Crochet Snowflake Ornaments

Four Little Designs for Your Christmas Tree

Welcome to Grandma’s Crafts! A few white crochet snowflakes can bring such a lovely handmade touch to the holidays. Hang them on your tree, tie one to a gift, or arrange several together for a winter display.

The No Two Flakes Crochet Alike Ornaments pattern offers four different designs, from open fans to delicate cluster stitches. They are small projects, but their details make them interesting to crochet. Settle in with your hook and choose the one you would like to try first.

One of the nicest things about making small ornaments is seeing a finished piece without committing to a large project. You can work on a snowflake between your bigger makes or spend a quiet afternoon putting together a little collection. Each design gives you something different to enjoy as the stitches take shape.

White cotton gives these ornaments a classic winter look, but you can choose colors that feel right for your home. Cream would be lovely with natural wood decorations, while a soft blue could bring a little color to the branches. Make a matching set or mix the four designs for a tree full of handmade details.

They also make thoughtful little gifts. Tuck one inside a holiday card or tie it around a wrapped present for a finishing touch the recipient can keep. It’s a simple way to share something you made with care, and perhaps start a tradition of adding a new crochet ornament each Christmas.

Project Details

• Original skill level: Intermediate.
• Terminology: US crochet terms.
• Snowflake A: Approximately 5 inches (12.5 cm) across.
• Snowflake B: Approximately 3 1/4 inches (8.5 cm) across.
• Snowflake C: Approximately 4 1/2 inches (11.5 cm) across.
• Snowflake D: Approximately 4 inches (10 cm) across.

Measurements are from point to point. A different yarn, hook, or tension can change the size. The word “snowflake” is the original design name; not every model has six points.

Materials and Gauge

• Red Heart Peaches & Crème, medium weight 4 cotton, in White.
• One 2.5 oz/70.9 g ball contains 120 yards/109 meters and makes approximately ten ornaments in assorted designs. The source lists about 12 yards/11 meters per ornament.
• 3.5 mm crochet hook, US E/4, or a size that gives gauge.
• Scissors and tapestry needle.
• Optional fabric stiffener, rust-resistant pins, and a suitable flat drying surface.

Gauge: 17 sc and 18 rows = 4 inches (10 cm).

Get the Printable Pattern

Download the Crochet Snowflake Ornaments PDF

Abbreviations

• ch: Chain.
• sc: Single crochet.
• dc: Double crochet.
• tr: Treble crochet.
• sl st: Slip stitch.
• st/sts: Stitch/stitches.
• sp/sps: Space/spaces.
• YO: Yarn over.

Work into the open space underneath a chain arch when directed to work into a chain space. A cluster is one grouped stitch made from unfinished stitches closed together.

Special Stitches Explained

Picot: Ch 3, then sl st into the third chain from the hook, which is the first chain of those three.

Long picot: Ch 5, then sl st back into the top of the indicated cluster. For Snowflake D, the anchor is a dc cluster rather than a treble cluster.

Two-dc cluster (dc-cluster): YO, insert the hook into the indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops. Repeat once into the same location. You have three loops on the hook. YO and pull through all three.

Three-dc cluster (cluster): Make three unfinished dc into the same location, stopping after the first pull-through-two on each stitch. With four loops on the hook, YO and pull through all four.

Beginning cluster: Ch 3, then make two unfinished dc into the indicated stitch or space. With three loops left on the hook, YO and pull through all three. The beginning chain supplies the height and represents the first leg of the cluster.

Three-tr cluster (tr-cluster): YO twice. Insert the hook into the indicated space, pull up a loop, then YO and pull through two loops twice, leaving the final loop unfinished. Repeat that partial tr twice more in the same space. With four loops on the hook, YO and pull through all four.

Written adaptation note: The supplied PDF says to close the beginning cluster through four loops, although its stated actions leave three; the definition above corrects that mismatch. Snowflake D also has missing separating chains in its Round 2 text. The expanded directions below follow the four-sector structure of its chart and define the long picots once, avoiding the duplicated chain wording in its final round. These are editorial clarifications, not a publisher-issued correction or a sample-tested revision.

Snowflake A: Six Fan-Shaped Points

Round 1: Make the Center

Ch 5. Work 1 dc into the fifth chain from the hook. The skipped chains represent the first dc and a ch-1 space.

Work (ch 1, dc into that same starting chain) ten times. Ch 1 and join with sl st into the third chain of the beginning chain.

Count: 12 dc and 12 ch-1 spaces.

Round 2: Make Six Loops

Ch 1 and sc into the same stitch as the join.

Work the following sequence five times:

1. Ch 7 and sl st into the sc just made, forming a loop.
2. Sc in the next ch-1 space, then sc in the next dc.
3. Sc in the next ch-1 space, then sc in the next dc.

Make the sixth loop: ch 7, sl st into the last sc, sc in the next ch-1 space, and sc in the next dc.

Do not join. Leave the remaining center space unworked, as directed in the source. You now have six ch-7 loops.

Round 3: Fill the Loops

In the next ch-7 loop, work 6 dc, ch 3, make a picot, and work 5 dc into that same loop. The picot itself adds a further ch 3 before its slip stitch; the separate ch 3 preceding it is retained from the source.

Skip the next sc, sc in the following sc, and skip the next sc.

Repeat this loop-and-anchor sequence six times in total. Join with sl st to the last sc of Round 2 and fasten off.

Checkpoint: Six fans, each containing 11 dc.

Snowflake B: An Open Five-Point Design

Round 1

Ch 5 and dc into the fifth chain from the hook. Work (ch 1, dc into the same starting chain) eight times. Ch 1 and join to the third chain of the beginning chain.

Count: 10 dc and 10 ch-1 spaces.

Round 2

Ch 1 and sc into the same stitch as the join.

Work the following sequence five times:

1. Ch 3, then work 2 dc in the next ch-1 space.
2. Ch 3 and sc in the next dc.
3. Ch 6 and sl st into the fourth chain from the hook to make the small loop at the tip.
4. Ch 3, skip the next ch-1 space, and sc in the next dc.

On the fifth repeat, omit the final sc because the beginning sc already occupies that location. Join to the first sc and fasten off.

Checkpoint: Five repeats around the center.

Snowflake C: Five Cluster Points with Picots

Round 1

Ch 4 and work 9 dc into the fourth chain from the hook. The beginning ch 3 counts as one dc. Join to its top.

Count: 10 dc.

Round 2

Ch 4, counting it as one dc and ch 1. Dc in the next dc.

Work (ch 3, dc in the next dc, ch 1, dc in the next dc) four times. Ch 3 and join to the third chain of the beginning chain.

Count: 10 dc, five ch-1 spaces, and five ch-3 spaces.

Round 3

Sl st into the next ch-1 space. Ch 1, sc in that space, and make a picot.

For each of the five ch-3 spaces:

1. Skip the intervening dc.
2. In the ch-3 space, work a two-dc cluster, ch 2, a three-tr cluster, a long picot anchored to the top of that tr-cluster, ch 2, and another two-dc cluster.
3. Skip the next dc.
4. Sc in the next ch-1 space and make a picot.

After the fifth point, omit Step 4; the first sc and picot already fill that space. Join to the first sc and fasten off.

Checkpoint: Five large points and five smaller sc-and-picot anchors.

Snowflake D: A Four-Sector Cluster Ornament

Round 1

Ch 5 and dc into the fifth chain from the hook. Work (ch 1, dc into the same starting chain) four times. Ch 1 and join to the third chain of the beginning chain.

Count: 6 dc and 6 ch-1 spaces.

Round 2

The six dc and six chain spaces provide twelve locations, used in their order around the center.

In the joining dc, work a beginning cluster. Ch 1, cluster in the next ch-1 space, ch 1, cluster in the next dc, ch 5.

Work the following sequence three more times, taking the next three locations in order:

Cluster in the next location, ch 1, cluster in the next location, ch 1, cluster in the next location, ch 5.

Join to the top of the beginning cluster.

Count: Four groups of three clusters, eight ch-1 spaces, and four ch-5 arches.

Round 3

Sl st into the next ch-1 space. Work a beginning cluster in it, ch 1, and cluster in the next ch-1 space.

Repeat the following sequence three times:

Ch 5, sc in the next ch-5 arch, ch 5, cluster in the next ch-1 space, ch 1, cluster in the next ch-1 space.

Ch 5, sc in the final ch-5 arch, ch 5, and join to the beginning cluster.

Count: Four pairs of clusters, four ch-1 spaces between those pairs, four sc anchors, and eight ch-5 arches.

Round 4

Sl st into the next ch-1 space. Work a beginning cluster there and make a long picot anchored to its top.

Repeat the following sequence three times:

1. Ch 5.
2. In the next sc anchor, work (dc, ch 3, dc, ch 3, dc).
3. Ch 5.
4. Cluster in the next ch-1 space and make a long picot anchored to that cluster.

For the final sector, ch 5, work (dc, ch 3, dc, ch 3, dc) in the final sc anchor, then ch 5. Join to the top of the beginning cluster and fasten off.

Checkpoint: Four cluster-and-picot points alternating with four three-dc fans.

Finishing Your Ornaments

Weave in the ends carefully without pulling the open chain spaces out of shape.

If you would like firmer ornaments, use fabric stiffener according to its manufacturer’s instructions. Arrange each ornament on a suitable flat surface, pin the points evenly, and allow it to dry completely before removing the pins.

For hanging, attach a small loop of yarn or thread through a sturdy point. This hanging loop is an optional finishing addition rather than a crocheted round in the source pattern.

Tips for Smaller Crochet Details

Keep your chain stitches relaxed and check the center counts before beginning the outer rounds. Those center stitches determine where every point goes.

For clusters, count the loops on the hook before closing them. A two-dc cluster closes three loops; a full three-dc or three-tr cluster closes four. The beginning cluster closes three because its first leg is supplied by the chain.

The projects are small, but the cluster models are still intermediate. Practice a cluster and a picot separately if either technique is unfamiliar.

A Few Flakes, Plenty of Handmade Charm

Make one of each design for a mixed set, or repeat your favorite for matching decorations. These little ornaments are a lovely way to enjoy a quiet craft session and bring your own stitches into the holiday season.

Happy crocheting from Grandma’s Crafts!

Pattern credit: No Two Flakes Crochet Alike Ornaments, Red Heart/Yarnspirations, pattern RHC0552-040546M. This guide is based on the supplied PDF and its charts, with editorial clarifications identified above. The adapted instructions have not been sample-crocheted.