Beaded Snowflake #144 Ornament Pattern SDH

This beautiful snowflake ornament is made with the new Czech ZoliDuo beads, seed beads and crystals. It will make a great addition to any celebration, even just on a snow day.

Bead Store - 3" Snowflake

A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead,  322 beads
B = Miyuki 8° SEED bead, 6 beads
C = 4 mm crystals, 6 beads
D = 6 mm crystals, 6 beads
LZ =  Czech ZoliDuo Left 5x8 mm beads, 12 beads
RZ =  Czech ZoliDuo Right 5x8 mm beads, 12 beads

 

A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead,  322 beads
B = Miyuki 8° SEED bead, 6 beads
C = 4 mm crystals, 6 beads
D = 6 mm crystals, 6 beads
LZ =  DiamonDuo beads, 12 beads
RZ =  DiamonDuo beads, 12 beads

Nymo D Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound)

#11 or #12 beading needle

Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.

Round 1

Pick up 3A, 1RZ, 1A, 1LZ, 4A, 1RZ, 1A, 1LZ, 4A, 1RZ, 1A, 1LZ, 4A, 1RZ, 1A, 1LZ, 4A, 1RZ, 1A, 1LZ, 4A, 1RZ, 1A, 1LZ, 1A, make a ring by going with thread through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added. Continue with working thread around through all the beads again, plus go through the 1st and 2nd A beads again. 

Round 2

a) Pick up 1B, 1A, go with thread through right to left through the RZ bead added in Round 1.

b) Pick up 1D, go with thread right to left through the top hole of the LZ bead in R1.

c) Pick up 1A, 1B, go with thread through right to left through the 2nd and 3rd A beads (of a 4A set), and up through the 1B bead just added.

d) Pick up 1A, go with thread right to left through the top hole of the RZ bead in R1.

e) Repeat (b, c, d) around 4 more times, Repeat (b) 1 time.

f) Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 1 B bead added in the first repeat of (a) this Round, right to left through 2 A beads, R1, up through the 1 B, 1 A beads added at (a), right to left through the top hole of the RZ bead, R1 and the D bead added in this Round at (b).

Round 3

a) Pick up 1LZ, 3A, go with thread left to right through the top hole of the LZ bead just added in this step.

b) Pick up 1A, 1RZ, 3A, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the RZ bead just added in this step, the D bead, R2b, the LZ bead, R1, the 1 A bead, R2c, the 1 A bead, R2d, the RZ bead, R1 and the next D bead, R2b.

c) Repeat (a, b) around 5 more times.

d) Continue with working thread forward through the LZ bead, R1, the next 1 A bead, R2c, and the 1 A bead, R2d.

Round 4

a) Pick up 1C, 4A, go with thread right to left through the 3rd A bead, R3b.

b) Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 1st A bead, R3b.

c) Pick up 5A, go with thread right to left through the 3rd A bead, R3a.

d) Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 1st A bead, R3a.

e) Pick up 4A, 1C, go with thread right to left through the 1 A bead, R2c, the 1 A bead, R2d and up through the C bead just added.

f) Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the 3rd A bead, R3b.

g) Repeat (b, c, d, e, f) around 4 more times. Repeat (b, c, d) 1 time. Please note: the 4th repeat it’s the 1 A bead R2f and R2a

h) Pick up 4A, go with thread down through the 1 C bead added in this Round at (a), right to left through the 1 A bead, R2c, and the 1 A bead, R2d, up through 1 C bead and 1st A bead added in this Round at (a).

Round 5

a) Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through 2 A beads on top of the C bead in R4 as shown, and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added in this step.

b) Pick up 1A, go with thread down through 3rd and 4th A beads added at (a), right to left through 2 A beads on top of the C bead in R4 as shown and then continue through the 2nd and 3rd A beads, R4a (first time) or R4f (every time after).

c) Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 2nd and 3rd A beads, R4b, the 1st A bead, R3b, and the 1st through 4th A beads, R4c.

d) Pick up 6A, go with thread right to left through the 2nd, 3rd and 4th A beads, R4c, and forward through the 1st through 3rd A beads just added in this step.

e) Pick up 1A, go with thread forward through the 4th through 6th A beads added at (d) right to left through the 2nd through 5th A beads, R4c, the 3rd A bead, R3a, and the 1st and 2nd A beads, R4d.

f) Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 2nd, 3rd and 4th A beads, R4e, and the 1st A bead, R4f.

g) Repeat (a, b, c, d, e, f) around 5 more times.

h) Weave the working thread into the snowflake and end.

  

Snowflake Tips

Bead colors for rounds R = Round

Each Round begins at the red dot in drawing

The snowflakes are done in Rounds.

Making hangers for your snowflake

Make it with beads, make a loop with as many beads as you would like, or use a piece of fishing line, making it invisible with monofilament or a piece of pretty ribbon. Add ribbon after your snowflake is stiffened. 

Finishing

After the snowflake is complete, you can stiffen it with SC Johnson Pledge Futureshine. It is a great stiffener; it stays clear even on the crys­tals. Test it first if you use seed beads with dyed colors to make sure the floor finish doesn’t remove the colors.

Pour enough of the Future® Shine into a small container that is wide enough for the ornament. Float the ornament into the Future® Shine and push it around a bit with your finger. (After I am done, I use a funnel and pour the extra back into the bottle)

Take the ornament out and blot both sides with a paper towel.

Put the ornament on a piece of wax paper, shape and flatten it and let it remain on the wax paper to dry. (If you use plastic wrap, the beads can stick a bit to the wrap, so it needs to be moved around a bit to prevent this from hap­pening.) If your ornament needs a little extra flattening, use two pieces of wax paper and sandwich your ornament in between; put a book on top of the wax paper for about an hour. Take the book and the top piece of wax paper off the ornament and let dry overnight on the bottom piece of wax paper.

Snowflake Ornament #144 Pattern, S0144
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