Crocheted snowflake

The snowflake is crocheted from mercerized cotton yarn, 50 g - 280 m; the diameter of the snowflake is 18 cm along the outer picot, weight 10.7 g, yarn consumption 59.92 m. A Tulip 1.25 mm crochet hook was used for the work.

ССТ - slip stitch

ВП - chain stitch

ВПП - turning chain

СБН - single crochet

РЛ-СБН - relief front post double crochet

ПССН - half double crochet

ССН - double crochet

УдССН - extended double crochet (yarn over, pull up a loop, on the hook 3 loops, yarn over again, and work first one loop, on the hook 3 loops, [yarn over and work two loops] - 2 times, loop remains on hook 1)

НачССН - starting double crochet (SC, 2 chains)

РЛ-ССН - relief front post double crochet

РИ - relief back post double crochet

НачРЛ-ССН - starting relief front post double crochet (RL-SBН, 2 chains)

СС2Н - double crochet with two yarn overs

СПЛИТ - group of stitches and/or other elements with a common top

СПЛИТ-2ССН - SPLIT from two double crochets

СПЛИТ-СС2Н-ССН - SPLIT from a stitch with two yarn overs and a double crochet

КЛАСТЕР - group of stitches or other elements with a common vertex and base

КЛАСТЕР-2ССН - CLUSTER from two double crochets

КЛАСТЕР-3ССН - CLUSTER from three double crochets

ПИКО-3(4)ВП - PICOT of 3(4) chain stitches (we make a chain of 3(4) CH, slip stitch in the top of the element on which we make the picot)

ПИКО-3ВП на ножке - PICOT-3CH on the stem - chain of 3 CH, slip stitch into the first chain stitch

ПИКО-3ВП на петле - PICOT-3CH on a loop - chain of 3 CH, slip stitch into the first chain

ПОПКОРН-4РЛ-ССН - POPCORN from four relief front-post double crochets

ПОПКОРН-5РЛ-ССН на ножке - POPCORN from five relief front-post double crochets on a stem (we crochet RL-SS2Н, then in the first yarn over of this stitch we crochet 4 DC, drop the loop from the hook, insert the hook from front to back (away from yourself) into the RL-SS2Н vertex, hook the dropped loop and pull it through the RL-SS2Н vertex. POPCORN ready).

ABBREVIATIONS
sl., next - following

pred., previous

beg., initial

SCHEME

Join a chain of 4 CH into a circle.

Row 1.

1 turning chain, crochet 12 SC into the ring of 4 CH, join.

Total: 12 SC.

Row 2.

Start DC (SC, 2 CH; or you can replace with three CH) into the first SC of the previous row, 1 CH, DC into the same stitch, 2 CH, skip the SC, *DC into the next stitch, 1 CH, DC into this same stitch, 2 CH, skip the SC* repeat 5 times, join.

Total: 12 DC, 6 CH, 6 chains-2 CH.

Mark all odd DC as stitch #1 and all even DC as stitch #2 for work in Row 4, as well as all chain-2 spaces for work in Row 4.

Row 3.

Ch, *RL-DC around the next stitch (at the start of the row StartRL-DC around the initial stitch of the previous row), 2 CH, POPCORN-5RL-DC on the next chain - 1 CH, 2 CH, RL-DC around the next stitch, 5 CH* repeat 6 times, join.

Total: 12 RL-DC, 6 POPCORN-5RL-DC on stem, 12 chains-2 CH, 6 chains-5 CH.

Mark all odd RL-DC as stitch #3 and all even RL-DC as stitch #4 for Row 4. Also mark all chain-5 CH for Row 5.

Row 4.

1 turning chain, *crochet a cup. DC into the next stitch (at the start of the row in the initial stitch of the previous row), 2 DC into the next chain-2 space, 2 CH, turn, skip POPCORN, 2 DC into the next chain-2 space, DC into the next stitch. Further we will crochet, turning the work clockwise and surrounding the stitches marked as "stitches 1, 2, 3 and 4" of the previous rows. We crochet around the stitch number 4 with DC, around stitch number 4 as well, then crochet 2 DC around stitch number 2, SPLIT-2DC (the first leg of the SPLIT wraps around stitch number 2, turning the work again clockwise and the second leg of the SPLIT we crochet around the marked stitch number 1), 2 DC around this same marked stitch number 1, DC around the marked stitch number 3, SPLIT around the marked stitch number 3. We again turn clockwise and crochet stitches in zigzag over the stitches connected at the beginning of Row 4 to the chains. PSSN in the following stitch, DC in the following stitch, Extended DC in the following stitch, RL-DC around POPCORN-5RL-DC on the stem for 3 rows, 1 CH, DC in the first yarn over of the just-formed RL-DC, skip 1 CH, Extended DC in the next stitch, DC in the next stitch, PSSN in the next stitch. We turn again clockwise and crochet stitches in a zigzag. [SL ST in the following stitch, 1 CH] repeat 13 times, SL ST in the next chain-1, PICOT on the loop, DC in this same chain-1, 1 CH, [SL ST in the next stitch, 1 CH] repeat 4 times, then do SL ST in the following SL ST, pulling the loop to the wrong side. The first cup is made. 2 CH, SS2N around the marked chain-2 CH for 2 rounds, 5 CH, SS2N around the same marked chain-2 CH for 2 rounds, 2 CH, skip chain-5 CH; repeat 6 times.

At the end of the last repeat, instead of the last (SS2N and chain-2) crochet SPLIT-SS2N-SSN (the first leg of SPLIT attaches to the same marked chain-2 for 2 rounds, the second leg of SPLIT attaches to the top of the first SC of the row (inserting the hook into the top of the SC from the side and behind the work, bending the cup forward).

Total: 6 “cups”, 12 SS2N, 12 chain-2, 6 chain-5.

Mark all chain-1 in every “cup” between the first trio of SC and the second trio of SC at the start of each “cup” – for Row 5.

Row 5.

1 turning chain, *RL-DC around the next SS2N (at the start of the row StartRL-DC around the first leg of SPLIT-SS2N-SSN of the previous row), 4 CH, DC into the marked chain - 1 CH for 4 rows behind the “cup”, bending the top part of the “cup” forward, 4 CH, RL-DC around the next SS2N for 4 rows, 1 CH, SS2N into the marked chain - 5 CH for 3 rows, DC into the marked chain - 5 CH for 4 rows, 3 CH, DC into the same marked chain - 5 CH for 4 rows, DC into the same marked chain - 5 CH for 3 rows, wrapping the hook behind the previously crocheted chain-5 DC around this chain-5, and crochet the current SS2N into the chain to the previously crocheted SS2N (as a result two crossed DCs will form), 1 CH, repeat 6 times, join in the 3rd CH of Row StartRL-DC.

Total: 12RL-DC, 12SS2N, 12 DC, 6 SC, 12 chain-4, 12 CH, 6 chain-3.

Row 6.

1 turning chain, *POPCORN-4RL-DC around the next stitch (start of row around the previous RL-DC row), 2 CH, SC into the next chain-4 space, 4 CH, skip the next SC, SC into the next chain-4 space, 2 CH, POPCORN-4RL-DC around the next stitch, 1 CH, POPCORN-4RL-DC around the next stitch, RI-DC around the next stitch, skip the chain-3 CH, RL-DC around the next stitch, 3 DC into the skipped chain-3 CH, around the FL? stitch, etc. Then DC into the next stitch, around the next chain-?; skip etc. 5 CH, DC into the same chain-3, repeat 6 times, join in the first turning chain of Row 6.

Total: 24 POPCORN-4RL-DC, 12 RI-DC, 12 RL-DC, 12 DC, 12 SC, 12 chain-2, 6 chain-4, 6 chain-5, 12 CH.

Row 7.

1 turning chain, *RL-SC around the next POPCORN-4RL-DC (at the start of the row around the first POPCORN of the previous row), 4 CH, skip the next (chain-2) and SC, DC into the next chain-4, 3 CH, DC into this same chain-4 behind the just crocheted previous DC and before it (i.e., the stitches will be crossed), 4 CH, skip (SC and chain-2 CH), RL-SBН around the next POPCORN-4RL-DC, SC into the next chain-1, DC into the next chain-1, PSSN into the next chain?; etc. Then RI-DC into the next stitch, skip chain-5 CH, RL-DC around the next stitch, 3 SC into the skipped chain-?; RI-DC; etc. Continue to coil around. Then PSSN into the next chain, etc. The first cup is formed. 4 CH, skip (SC and chain-2 CH), RL-SBН into the next POPCORN-4RL-DC, SC into the next chain-1, RL-SBН into the next POPCORN-4RL-DC, PSSN into the next stitch, POPCORN-4RL-DC around the next stitch, RI-DC around the next stitch, skip chain-5 CH, RL-DC around the next stitch, 3 SC into the skipped chain-? and so on.

Total: 6 cups, 12 SS2N, 12 chain-2, 6 chain-5, 12 CH, 24 POPCORN-4RL-DC, 12 RI-DC, 12 RL-DC, 12 DC, 12 SC.

Row 7 (continued).

Row 7 continues with completing the pattern, keeping symmetry and finishing off with the remaining stitches, etc.

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