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Feb 6, 2013

How to Craft the Weather - Crochet Snowflakes


I was 17 when I first saw snow; and although I have seen it plenty now, every time feels like a moment to remember. I love how it makes the air smell fresh, how it makes the busiest city quiet, and how it delicately rests on my hair. Above all though, I love how it makes everything look like a big, sweet cake with powdered sugar on top! This winter I missed the few snow falls in New York. Thus, I decided to add snowflakes to my life by crocheting some, perhaps as a means of emulating an indigenous rain-dance ritual to help make it snow.

I learned how to crochet a couple of years ago during an idle summer in Texas. My grandma had tried to teach me many times before, but like anything, you don't learn it unless you want to. I crochet very sporadically and I have very little practice, so for these snowflakes I wanted something fast and easy, which would hold its shape well against the force of gravity. I used three different patterns that I found online and I believe they made a great combo:


Week 5

Project: Crochet Snowflakes
Source: Patterns for Snowflake #1; Snowflake #2 and Snowflake #3
Skills: Crocheting
Time: 5 minutes each snowflake
Cost: $3 for the yarn
Material:
  • Yarn (I used Sugar'n Cream Scents, color powder, for a more rustic feel)
  • Crochet needle (I recommend 4 to 5mm)
All three patterns I used (indicated above) are really easy to follow. After I was done crocheting the snowflakes, I pinned them to an old pillow and brushed fabric stiffener over them. Once dried, they held their shape rather well. I connected them in a line and hung them from my curtain rod. Gorgeous!

Waether update: it worked! This weekend we had a great snow storm in NYC! Look how beautiful is the white Central Park:



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