Crochet Snowflake Square [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]

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Learn how to Crochet this stunning Snowflake Square! ❄️

This square has been designed for the Vintage Winter Crochet Along Blanket, however, you can use it independently for any project you wish!

A full blanket of these snowflake squares would look AMAZING 🤩

In the video I show you step by step, how to crochet this square from start to finish making it suitable for beginners :D

Watch the full step by step video tutorial below or alternatively, keep scrolling for the written pattern :)

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Crochet Snowflake Square WRITTEN PATTERN

USA STITCH TERMS

Hook Size(s): according to your yarn

Abbreviations:

• Ch = Chain

• SC = Single Crochet

• HDC = Half Double Crochet

• DC = Double Crochet

• TR = Treble Crochet

• Sp = Space

• St = Stitch

• SS = Slip Stitch

• Rep = Repeat

Special Stitches: 

Front Post Puff: Yarn over, Insert hook behind stitch, pull up a loop. Yarn over going behind the same stitch, pull up a loop. With 5 loops on your hook, yarn over and pull through the first 4 loops. With 2 loops left on your hook, yarn over and pull through both.

Standing Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop so that there are three loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over, and pull through the remaining loops.

Standing Single Crochet: Insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop so that there are two loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through to complete a single crochet stitch.

Pattern for Snowflake Square:

Round 1: Using GLITTER white yarn make a Magic Ring and Ch 1

Rep: *SC* x 9 

SS to join to 1st SC

Tighten the Magic Ring

Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as DC), 1 DC in same St

Rep: *2 DC in each St* 

SS to join to top of initial Ch3

(18 stitches total)

Round 3: Ch 3 (does NOT count as a st)

Front Post Puff around NEXT St

Rep: *3 DC in next St

Front Post Puff around next St

Ch 3

Front Post Puff around next St*  x 5

End the round with 3 DC in the next St, work a Front Post Puff around the initial Ch3 from the round below, Ch 3 and SS to top of 1st Front Post Puff.

Ch 1, cut yarn.

Round 4: Using colour yarn

Make 1 Standing Double Crochet into any Ch3 Sp, 2 DC in same Sp

Rep: *skip Front Post Puff

1 DC in each of 3DC from row below

Skip Front Post Puff

3 DC in Ch3 Sp* x 5

End with 1 DC in each of 3DC from row below, SS to top of Standing Double Crochet, Ch 1, pull up long loop but do not cut your yarn.

Keep the yarn to the back of the work when working the next round

Round 5: Using GLITTER white yarn 

PLEASE NOTE you will skipping the stitch behind your Front Post Puff Stitch when working this round and crochet into the NEXT stitch along 

Make 1 Standing Single Crochet in 1st St of any group of 3DC in Ch3 Sp from row below.

1 SC in next 3 Sts

Rep: *Front Post Puff around middle St of set of 3DC from Round 3, 1 SC in next 5 Sts* x 4

End with Front Post Puff around middle St of set of 3DC from Round 3, 1 SC in next St. 

SS to join to Standing Single Crochet, Ch 1, cut yarn

Round 6: Put hook through the top of the SC that sits on top of the Standing Double Crochet from Round 4, put the loop of yarn from Round 4 back onto hook, tighten and pull through to front of the work

Ch 3 (counts as TR) 1 TR, Ch 2, 2TR in same St.

Rep:

*2 DC in next St

1 DC in next St

1 HDC in next St

1 SC in next St

2 SC in next St

1 HDC in next St

1 DC in next St

2 DC in next St

[2 TR, Ch 2, 2 TR] in next St*  x 3

End the round with 

2 DC in next St

1 DC in next St

1 HDC in next St

1 SC in next St

2 SC in next St

1 HDC in next St

1 DC in next St

2 DC in next St

SS to join to initial Ch3 of the Round, Ch 1, cut yarn

Round 7: Using GLITTER white yarn 

Make 1 Standing Single Crochet in any Ch2 Sp from Round 6, Ch 2, 1 SC in same Sp

Work 1 SC into each stitch along the sides (15 Sts)

Work [1 SC, Ch 2, 1 SC] into the Ch2 corner Sps

End with Ss to join to standing SC, Ch1, cut yarn.

Round 8: Using colour yarn

Make 1 Standing Double Crochet into any Ch2 corner Sp from Round 7, 1 DC, Ch 2, 2 DC in same Sp

Work 1 DC into each stitch along the sides (17 Sts)

Work [2 DC, Ch 2, 2 DC] into the Ch2 corner Sps

Join with SS to standing DC, Ch 1, cut your yarn.

Your finished square will have 21 total stitches along each side.

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If you spot any errors in the written pattern please do let me know.

Happy Crocheting!

Robin