On the eve of the New Year, all needlewomen begin to create festive decorations in their home, so our today's master class will be devoted to a crocheted snowflake. This is an original and very "soulful" decoration for your holiday, which will delight not only children, but also adults.
A snowflake knits in about 20-30 minutes. It all depends on your skill. Take the thread (preferably thin cotton), hook and get to work. Knitting patterns are presented below, take them as a basis. If you have the necessary skill, you can experiment by creating a new pattern.
After your product is ready, you need to starch it, give it rigidity. This secret was used by our grandmothers to give the knitted napkins the desired shape. You can use both special sprays and starch and even sugar syrup. We will use grandma's secrets with you.
How to Starch a Snowflake?
Take 2 tablespoons in 1 cup of regular food starch water. Pour it with a little water, stir and then add boiling water in a thin stream, stirring constantly. The solution is ready, now just soak the snowflake in it for a while.
After that, squeeze and secure the product on a flat surface with pins. Wait until it is completely dry.
Where to use such a snowflake? - you ask. There are a lot of options.
- Use them to decorate gif.webpts and New Year's scrap cards. If necessary, you can cover the product with glitter.
- Use as a Christmas tree decoration, for this you only need to make a ponytail - a loop.
- Decorate the interior of your apartment. Attach crocheted snowflakes to the curtains or hang from the ceiling with strings. Thus, you create an impromptu snowfall at home.
- Use to decorate New Year's carnival costumes.
There can be a thousand ways to use openwork snowflakes, the main thing is to use a little imagination, and then your holiday will turn into a magical, fabulous action.
