GAUGE:

Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

NOTES:

Work in continuous rnds; do not join or turn unless otherwise instructed

SNOWFLAKE
LARGE BALLS (make 5) 
Ch 2. 
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first st for beg of rnd; move marker up as each rnd is completed. 
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sts. 
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around – 18 sts. 
Rnds 4-7: Sc in each st around. Stuff piece. 
Rnd 8: *Sc2tog, sc in next st, rep from * around – 12 sts. 
Rnd 9: *Sc2tog, rep from * around – 6 sts Fasten off.

MEDIUM BALLS (make 5) 
With A, ch 2. 
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. Place marker in first st for beg of rnd; move marker up as each rnd is completed. 
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sts. 
Rnds 3-5: Sc in each st around. Stuff piece. 
Rnd 6: *Sc2tog, rep from * around – 6 sts. Fasten off.

SMALL BALLS (make 15) 
With A, ch 2. 
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in first ch. 
Rnds 2-4: Sc in each st around. Fasten off.

FINISHING 
Sew 3 small balls to each Medium Ball, then sew a Medium Ball to each Large Ball. Sew Large Balls tog into a circle. Knot a length of yarn to top of one Small Ball for hanging loop. Weave in ends.