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=86827&highlight=Snowflakes+Busy-Bee-LMT

Week#40:http://www.geocities.com/sgator/free.htm- click on Fancy Star Snowflake link to download the .pdf.

Week#41:http://www.daintycrochet.com/Highlightsnow.html PINK

Week #42: http://www.sarahanns.com/crochetworks/snowflakes.html - Snowflake #1

Week #43:http://sofar-sogood.blogspot.com/2007/07/two-for-two.html

Week#44:http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=88582

Week# 45:http://www.crochetmagazine.com/newsletters/talkingcrochet/pages/TCNL2708_patt1.html Scroll down to pattern for Snowlake [sic]

Week #46: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1520596&postcount=1

Week #47:http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=27469Pattern 1 (For a challenge try Pattern 3!)

Week #48:http://tinyurl.com/Coats-Clark-Snowflake[Note to 6 and 12 point purists - this flake has 8 points...]

Week #49:http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/free/ornaments/f103003lacysnowflake.shtml

Week #50:http://www.artoftangle.com/snowflake.htm Just Rounds 1-5 for snowflake.

Week #51:http://www.daintycrochet.com/Snowflake1.htmlSnowflake #3

Week #52: http://imahappyhousewife.blogspot.co...d-crochet.html

 

We may draw from listed sites for un"assigned" flakes for this year's CAL, but we will try to search for new and different flakes for this year's CAL, feel free to keep the suggestions coming!

 

Cheers,

[unicorn37757]

I've got my patterns saved from last one & hopefully this year I can get mine done!

[Gardener]

I'd like to give this a try too. I doubt I will be able to make one a week, since thread is new for me, and I find it quite difficult. I think that a small project like a snowflake would be a good way to get used to thread.

[meowy]

Wheeee, snowflakes!

 

I made my very first one last night from the 99 snowflakes book to practice for this hehe. Can't wait till I have a whole row to string up and tie up in the windows.

[WendySue]

I am in! This looks like fun.

[Carousel]

Wow! Thanks for this Marika. I'll check a few of these out

[candiwv_]

I would like to try and keep up with this! I am unable to promise complete participation as I deal with spells of depression that keeps me from doing anything.

I would like to complete as many as possible. I am going to try and have a snowflake tree next year.

[DesertCrocheter]

Oh, dear, I'm going to try to do this, but I teach a class (usually Monday nights) in addition to my regular job, so I can't promise complete participation. But, thank you for the list of this year's flakes. That's awesome! I've already checked some out and think they're beautiful and want to make them. Plus it would help me use up the pile of white thread I have... I'm in, but no flogging with wet noodles if I fall way behind! Patty

[marikamum]

Oh, dear, I'm going to try to do this, but I teach a class (usually Monday nights) in addition to my regular job, so I can't promise complete participation. But, thank you for the list of this year's flakes. That's awesome! I've already checked some out and think they're beautiful and want to make them. Plus it would help me use up the pile of white thread I have... I'm in, but no flogging with wet noodles if I fall way behind! Patty

 

Awww, Patty... now what am I going to do with those wet noodles?? I was just getting them ready ....

 

No worries, no pressure - I may be teaching a class on Monday nights, too... I have a Beginning Crochet class listed at the Adult learning college in my area - if at least 4 people sign up, it will be running...

 

Just join in and even if you are only lurking, pop in and make some comments the more the merrier ...

 

Cheers,

[marikamum]

Wow! Thanks for this Marika. I'll check a few of these out

 

You're welcome carousel we aim to serve ...

 

And to the raft of others who have jumped in !! We are so pleased to see you and look forward to a fun CAL this year.

 

Regards,

[marikamum]

I'd like to give this a try too. I doubt I will be able to make one a week, since thread is new for me, and I find it quite difficult. I think that a small project like a snowflake would be a good way to get used to thread.

 

That was how I got started with thread, and I love it now ... If it is too tricky dealing with an unfamiliar type of pattern and material, you could always pick a pattern and start it in the finest yarn you are comfortable working with and then when you are comfortable with the pattern, start working down in size until you wind up with a thread size and hook size that you are comfortable working with and yields a result you like... we are always willing to hop in with encouragement and advice ( especially me with the advice )

 

Cheers,

[marikamum]

I would like to try and keep up with this! I am unable to promise complete participation as I deal with spells of depression that keeps me from doing anything.

I would like to complete as many as possible. I am going to try and have a snowflake tree next year.

 

I am sorry to hear about your spells of depression, but we are glad to have you as a member and, hopefully, over time, as a friend... if you are willing to let us know, I am sure we will send thoughts, prayers and warm wishes as you prefer

 

Regards,

[Tigerle]

i think i will try to participate. count me in.

[missmaxx]

We're going to make so many snowflakes we'll need a snowplow!

 

:2snow:2snow:2snow:2snow

[Gardener]

We're going to make so many snowflakes we'll need a snowplow!

 

:lol:lol

[rascalsmom]

I'm in, too! I actually made my first flake a few days ago. Just to get into the swing of things. I am looking forward to having new flakes for next Christmas....mine are 20+ years old and beginning to show their age!