From: J. BARRETT


      Title: Xmas ornament, snow lace star
 Categories: Crochet
   Servings:  1

      1    50 yds cro. cotton
      1    Size 9 crochet hook
     12    " 1/4" ribbon
      1    Sm dried flowers(baby breath
      1    Sewing needle
      1    Stiffener
      1    Styrofoam board, waxed paper
           And rustproof pins

  Size approx 5 1/4" in dia

  gauge: first 2 rnds=7/8" in dia

  ch10, join w/slst to form ring
  rnd 1: ch1, work 18 sc over ring, join w/slst to first sc.
  rnd 2: ch4(counts as one tr) tr in same st as join, 2tr in each sc
around,
  join w/slst to top of beg ch4-36 sts
  rnd 3: ch5(counts as one tr and ch1), *sk 2 sts (tr, ch3, tr) in next
st,
  ch1, rep from * around, end tr in same st as beg ch4, ch3, slst in 4th
ch
  of beg ch5.
  rnd 4: slst in ch1 sp, ch1, sc in same sp, *(2tr, ch3, 2tr) in next
ch3
  sp, sc in next ch1 sp, rep from * around, join w/slst to first sc.
  rnd 5: ch3(counts as one dc), *(3tr, ch2, 3tr) in next ch3 sp, dc in
next
  sc, rep from * around, join w/slst to top of beg ch3.
  rnd 6: ch3, dc in same sp as join, *(3tr, ch3, 3tr) in next ch3 sp, sk
3
  tr, 2dc in next dc, rep from * around, join to top of beg ch3.
  rnd 7: slst bet beg ch3 and next dc, ch1, sc in same sp, *ch5, *hdc,
ch15,
  hdc) in next ch3 sp, ch5, sk 3 tr, sc bet next 2dc, rep from * around,
end
  slst in first sc.
  rnd 8: ch1, sc in same st as join, *ch7 in next ch15 lp work (5sc,
ch8,
  5sc) ch7, sc in next sc, rep from * around, end slst in first sc.
fasten
  off

  finishing:
  dip snowflake in stiffener, squeeze out excess. pin to a wax paper
covered
  styrofoam board. let dry. remove pins.
  place ribbon needle and working from the back of the snowflake, bring
up
  the ribbon betw 2dc of rnd 3, bring other end of ribbon up bet 2dc on
  opposite side. take a small bouquet of baby's breath or other dried
  flowers and place on center of snowflake and tie ribbon across dried
  flowers into a bow. flowers and bow should be centered so that there
is a
  ch6 point of snowflake straight above for hanging. slip string or hook
in
  the ch6 point above bouquet.

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