This puff stitch crochet snowflake combines a six-petal center, paired raised stitches and six pointed shells. Sage green gives the motif a soft winter look, while the open spaces let the floral structure stand out.
The free written pattern below is an original interpretation inspired by the supplied reference image. It is not the photograph’s original pattern, and the finished stitch placement may differ. The repeat counts have been checked for internal consistency; the pattern has not been physically crocheted or tested.
From a flower center to six points
The motif is worked in five joined rounds without turning. Six single crochets establish the foundation. A puff in each foundation stitch creates six central petals. The next round puts two puffs in each chain space, giving twelve puffs arranged as six pairs. Each pair then supports one pointed shell. A final edging adds a small picot at each tip.
This textured construction offers a different look from the finer lace in our crochet snowflake ornament, which includes ideas for decorative embellishments. Choose the style that suits your winter display.
Yarn, hook and sizing decisions
- Smooth DK cotton yarn in sage green, cream or your preferred color; set aside approximately 20–30 yards as a planning allowance, not a measured requirement.
- A 3.5 mm crochet hook, or a hook suitable for your yarn and tension.
- Scissors and a yarn needle.
- Blocking surface and rustproof pins.
- Optional ribbon or cord for hanging.
Skill level: intermediate, or a confident beginner comfortable with puff stitches and joined rounds. All instructions use U.S. crochet terminology.
A working size target with DK yarn is about 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) across opposite tips after blocking. This is an estimate, not a measured sample size. Gauge is not prescribed because this is a decorative motif. Record your first finished motif’s measurements if you plan to make a matching set.
For a smaller ornament, use finer yarn and an appropriately smaller hook while keeping every repeat unchanged. For a larger motif, use thicker yarn with a suitable hook. Changing only the hook can alter openness and firmness more than size.
Stitch key and the puff used in this pattern
For a reference to the U.S. stitch names used here, consult the Craft Yarn Council crochet abbreviations guide. Special stitches are explained in this pattern.
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- st/sts: stitch/stitches
- sp: space
- rnd: round
Puff: (Yarn over, insert hook in the indicated stitch or space, yarn over and draw up a loop) three times in the same location. You now have seven loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw through all seven loops. Ch 1 to secure. This securing chain is part of the puff; it is not one of the separately instructed chain spaces.
Picot: ch 3, sl st in the first of those three chains. The picot is decorative and does not add a stitch to the edging count.
Beginning ch 1 never counts as a stitch. The ch 3 at the start of Round 4 counts as one dc. Join only where stated. Work into chain spaces rather than individual chains unless an instruction says otherwise.
Puff Stitch Crochet Snowflake: Free Written Pattern
Round 1 — Six foundation stitches
Make a magic ring. Ch 1, work 6 sc into the ring. Gently close the ring and sl st in the first sc to join.
Count: 6 sc.
Round 2 — The central flower
Ch 1. Work a puff in the same sc as the join, then ch 3. In each of the next five sc, work (puff, ch 3). Join with a sl st in the top of the first puff, just below its securing chain.
Count: 6 puffs and 6 ch-3 spaces. The last ch 3 forms the sixth space before the join; do not omit it.
Round 3 — Six pairs of raised petals
Sl st into the first ch-3 space. Ch 1. In that space work (puff, ch 2, puff), then ch 3. Repeat [(puff, ch 2, puff) in the next ch-3 space, ch 3] five more times. Join with a sl st in the top of the first puff.
Count: 12 puffs, 6 ch-2 spaces within the pairs, and 6 ch-3 spaces between the pairs.
