Start with six chains and loop them into a circle. Next, do 11 double crochets. Crochet three chains, then loop the thread over the needle, pull it under the circle, loop over the needle again, and pull it first through the first stitch, then yarn over and pull the thread through the final loop. When you reach the end, do a chain slip stitch: this is done when you finish each row. D’sa recommends using pure cotton yarn instead of wool, which makes for finer patterns and less breakage. She uses a 1.75 size stainless steel needle to make her intricate designs.

Step 2: A front-post double crochet

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The second row involves something known as a front-post double crochet. Yarn over once, push the needle through the first post, loop the thread and pull through, and loop the thread and pull it through the stitch again, and make two chains. Repeat the process till the end of the circle, and end with it a slip stitch.

Step 3: Two double crochet clusters

Start with two double crochets like the ones in the first step. Then, crochet three chains, yarn over, insert the needle through the chain loop of the previous circle, and pull the thread through the stitch. Leave two stitches on the needle, and yarn over again. Then, pull the thread through two stitches, and then, finally through three stitches, to make a two double crochet cluster.

Step 4: Front-post triple crochet

The snowflake is now beginning to take shape. Now, make three single crochet stitches, and loop the thread through the second row of crochet stitches. Loop the thread twice around the needle, insert it under the second-row chain, and pull the thread first through the first stitch, yarn over, and pull it through the second stitch, and then the same for the last stitch. 

Step 5: Seven chain stitch

Now, make seven chains. Insert the needle under the triple crochet chain made in the earlier round, yarn over, and pull the thread through the stitch. Then, crochet four single crochets in a line, following the circumference of the earlier circle. Next, simply go  back to the seven chain stitch, and then repeat the process.

Step 6: The snowflake point

Start with two single crochets, then two half-double crochets, and one double crochet. Now, do a “picot”—made by stitching three chains and looping back to the base of the chain. Continue until the end of the circle, and watch your snowflake come to life!