Shiny Snowflake Ornament

This Shiny Snowflake Ornament is super easy and uses a small amount of crochet thread. You can also make them as holiday coasters. All you need is some cotton yarn.

Level of Difficulty – Beginner/Intermediate

Yarn
Coats & Clark Aunt Lydia’s crochet thread Mercerized Cotton and Metallic yarn, 100 yds Gold size 5, Silver size 10. I used roughly 15-20 yards.

Hook and Notions
Size Hook: 2 mm, scissors and blunt needle

Measurement
Silver 3-inches not blocked, Gold 3 ½ inches not blocked

Gauge
N/A

Abbreviations
Ch/chs = chain/chains
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half double crochet

Instructions

Chain 3, join with a slip stitch to form a ring

Round 1: Work 8 hdc in the ring, join with a slip stitch to the 1^st hdc. (8 hdc)

Round 2: Chain 1, work 2 hdc in the same stitch as join and chain 1, work 2 hdc in each stitch around, join with a slip stitch the 1^st hdc. (16 hdc)

Round 3: Chain 1, hdc in the same stitch as join and in the chain 1, work * 2 hdc in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, * repeat from * to * around; join with a slip stitch to the 1^st hdc. (24 hdc)

Round 4: * chain 5, skip the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, * repeat from * to * around; join with a slip stitch to the 1^st chain. (12 ch 5 sps)

Round 5: Slip Stitch into the chain 5 space, * chain 5, sc in the next chain 5 space, * repeat from * to * around; join with a slip stitch to the 1^st sc. (12 ch 5 sps)

Round 6: Slip Stitch to the center chain, * chain 10, sc in the center chain of the next chain 5, * repeat from * to * around; join with a slip stitch to the 1^st chain. (12 ch 10 sps)

Hanger
for ornaments/do not need for coasters
Chain 15 slip stitch into the beginning chain.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Happy Hookin!
XO, Mistie