Happy December! This time of the year always seems to fly by, with all of the festivities and gatherings. I think it is nice to be able to spend some quiet time with a new tatting project. It started snowing in the mountains here in Washington, and as a way to celebrate the season, I designed a few snowflake patterns. They are fairly simple patterns, and can be used as ornaments. The pattern is divided into the six arms/dendrites of the snowflake. I am sharing them for free below, and hope you enjoy tatting them!

Snowflake 1

MATERIALS

2 shuttles

DMC Cordonnet thread, size 30

INSTRUCTIONS

Arm 1: R 7—3—3—7, Ch 12-10, R 5+2-2-2-2-5, Ch 7-3, {R 5+2—2—2—2—5, R 5+2—2—2—2—5, R 5+2—2—2—2—5}, Ch 3+7 (to corresponding Ch p), R 5+2—2—2—2—5, Ch 10+12 (to corresponding Ch p).

Arm 2: R 7+3—3—7, Ch 12-10, R 5+2—2—2—2—5, Ch 7-3, {R 5+2—2—2—2—5, R 5+2—2—2—2—5, R 5+2—2—2—2—5}, Ch 3+7, R 5+2—2—2—2—5, Ch 10+12.

Arms 3-6: Same as Arm 2. SLJ.

Snowflake 2