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Published: 2006-12-24 03:35:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1835; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 54
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Snowflakes! w00t! ...and posted before Christmas... I'm impressed with myself, lol.
second half of this deviation is available at [link] 
14 different snowflakes made (repeats were made but only to give to people who don't know each other ...I hope 
). I would've liked to make more, but material limitations prohibited me from exceeding 5" diameter snowflakes, not to mention time and the fact that I was doing this during finals week instead of studying. all patterns came from a book given to me by a friend last Christmas, 99 Snowflakes, published by Leisure Arts each snowflake was individually hand-crocheted (by yours truely), starched, and pinned until dry [link] After all that and after these pix were taken, they were turned into ornaments by adding stringMerry Christmas!
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wow! these are awesome! I am going to have to look into getting that book; I have recently learned how to actually read a crochet pattern, and I want to make some of these to hang on my yule tree. Awesome work! What did you starch them with? *I have never starched anything before*
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Thanks
I liked the book: it had a good amount of variation between the flakes and a huge range of sizes (from 2" to at least 10", maybe more if I remember correctly). It also has starching instructions at the end. It does not, however, include charts; it's all just written out instructions.
I starched them with starch I picked up at a grocery store (probably in the laundry aisle). The brand that was available to me was Linit but I'm sure any undiluted starch would work. I never starched anything before these snowflakes and I'm very happy with the way they came out.
Good luck! And let me know if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to help
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Thanks for all the info; I currently have my hands full with chainmail, but I hope to give snowflakes a try as soon as I can.
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Oh man do I know that feeling! My list of things to create grows much faster than I can complete them. I hope you have better success
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Probably not, but at least I will always have something to look forward to, lol. A big long list of somethings...
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lol that's the spirit!
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(a very belated) thanks for the comments!
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Wow, thanks for everything-- comment, faves, and watch
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These are fantastic! I spotted them on dA knitters I think, and was amazed. I'm glad you explained the book, but still would like a little tutorial by you on how it's done.............then we can all feel accomplished ha ha. Maybe during the next time you should be studying?
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Actually, I already started working on a tutorial for them. Great timing! (just be warned it's taking a long time)
Maybe during the next time you should be studying?
Haha, that's what it would have been, but I've since graduated. Procrastination is such a great time to get things done
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"boogie: YAY!! I've always wanted to know how to do this. These are the moments I'm saddened that my maternal grandmother is gone, but so very glad I have everyone on dA to teach me!
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That's my favorite part of dA: getting inspired by all the awesome works, and then having people who can teach you how to do them
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YES!! This is also my place to go when I need some positive vibes after a rough day or if I'm feeling a little foul
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Have you ever heard of a book called "Angels, a knitter's dozen"?
It's the same principle only with angels instead of snowflakes.
I need to go find that book with the snowflakes now. Snowflakes for next year!
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I didn't until now
I just searched for it on Amazon and bookmarked it. I've limited my craft budget to nothing new until I finish the yarn I currently have, but after that, anything's fair game
And it's knit? I'll admit I'm a bit intimidated by that: I'm just starting to work on making things that aren't rectangular. But the one on the cover looks so awesome I can't resist.
Thank you so much for sharing
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wow these are beautiful 
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Thanks!
They weren't too difficult after I got used to working with the smaller materials. (Then after you get used to the smaller stuff, the "normal sized" stuff feels so big and bulky.)
was it a very small hook you used?
You say you've been teaching yourself (which is amazing!) so I have no idea what you know already. I'm sorry if you already know some of this:
There are two kinds of crochet hooks: yarn hooks and steel or thread hooks. Yarn hooks range from (smallest to largest) B (2.25mm) to Q (15.00mm). Thread hooks go the opposite direction--the larger the number, the smaller the hook. They range from (largest to smallest) 00 (3.50mm) to 14 (.75mm). For these snowflakes, I used a size 5 thread hook (1.90mm) and mostly matched the snowflake sizes the book said I should get (they recommended a slightly smaller hook). So, yes, it was a small hook, but there are still much smaller!
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thanks heaps for the info! i didn't know any of that before, though i'd seen some tiny metal hooks in shops and wondered what they could be for, guessed when i saw the snowflakes
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It was my pleasure: I love encouraging craft-based addictions
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i love them!!!! i'd beg for you to put the patterns up *wants to know how to make those too* but i also know what being a college student is like cause i am one T_T
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Hmm.. I don't know if I can legally post the patterns, but I can tell you that they're from 99 Snowflakes, published by Leisure Arts [link]
There are also a ton of other related books out there listed on Amazon that I'm sure you could find in any major bookstore (or maybe a really good library?).
I'd love to see what you come up with (whether you use a book or try your own designs... I would imagine they're kind of similar to your bun covers).
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Welcome, sweetie
And remember: you'd better post any you do make! (I love seeing what other people come up with)
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You should be proud! That's really neat work, and they look gorgeous.
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Thanks sweetie!
I can't wait to look at all the stuff you submitted to ~dAKnitters in the past week (I thought I'd reply to this comment and comment on some of your works at the same time but I think you made my inbox explode ...so you might have to wait a bit, lol)
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LOL! Yeah, and I submitted another bunch yesterday so stand by for another explosion!
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Hee hee. It's OK, I'm done for moment now that I've photographed what's around the house.
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*whew*
I've started the commenting spree. How long it goes depends on how much I procrastinate my homework this week
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Don't sprain something, now!
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But that would give me a good excuse for not finishing my homework
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I am an experienced procrastinator, you know... been practicing for years.
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Wowee! They're beautiful!
I wish I could crotchet... Is it hard to learn? Harder than knitting?
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Thanks, sweetie!
General consensus of friends I've taught is that crochet is easier. So long as you can master single or double crochet, the other basic stitches aren't hard at all and from my experience, harder stitches aren't that much more complicated. For knitting, there's only two stitches--knit and purl--but you have to keep track of more than one stitch at a time (making it more difficult to rip out if you mess up). The more complicated knitting stuff.... is more complicated, lol. There are cables, lace work, shaping (most clothes are knit, not crochet), etc.
I recommend both, but that's my biased opinion
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You're very welcome! (:
I've only started to learn to knit, I just about managed the knit stitch, although it takes bleeding hours or rather days for me to knit something, and being a perfectionist I always undo the knitting and start all over again. Hmm... maybe I'll ask for a crotchet set for my birthday...
Any opinion is welcome!
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*knittinghelp.com -> "basic techniques" -> "more"
sorry
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My grandma insisted I learn how to knit first, then crochet. I guess once you master the harder one the easier follows very quickly. But, of course, it's different for everyone.
Haha.. I'm a perfectionist, too. There are ways to fix stitches several rows down without actually ripping out the whole thing to that point. www.knittinghelp.com -> basic techniques -> shows some ways (though I'll admit I just found that site a few days ago and haven't had time to go through most of it, much less try anything out).
Do you have anything completed yet? I didn't notice any in your gallery but I'd love to see if you do.
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Thanks for the information (:
I've half-knitted a 'scarf' that's basically a small white oblong thing and haven't had time to do any more, I've just had two weeks of mock exams... I ought to learn to add fringes too...
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I love knitting and crocheting so I'm happy to help any way I can
I don't know what a mock exam is, but two weeks of anything with the word "exam" in it doesn't sound fun =/
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Aww, thank you
They're basically pretend real exams that we have to sit under exam conditions. They're not very important but a good guideline of how you're doing. My real GCSEs are in May and June... *shudders*
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Ugh... sounds like the PSAT's.
Erm... good luck? ....retroactively, anyway (or save it for the real ones)
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*saves it for the real ones*
Thanks (:
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These are gorgeous! *now wishes she could crochet* They'll make lovely presents - repeats or not!
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