Snowflakes Challenge: Week 6

I officially used one ball of crochet thread, that's 365m (399 yds)!

Snowflake # 16

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/Y3GSoE
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/ncGBqOHcWZA
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/v1WVUn
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/2X68Me

Snowflake # 17

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/Xj6YqQ
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/uQs_NKswl1g
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/HgDJW3
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5ehUyT

Snowflake #

Here are the links: 18

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/Zmhm27
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/Wx4PJ4B9K7Q
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/yjV7nS
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/iVJFwW

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 5

Yey! We are now at 15% of our goal! 👏

Snowflake #13

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/czFeLS
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/xgFkSqjl1CM
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/FL7msB
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5CH47T

Snowflake #14

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/u7By98
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/pBcq_Rz53aw
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/xsso5X
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/smrY5A

Snowflake #15

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/YfeL2y
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/VsF4IVppEDY
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/werLXX
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/AriqeQ

Valentine's Day is coming so I decided to make some small gifts for my son's teachers. I found these little hearts at Bella Crochet blog and I added tassels to it.

Here's another beautiful mini heart doily or hanging decoration for your doors. You can find the pattern at DROPS Design website. There are so many beautiful patterns on this site but it always turns me off the way their charts are illustrated. They are not using the standard symbols.

And here's some update on my preemie hats projects for donation. I already knit 15 hats and I decided it's time to crochet the other 15 hats. You can download for free the pattern at Ravelry.

Are you making something for this upcoming Valentine's Day? If you do, I would love to see it.

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 1

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 6

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 7

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 8

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 4

So far, which one is your favorite?

Snowflake #10

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/7uMtiW
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/6rDSBY04NGY
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/WRwCth
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/jrJsD2

Snowflake #11

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/tbwfoz
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/LcYU_4lEhXA
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/1UnFUe
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/jo79Db

Snowflake #12

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/FYwtYq
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/EeWcitqKfZA
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/FU3NUJ
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/zrjU4H

Hey crochet friends, I would like to grab this opportunity to brag about how talented my husband is! He is making these beautiful ergonomic crochet hooks! The handles are made of resin blanks that he hand-turned and he is attaching it to crochet hooks that are either Susan Bates or Boye brand. We are selling this in my Etsy shop: www.anabelletracy.etsy.com 😊

He is also making ergonomic and interchangeable crochet hook set! This one is the most popular design. Isn't it beautiful! The set includes the sizes C/2 (2.75 mm), D/3 (3.25 mm), E/4 (3.5 mm), F/5 (3.75 mm), G/6 (4.00 mm), and H/8 (5.00 mm). Please check out our Etsy shop: www.anabelletracy.etsy.com for other designs and more information. Thank you!

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 1

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 3

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 5
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 6
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 7
Snowflakes Challenge: Week 8

Snowflakes Challenge: Week 3

Time flies when you're having fun! Here are the snowflakes for week 3.

Snowflake #7

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/LEQbDP
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/BAhumvbiNho
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/rqqYm7
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/RFw7CV

Snowflake #8

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/2b3jmK
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/j7jHuTmobgc
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/WvQaTh
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/VLPKnE

Snowflake #9

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/hHqZR4
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/P8j54DCKouA
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/nGjD5u
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/SUkd7W

Other than making snowflakes, I have several projects that I made the past few weeks as well. My other goal this year is to crochet or knit 30 preemie hats to donate on my 30th birthday in May. So far, I have 10 and starting my 11th hat.

I also made a new set of slippers for myself. I made the same style of slipper two years ago and I finally have worn the old one out after wearing them almost every day. This pattern is called My Heart & Sole and design by Kinga Erdem of My Hobby is Crochet.

And here is my first amigurumi for this year, a very cute Unicorn Pudgy Pal Stuffed Toy! This is designed by Joni Memmott of Briabby Designs. I'm lucky to be one of her regular pattern testers and to see first her latest designs!

How about you, what's on your hook so far this year?

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One of the frequently asked questions is how to block snowflakes and what kind of stiffener to use. Clyndia D. Mathews, author of Crochet Memories made an excellent list of stiffeners from commercial brands to homemade solutions along with recipes, opinions, and expected results for each!

• Gelatin
• Hair Spray
• Spray Starch
• Liquid Starch
• Powdered Starch
• Cornstarch & Water
• Epsom Salts
• Glue & Water
• Wallpaper Paste
• Sugar & Water
• Commercial Brands
• Other Starches
• Reshaping Tips
• Drying Tips

Snowflake #4

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/xRijvz
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/1WdtLi6oTyg
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/9cTqqA
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/pyW1VS

Snowflake #5

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/GjPi7C
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/cWFLHx7xT0E
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/bSwxr7
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/jATUQS

Snowflake #6

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/rFNU1o
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/zEjOMW4cgoU
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/vXzTun
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/KtAa2d

So, how do I block my snowflakes? I use a water-glue (Elmer's All Purpose Glue) solution as the stiffener.  I dip my snowflakes in the solution then squeeze the excess. I use an empty pizza box as my blocking board. My awesome brother made a blocking template for me! I tape it down on my pizza box, on both sides, then wrap it with kitchen plastic wrap. And pin my snowflakes using rust proof T-pins. I'm an impatient person, I blow dry my snowflakes to dry it quickly.

You can download the blocking template from the files section of my Facebook group crochetreasures.

How do you block your snowflakes? Do you have a different technique? Please share in the comment section below if you have!

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Snowflakes Challenge: Week 1

Two years ago, I set a very ambitious goal of crocheting 365 snowflakes. Unfortunately, that goal was not achievable so I adjusted it to make 100. But life happens, we moved, and I packed all my things. I ended up with 87 snowflakes. This is the reason why my "100 Snowflakes" blog post has missing 13 pictures, I didn't make it to 100.

This year I will again attempt to make 100 snowflakes, and not that all. I will make a video tutorial for each of them! I will upload the video tutorials every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on my YouTube channel and try to update this blog every Saturday with a summary of the week's work.

If you'd like to work with me to meet this goal, just subscribe to my YouTube channel and be sure to hit the bell icon when you subscribe. That will get you a notification every time I post a new tutorial.

With this said, I'd like to say thank you to Mrs. Deborah Atkinson at http://www.snowcatcher.net for allowing me to use her patterns to make the videos.

Here are the three complete snowflakes for week one!

Snowflake #1

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/fxRNii
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/HfFgxPyJH50
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/ogHNSS
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5QHqzf

Snowflake # 2

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/d8wvBB

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/TcyYMB4IlMI
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/ensVMr
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5QHqzf

Snowflake # 3

Here are the links:

Written Pattern: https://goo.gl/yNLybB

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/TQd-B7wFelY
Also, don't forget to add your snowflakes at Ravelry: https://goo.gl/hT2kgZ
And pin this on your Pinterest board: https://goo.gl/5QHqzf

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I hope that you join with me in this fun challenge. If you do, make a comment below and let me know where you are from! Happy Crocheting!

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Cancer Awareness Graphgan

This finished project is made and photographed by Clara Gipson.

She used a crochet hook in size L (8.00 mm), consumed almost 3 skeins of white yarns and 2 skeins of pink yarns. She made her afghan by following the 50x50 graph and used the diagonal box stitch/ corner to corner technique, the finished project measures 55” x 55”.

Cancer Awareness Graphgan

Graphed by Anabelle Tracy © August 2017

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Save for later, pin here: https://goo.gl/hGEkmE

Materials:

• Yarn; Worsted Weight (#4)
• Crochet Hook; J (6.00 mm)

Stitches Can Be Use: US Terms

• SC
• HDC
• DC
• Diagonal Box Stitch/Corner to Corner (C2C)

Gauge: Using SC= 4 SC x 4 Rows = 1”

Finished Size:
50x50 Graph: Approximately 12.5” x 12.5”
66x80 Graph: Approximately 16.5" x 20"

Gauge: Using C2C= .75/block
Finished Size:
50x50 Graph: Approximately 37.5” x 37.5”
66x80 Graph: Approximately 50"x 60"

Project Ideas:

• Pillow
• Afghan Blocks
• Afghan

Download The Graph Here:
50x50 Graph: https://goo.gl/Rw7ijf
66x80 Graph: https://goo.gl/KsRVv2

Written Pattern for 50x50 Graph & Using SC:

R1: White 50

R2: White 25, Pink 1, White 24

R3: White 23, Pink 3, White 24

R4: White 23, Pink 5, White 22

R5: White 21, Pink 7, White 22

R6: White 21, Pink 9, White 20

R7: White 19, Pink 11, White 20

R8: White 19, Pink 13, White 18

R9: White 17, Pink 15,  White 18

R10: White 17, Pink 10, White 1, Pink 6, White 16

R11: White 15, Pink 6, White 2, Pink 11, White 16

R12: White15, Pink 12, White 3, Pink 6, White 14

R13: White 13, Pink 6, White 4, Pink 13, White 14

R14: White 13, Pink 14, White 4, Pink 7, White 12

R15: White 12, Pink 6, White 10, Pink 10, White 12

R16: White 11, Pink 12, White 10, Pink 6, White 11

R17: White 12, Pink 5, White 9, Pink 14, White 10

R18: White 9, Pink 16, White 9, Pink 3, White 13

R19: White 14, Pink 1, White 9, Pink18, White 8

R20: White 7, Pink 20, White 15, Pink 1, White 7

R21: White 6, Pink 3, White 13, Pink 22, White 6

R22: White 5, Pink 24, White 3, Pink 1, White 7, Pink 5, White 5

R23: White 5, Pink 6, White 6, Pink 2, White 1, Pink 26, White 4

R24: White 4, Pink 28, White 6, Pink 8, White 4

R25: White 3, Pink 9, White 7, Pink 28, White 3

R26: White 3, Pink 28, White 27, Pink 9, White 3

R27: White 2, Pink 9, White 8, Pink 29, White 2

R28: White 2, Pink 28, White 9, Pink 10, White 1

R29: White 1, Pink 9, White 10, Pink 29, White 1

R30: White 1, Pink 3, White 1, Pink 24, White 11, Pink 9, White 1

R31: White 1, Pink 8, White 6, Pink 1, White 5, Pink 24, White 1, Pink 3, White 1

R32: White 1, Pink 3, White 1, Pink 24, White 4, Pink 3, White 5, Pink 8, White 1

R33: White 1, Pink 8, White 4, Pink 4, White 4, Pink 24, White 1, Pink 3, White 1

R34: White 1, Pink 3, White 1, Pink 24, White 3, Pink 5, White 4, Pink 8, White 1

R35: White 1, Pink 8,  White 3, Pink 6, White 3, Pink 24, White 1, Pink 3, White 1

R36: White 1, Pink 3, White 2, Pink 23, White 3, Pink 6, White 3, Pink 8, White 1

R37: White 1, Pink 8, White 4, Pink 4, White 4, Pink 23, White 2, Pink 3, White 1

R38: White 2, Pink 2, White 3, Pink 22, White 5, Pink 2, White 5, Pink 8, White 1

R39: White 2, Pink 8, White 10, Pink 22, White 3, Pink 3, White 2

R40: White 2, Pink 2, White 3, Pink 22, White 10, Pink 8, White 2

R41: White 3, Pink 7, White 9, Pink 22, White 3, Pink 3, White 3

R42: White 3, Pink 3, White 4, Pink 22, White 6, Pink 9, White 3

R43: White 4, Pink 34, White 5, Pink 3, White 4

R44: White 5, Pink 4, White 5, Pink 10, White 1, Pink 21, White 4

R45: White 5, Pink 19, White 3, Pink 7, White 5, Pink 5, White 6

R46: White 7, Pink 15, White 5, Pink 17, White 6

R47: White 7, Pink 14, White 8, Pink 13, White 8

R48: White 10, Pink 9, White 11, Pink 11, White 9

R49: White 11, Pink 6, White 16, Pink 5, White 12

R50: White 50