Instruction:
Techniques used in this pattern (British term / American term):
Chain stitch – ch
Double crochet / Single crochet – dc / sc
Treble / Double crochet – tr/dc
Double treble / Treble – d.tr/tr
Slip stitch – sl.st
Picot of 3 ch – picot. Making sl.st insert hook through two loops of dc/sc.
Quinary picot – qnr. pic: make 7 chs, insert hook through two loops of dc/sc, make sl.st. Work 5 chs, insert hook in the same space and work sl.st. ; 9 chs, insert hook in the same, sl.st. ; 5 chs, insert hook in the same space, sl.st.; 7 chs, insert hook in the same, sl.st.
Round 1: 2 ch, work in last ch* 1dc/sc, 1 pic, 1 ch; rep from* 4 times, 1dc/sc in last ch, 1 pic, 1 dc/sc in second ch.
Round 2: 8 ch, * 1 tr/dc in space of 1 ch, 5 ch; rep from* 4 times, sl. st in third ch.
Round 3: 1 ch, 3 dc/sc in space of 5 ch, 1 qnr. pic, 2 dc/sc in the same space of 5 ch,
*1 dc/sc in tr/dc below, 3 dc/sc in space of 5 ch, now crochet qnr. pic, but for first picot of 7 ch crochet next: 3 ch, turn, 1 dc/sc in last picot of 7ch (of first qnr. pic) , turn, 3 ch, sl.st in dc/sc.
Then continue: 2 dc/sc in the same space of 5 ch; rep from* 3 times.
1 dc/sc in tr/dc below, 3 dc/sc in space of 5 ch, now crochet qnr.pic like before, but join last picot of 7 ch to first picot of 7 ch first qnr. pic of the round. Work 2 dc/sc in space of 5 ch and sl.st in ch.
Snowflake decoration
For making motif continue work Round 4:
Fasten thread to picot of 9 ch and work 1ch, *1dc/sc in picot of 9ch, picot, 1ch, 3 d.tr/tr in dc/sc below (see pictures below), 7 ch, sl.st in sixth ch from hook, 1 ch, 3 d.tr/tr in the same dc/sc below, 1ch; rep from* 5 times, sl.st in ch.
Joining
Connect one motif to another through picots.