The Shtick I Do

This simple Star Snowflake will look great adorning your tree, that beanie and scarf set you just made or place it on a package for some added flair. Grab that hook and let's get started. Materials : Yarn Bee Soft Secret in White (good substitute would be Caron Simply Soft) size E/3.5MM hook scissors yarn needle for weaving in ends Stitches used : (American Terminology but  here 's a converter for you) Chain (ch) Single Crochet (sc) Slip Stitch (sl st) Gauge  is not important to this project. Note : You can use the Magic Circle technique for this pattern if you wish but using the chain method provides a more "airy" feel to the finished piece. Pattern : Chain 6 and join to form a circle. Ch 1. R1 : *SC in circle, ch 5. Repeat from * for a total of five ch 5 spaces. Join to top of first SC made. R2 : Sl St to next ch 5 space. *SC, ch 2, SC, ch 3, SC, ch 2, SC in the ch 5 space. Repeat from *  around  for each ch 5 space. Join to top of first SC m...

There are so many snowflake patterns out there I debated on whether or not to even do one for a post. I was going to use other peoples' patterns and make a post about those, sorta like a rating system as to whose was easiest, most time consuming, etc. I guess I'll have to do that one later (as in I will remember it this time next year).  I got several patterns together and started working through them. What I discovered was this: they were very confusing! One pattern reads ... ".... Round 1: CH 2, DC in CH. *CH 3, DC Cluster, repeat from * 5 times total. CH 3, join in beg cluster. Round 2: SL ST to center of CH 6 ..." .  I was completely confused as to wher e the " CH 6 " in Round 2 came from. All of the ones I printed off had confusing areas like that in the directions. I muddled through some, frogged several others and finally threw up my hands in frustration. My husband ( who thinks I'm D a V i nci in the wor ld of crochet ) has told me sev...