Weeee. I love picture posts.

these are my snowflakes. i adore them. initially they take longer to figure out how to make but eventually they do get easier. there is a lot of counting involved in them. six chains here and 8 chains there and single crochet into 4th chain from hook. lots to remember. The pattern has 10 snowflakes to make and i've been giving them all a whirl. there have been a couple that i haven't been able to figure out. picots confuse me apparently.

the instructions say to starch them. that seems like quite a bit of work, so i don't know if i want to do that and it seems quite 'grannyish' (not that i want to insult my grandma cause she always starches her crochet and it always looks gorgeous--i'm just not sure it's the route i want to take). i think they look perfectly adorable all soft and floppy. but maybe i'm the only one that sees that?

i am planning to make 1 snowflake for each of the children's church kids. there was 16 of the little buggers today! so i've got lots of crocheting to do! i would also like to make some for the craft show and some for christmas. the smaller easier ones i can make 2 or 3 in a night (i think). the bigger more complicated ones take longer. i think i could 1 of those in a night. i don't know if you can tell, but for some of them i've added these tiny little cream beads just to give it some sparkle. i love sparkle. :)


i took a picture of all the ones i've made so far. it's my group shot.

i'm feeling quite proud of myself today. i'm dead chuffed. chuffed indeed.

ps. in case anyone is wondering how i've upcycled these (or if i've upcycled them) the answer is: 1. the hook is handed down to me from my grandma and 2. i bought the thread at a used store.

pps. chuffed = british speak for pleased with yourself