These yarn snowflakes are an adorable winter craft and they’re also incredibly simple to make! With just a few materials you can create soft, fluffy snowflakes perfect for winter decorating. It’s such a fun craft, made with beginner-friendly macrame techniques — no knotting experience required!
Hang your yarn snowflake craft in a window for a frosty touch, string them into garlands, or use them to make a dreamy mobile. Whether you’re crafting with kids or making a batch for yourself, these yarn snowflakes are sure to add some wintry charm to your home!
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How to Make a Yarn Snowflake
Materials:
- Yarn (any colour and size)
- Shower ring (or other ring type; see suggestions below)
Equipment:
Watch the step-by-step video tutorial:
Instructions:
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Attach the yarn to the ring
- Cut 36 strands of yarn, each of them 12 inches long.
- Take 3 pieces of yarn and fold them in half.
- Bring the folded end of the yarn up through the center of the shower ring (or another ring type of your choice).
- Fold the loop back over the ring and bring the yarn ends up through the loop.
- Pull the yarn ends tight, creating a lark’s head knot around the shower ring.
- Repeat to attach the rest of the yarn around the shower ring, working 3 strands at a time.
Step 3: Bundle sections together
- Cut 18 strands of yarn, each of them 4 inches long.
- 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.
- Cut the excess yarn from the tying strand, close to the double knot.
- Repeat, creating 6 bundles in total.
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.
- 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.
- Repeat around the ring until each of the split bundles is connected.
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.
- Cut the excess yarn from the bundles so the points are about 1/2 inch past the last knot.
- Your yarn snowflake is complete!
Helpful Tips:
- You can use any colour and size of yarn you like for these yarn snowflakes. We used worsted weight (size 4) because it’s easier to work with. We also like the size of the snowflakes it makes.
- You can change up the design of this snowflake by changing the order you join or split bundles. For example, you can start by splitting them instead of joining them. In the next round, split them again, and so on. You may need to cut more 4 inch tying strands to make different designs.
What other rings will work for this yarn snowflake craft?
We used shower rings from the dollar store, but there are lots of other round objects that will work well! Here are a few suggestions:
How can I tell how many points I’ll have when I make my own snowflake yarn patterns?
The final number of points will depend on the number of the starting bundles and how many joins you have in the pattern. The joins cut the number of final points in half.
If you start with 12 bundles and only include 1 join in the snowflake, it will have 6 points. Adding an extra join will result in 3 points.
Starting with 16 bundles and making 1 join will result in 8 points. Adding an extra join with this number of bundles will result in 4 points.
Play around with the number of bundles and joins to get a final product you like. It’s very easy to start again and add more bundles, or even remove a few!
How can I change the size of the yarn snowflakes I make?
To make a larger snowflake you can cut longer strands for the initial bundles and continue working rounds into it. You can also use a larger ring size and make more bundles (or use thicker yarn).
If you don’t want to use a larger ring size, you can either start with more bundles of fewer strands per bundle or add more split rounds into your pattern.
To make a smaller snowflake, the reverse is true. You can use a smaller ring size to make a smaller snowflake. Or you can start with fewer bundles with more strands per bundle, or use fewer split rounds in your pattern.
These yarn snowflakes are the perfect way to brighten up your winter! Use them as coasters on your coffee table, or make smaller versions with embroidery floss to use as keychains or earrings. No matter how you display them, these snowflakes will keep your space feeling comfy and warm all season long!
Here’s even more snowflake craft ideas:
“Stained Glass” Snowflake Suncatcher
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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