Scandinavian Snowflake Crochet Blanket

Check out this free crochet afghan pattern for Christmas and add a bit of winter wonderland to your home in no time.

Bring some Scandinavian culture into your home with the Scandinavian Snowflake Crochet Blanket. This beautiful crochet lace pattern is just what your home needs this holiday season.

Each snowflake on this blanket has its own unique style, just like real life snowflakes. You'll love cozying up on your favorite chair with this crochet blanket. If you're looking for free crochet Christmas patterns, you're in luck.

Watch this super helpful video on how to weave in your ends. This way your finished afghan will look perfectly seamless!

Intermediate

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeRnds 1-3 = 4.5” across. Completed square = 11” x 11”.

CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

Finished SizeThrow measures 57” square.

Materials List

RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 3 Skeins each 319 Cherry Red A and 316 Soft White B
Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]
Yarn needle

Scandinavian Snowflake Crochet Blanket

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS:
Vst = (dc, ch 2, dc) all in st or space indicated.
JCL (join corner ch-4 loop) = ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert hook from right side into corresponding ch-4 space and draw loop through, ch 2 and continue in pattern.
JL (join ch-2 loop) = ch 1, drop loop from hook, insert hook from right side into corresponding ch-2 space, ch 1 and continue in pattern.

Pattern

NOTE:
After the first square, all others are joined while working the last rnd of the square. After completion of first square, join remaining squares together in 5 rows of 5 squares, beginning with Square 1 and alternating the two squares down and across, joining 1 or 2 sides as necessary.

SQUARE 1 (Make 13):
With B, ch 5; join with a slip st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in ring, [ch 7, sc in ring] 7 times; ch 3, tr in first sc to join and form last ch-7 space.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc over ch-3, ch 5, [sc in next ch-7 space, ch 5] 7 times; join with a slip st in first sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 5 (counts as a dc and a ch-2 space), dc in same joining sc, * ch 2, dc in next ch-5 space, ch 2 **, Vst in next sc; repeat from * around, end at **; join with a slip st in 3rd ch of ch-5.
Rnd 4: (Slip st, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in first space, * ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2 **, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in ch-2 space of next Vst; repeat from * around, end at **; join in top of ch-3.
Rnd 5: Slip st to ch-2 space, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in same space, * ch 3, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next ch-2 space **, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join in top of ch-3.
Rnd 6: Slip st to ch-2 space, (ch 3, 3 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) all in same space, * ch 3, skip next 3 dc, dc in next dc, ch 3 **, (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) all in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join in top of ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 7: With right side facing, join A in any ch-2 space; ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 5, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 7, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 5 **, sc in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join in first sc
Rnd 8: (Slip st, ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-5 space, * ch 2, Vst in next ch-7 space, ch 2, tr in next ch-5 space, ch 1, (4 tr, ch 3, 4 tr) all in next sc, ch 1, tr in next ch-5 space, ch 2, Vst in next ch-7 space, ch 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-5 space, ch 1 **, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-5 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Rnd 9: (First Square 1 ONLY): (Slip st, ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-2 space, * ch 1, [(sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space, ch 1] 4 times, skip next 2 tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space, ch 1, skip next tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space] 5 times, slip st in next ch-1 space **, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space; repeat from * around, end at **; join. Fasten off.
Note: There are 14 ch-2 spaces on each side between corner ch-4 spaces.
Joining Rnd 9: (Slip st, ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-2 space, ch 1, [(sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space, ch 1] 4 times, skip next 2 tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space; (JCL, sc, JL, sc) all in same space, ch 1, skip next tr, (sc, JL, sc) all in next tr, [ch 1, (sc, JL, sc) all in next space] 5 times, slip st in next ch-1 space, (sc, JL, sc) all in next space, ch 1, [(sc, JL, sc) all in next space, ch 1] 4 times, skip next 2 tr, (sc, JL, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, JL, sc, JCL, sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space – one side joined; * ch 1, skip next tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space] 5 times, slip st in next ch-1 space **, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space, ch 1, [(sc, ch 2, sc) all in next space, ch 1] 4 times, skip next 2 tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join. Fasten off.
SQUARE 2 (Make 12):
With B, ch 4; join with a slip st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 5 (counts as dc and ch-2), [dc, ch 2] 7 times in ring; join with a slip st in 3rd ch of ch-5.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, Vst in next ch-2 space, [2 dc in next dc, Vst in next ch-2 space] 7 times; join.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3, [dc in next 4 dc, ch 3] 7 times, dc in last dc; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 4, [dc in next 4 dc, ch 4] 7 times, dc in last dc; join.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 6, [dc in next 4 dc, ch 6] 7 times, dc in last dc; join.
Rnd 6: Slip st between ch-3 and next dc, ch 3, dc between next 2 dc, * ch 10, [dc between next 2 dc] 3 times; repeat from * to last dc; ch 10, dc between next dc and ch-3; join.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc between ch-3 and next dc, * ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) all in next ch-10 space, ch 3 **, sc between next 2 dc, ch 5, sc between next 2 dc; repeat from * to last dc, end at **; sc between next dc and ch-3, ch 5; join to first sc. Fasten off.
Rnd 8: With right side facing, join A in the 2nd ch-3 space at center of ch-10 space; ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 2, dc in next ch-3 space, ch 2, slip st in next ch-5 space, ch 2, dc in next ch-3 space, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 2, dc in next ch-3 space, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-5 space, ch 2, dc in next ch-3 space, ch 2 **, sc in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Rnd 9: (Slip st, ch 1, 2 sc) all in next space, [ch 1, 2 sc in next space] 3 times, * ch 1, 2 dc in next space, ch 1, 2 tr in next space, ch 1, (4 tr, ch 3, 4 tr) all in corner ch-3 space, ch 1, 2 tr in next space, ch 1, 2 dc in next space **, [ch 1, 2 sc in next space] 4 times; repeat from * around, end at **; ch 1; join.
Joining Rnd 10: Slip st to ch-1 space, (ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) all in same space, ch 1, skip next sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next sc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next sc, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-1 space] 4 times, ch 1, skip next 2 tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space; (JCL, sc, JL, sc) all in same ch-3 space, ch 1, skip next tr, (sc, JL, sc) all in next tr, [ch 1, (sc, JL, sc) all in next space] 4 times, ch 1, skip next sc, (sc, JL, sc) all in next sc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, (sc, JL, sc) all in next sc, [ch 1, (sc, JL, sc) all in next ch-1 space] 4 times, ch 1, skip next 2 tr, (sc, JL, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, JL, sc, JCL, sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space – one side joined; * ch 1, skip next tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-1 space] 4 times **, ch 1, skip next sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next sc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next sc, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next ch-1 space] 4 times, ch 1, skip next 2 tr, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in next tr, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner ch-3 space; repeat from * around, end at ** working sts in brackets 3 times instead of 4 on last repeat; ch 1; join. Fasten off.
BORDER:
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join A in 4th ch-2 space to the left of any corner ch-4 space; ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 2, sc in next ch-2 space **; repeat from * to space before the seam; ch 2, draw up a loop in next space, skip seam, draw up a loop in next space, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook; repeat from * to corner ch-4 space, end at **; ch 2, (sc, ch 4, sc) all in ch-4 space; repeat from * around, end at **; ch 2, join in first sc.
Rnd 2: (Slip st, ch 1, sc) all in next ch-2 space, * (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in next space **, sc in next space; repeat from * to corner ch-4 space; (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in ch-4 space, sc in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Rnd 3: * Ch 2, (slip st, ch 3, slip st) all in next ch-2 space, ch 2 **, slip st in next sc; repeat from * to corner; skip next 2 dc, slip st in next dc, ch 3, [slip st, ch 3] twice all in corner ch-2 space, slip st in next dc; repeat from * around, end at **; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

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Jayayay

Aug 13, 2018

I keep coming back to this pattern. It's just such a classic holiday throw. I think I'll have to work it up this year.

aprildshallow 9073 234

Jan 09, 2017

interesting patterns! can't wait to try

Nthatcher 2798984

Sep 15, 2016

I love the fact that you have made it so the directions are not cluttered by the ads. Now, how about a print/pdf button?

Zeemer

Jun 16, 2016

I like this design and the color. I like the shade of red because it is really red with the white contrast. The detailed pattern is given to us step by step and written on the front page. Thanks for this.