How to Knit a Snowflake
For the holiday season, a great knitting project is a snowflake design. It's perfect for handmade Christmas gifts. You can knit just one, or a row of them, or use them as full pattern on a sweater or blanket—or whatever project you choose.
Here is the snowflake graph to follow:
And if you need a step-by-step guide, check out the written instructions below, followed by a five-part video series showing you how it's done.
Cast on 23 stitches. Work 22 rows. Start from bottom.
- Knit (K) - 6 green, 1 white, 9 green, 1 white, 6 green
- Purl (P) - 6 green, 2 white, 7 green, 2 white, 6 green
- K - 6 green, 3 white, 5 green, 3 white, 6 green
- P - 6 green, 4 white, 3 green, 4 white, 6 green
- K - 6 green, 5 white, 1 green, 5 white, 6 green
- P - 5 white, 2 green, 4 white, 1 green, 4 white, 2 green, 5 white
- K - 1 green, 5 white, 2 green, 3 white, 1 green, 3 white, 2 green, 5 white, 1 green
- P - 2 green, 5 white, 2 green, 2 white, 1 green, 2 white, 2 green, 5 white, 2 green
- K - 3 green, 5 white, 2 green, 1 white, 1 green, 1 white, 2 green, 5 white, 3 green
- P - 4 green, 5 white, 2 green, 1 white, 2 green, 5 white, 4 green
- K - 10 green, 3 white, 10 green
You're now halfway done.
You will now reverse the directions above to finish:
- P - 10 green, 3 white, 10 green
- K - 4 green, 5 white, 2 green, 1 white, 2 green, 5 white, 4 green
- P - 3 green, 5 white, 2 green, 1 white, 1 green, 1 white, 2 green, 5 white, 3 green
- K - 2 green, 5 white, 2 green, 2 white, 1 green, 2 white, 2 green, 5 white, 2 green
- P - 1 green, 5 white, 2 green, 3 white, 1 green, 3 white, 2 green, 5 white, 1 green
- K - 5 white, 2 green, 4 white, 1 green, 4 white, 2 green, 5 white
- P - 6 green, 5 white, 1 green, 5 white, 6 green
- K - 6 green, 4 white, 3 green, 4 white, 6 green
- P - 6 green, 3 white, 5 green, 3 white, 6 green
- K - 6 green, 2 white, 7 green, 2 white, 6 green
- P - 6 green, 1 white, 9 green, 1 white, 6 green
There are 5 videos in the series below. Make sure to watch them all for help!
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Ohhhhh! How pretty! You make this look easy enough for me to try :) Thanks, Judy!
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