Snowy Garland

Crochet a garland of white snowflakes to adorn your Christmas tree or hang from a doorway this holiday season. This Christmas crochet pattern is for intermediate level but works up quickly.

Materials:

• Yarn: RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 Skein 311 White will make 4 to 5 garlands.
• Crochet Hook: 3.75mm [US F-5].
• Split lock stitch marker
• yarn needle

Finished Size: 48” long x 3¼” wide.

Gauge: Snowflake measures 3 ¼” across with smaller hook. 16 sts = 4”; 16 rnds = 4” in sc with larger hook.

Instructions:

First Snowflake: Ch 5; join with a slip st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, [2 sc in ring, ch 3] 6 times; join with a slip st in first sc – 6 ch-3 loops.
Rnd 2: Slip st in next sc, ch 1, [(2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) all in ch-3 loop] 6 times; join.
Rnd 3: Slip st in next sc, ch 1, [(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) all in ch-3 loop, ch 2] 6 times; join. Fasten off.

2nd Snowflake: Work same as First Snowflake through Rnd 2.
Joining Rnd 3: Slip st in next sc, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2) all in next ch-3 loop, with wrong sides together, slip st in any ch-5 loop of First Snowflake, (ch 2, sc, ch 3, sc) all in same ch-3 loop, ch 2, [(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) all in next ch-3 loop, ch 2] 5 times; join. Fasten off. Mark 3rd ch-5 loop from joining.

3rd-15th Snowflakes: Work same as First Snowflake through Rnd 2.
Joining Rnd 3: Slip st in next sc, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2) all in next ch-3 loop, with wrong sides together, slip st in the marked ch-5 loop of last snowflake made, (ch 2, sc, ch 3, sc) all in same ch-3 loop, ch 2, [(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) all in next ch-3 loop, ch 2] 5 times; join. Fasten off. Mark 3rd ch-5 loop from joining.

FINISHING: Weave in ends.