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How to Make a Yarn Snowflake

Have fun crafting some cozy winter magic with these yarn snowflakes! They’re a beginner-friendly project that’s super easy for both kids and adults to enjoy.
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 1 yarn snowflake
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $2

Equipment

Materials

  • Yarn (any colour and size)
  • Shower ring (or other ring type; see suggestions below)

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
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Step 2: Attach the yarn to the ring

  • Cut 36 strands of yarn, each of them 12 inches long.
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  • Take 3 pieces of yarn and fold them in half.
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  • Bring the folded end of the yarn up through the center of the shower ring (or another ring type of your choice).
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  • Fold the loop back over the ring and bring the yarn ends up through the loop.
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  • Pull the yarn ends tight, creating a lark's head knot around the shower ring.
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  • Repeat to attach the rest of the yarn around the shower ring, working 3 strands at a time.
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Step 3: Bundle sections together

  • Cut 18 strands of yarn, each of them 4 inches long.
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  • Gather 2 of the bundles of yarn together. There should be 12 strands of yarn in the new bundle.
    Tie the yarn together with one of the 4 inch strands. Make a double knot about 1/4 inch away from the lark's head knot.
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  • Cut the excess yarn from the tying strand, close to the double knot.
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  • Repeat, creating 6 bundles in total.
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Step 4: Create the next round of bundles

  • Split 2 of the bundles in half so there are 6 strands in each half.
    Bring the split bundles together so the right 6 strands of the left bundle and the left 6 strands of the right bundle are together.
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  • Tie the new bundle together with a double knot using one of the 4 inch strands. The knot should be about 5/8 inch away from the last knots.
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  • Repeat around the ring until each of the split bundles is connected.
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Step 5: Create the last round of bundles

  • Split the bundles again and connect each half to its neighbour. Use the remaining 4 inch strands to tie them together about 1 inch from the previous knots.
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  • Cut the excess yarn from the bundles so the points are about 1/2 inch past the last knot.
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  • Your yarn snowflake is complete!
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Notes

Looking for more yarn crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
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