This little snowflake was made for Nathaniel, Heather & Davids son, Christmas 2005. Made by Roger aka Freedman © November 2005. http://groups.msn.com/TheSocialShuttle
We also have one made for Shannan. Click Here to see Shannan's Snowflake.
(Sorry, No Diagram)
This snowflake is CTM - Two Shuttles. It also has a center ring, which is not required if you do not wish to use it. But if you do, it can be made by just using about 2 ½ to 3 feet of thread and you can even finger Tat the center. If you have a shuttle with the same kind of thread use that, or cut off the required amount. It has floating rings around the outside and floating rings that join on the center ring. Size #20 thread.
Measures approximately, 2½" / 6.35 cm.
CTM = Continuous Thread Method (2 Shuttles Required)
R = Ring, Ch = Chain, Sh1 = Shuttle One, Sh2 = Shuttle 2, DNT = Do not turn, FR = Floating Ring, SLT = Shoe Lace Trick,
SCMR = Mock Ring (How to make the SCMR)
Note : On the SCMR I used a clip on sh1 thread and pulled it up close to the base of the first ring to start my chain. Shape your chain as you work, and then join in the mock picot where the clip is at. This seemed to work better for me than leaving a large loop at the beginning. Just a suggestion, please do it whichever way suits you best.
Center Ring 2 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 2 Close, tie off. Lay this center ring aside for now. You will start the snowflake with the clover and join the center ring later as you work around making small Floating Rings.
Clover
(*)R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 SLT Note: The SLT is to actually making a knot so that Sh2 thread is up to start the SCMR on it, and to make the FR at the top. And to have all the rings front side.
SCMR (first half, 4 + (join on side picot of previous ring) 4 - 4
FR/Sh2 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 close
SCMR (second half) 4 - 4 - 4 + (join in the mock picot at the beg. of the MR. Close.
Using sh2 make the other side of the clover.
R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 SLT (to get your threads back to order.)
Ch/Sh1 4 - 4
FR/Sh2 2 - 2 + ( join to any picot of the center ring.) 2 - 2
(if your not using the center ring make 2 - 2 - 2 - 2
Ch/Sh1 other half, 4 - 4 Rw
Repeat from (*) Joining on each center picot of the previous clover.
Join last clover to first clover, make the chain and small ring and join the last half of the chain to the base of the first ring/chain.
Stiffen as desired. I have found that some stiffeners do not make some things stiff enough. I personally don't like to use the white glue as it makes it look and feel like plastic.
But I have found that if something is not stiff enough, I dilute some white glue, half and half, and by brushing it on one side stiffens it a bit more. (don't soak it, just brush it on lightly. Once dry and if not stiff enough still, do the other side.)
