Giant Draguna-Inspired Lace Snowflake

Advanced Crochet Pattern – Approximately 39.5 in (100 cm) Diameter

Skill Level: Advanced
Finished Size: 39.5 in (100 cm) diameter after blocking
Construction: Center-out circular motif in joined rounds, 12-point snowflake

Materials

• Yarn: DK weight (light #3), approx. 550 yd (503 m). Smooth mercerized cotton or cotton-blend recommended for crisp lace and excellent blocking (example: 3 skeins of 200 yd / 183 m each). Color: traditional white, ivory, or icy pale blue.
• Hook: US G/6 (4.0 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• Notions: Stitch markers (at least 12), yarn needle, blocking boards/mats, rust-proof pins, spray bottle or basin for wet blocking, optional fabric stiffener for display pieces

Gauge

18 dc = 4 in (10 cm) worked in pattern after light blocking.
Gauge swatch: Work Rnds 1–5 of snowflake, block, and measure radius. Adjust hook if radius is significantly off; lace opens dramatically when blocked.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• dtr – double treble crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• sp(s) – space(s)
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• yo – yarn over
• lp(s) – loop(s)
• beg – beginning
• rep – repeat
• pm – place marker
• RM – remove marker
• cl – cluster
• pc – popcorn
• picot – picot

Special Stitches

• 2-dc cluster (2-dc cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st/sp, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps) twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
• 3-dc cluster (3-dc cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st/sp, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps) 3 times, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
• Popcorn (pc): 5 dc in indicated st/sp, drop lp from hook, insert hook from front to back in first dc of 5-dc group, pick up dropped lp and pull through, ch 1 to close.
• Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.
• Large picot: Ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook.
• Beg 3-dc cl: Ch 2, (yo, insert hook in same sp, yo, pull up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps) twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
• V-st: (Dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st/sp.
• Point base: (3-dc cl, ch 3, 3-dc cl) in indicated sp.

Pattern Notes

• Snowflake is worked in joined rounds with right side always facing.
• Join each round with sl st to first st (or top of beg cl) unless otherwise stated.
• Beginning ch-3 counts as dc; beg ch-4 counts as tr; beg ch-5 counts as dtr unless otherwise noted.
• Use stitch markers in the center ch-sp of each of the 12 rays starting from Rnd 6; move markers up each round.
• Stitch counts are given at the end of rounds in ( ). Counts refer to stitches and spaces that form the structure; picots are not counted as stitches.
• Inline validation appears as (count ✓).
• Block aggressively; final diameter is achieved only after wet blocking.

Snowflake Instructions

Foundation: Make a magic ring (or ch 6, sl st to first ch to form ring).

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 11 dc in ring, join. (12 dc ✓)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each dc around, join. (24 dc ✓)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 3, sk 1 dc, *sc in next dc, ch 3, sk 1 dc; rep from * around, join to first sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 sps ✓)

Rnd 4: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, beg 3-dc cl in same sp, ch 3, pc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, *3-dc cl in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, pc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3; rep from * around, join to top of beg cl. (6 cl, 6 pc, 12 ch-3 sps ✓)

Rnd 5: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same sp, ch 2, *(sc, ch 5, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2; rep from * around, join to first sc. (24 sc, 12 ch-5 sps, 12 ch-2 sps ✓)

Rnd 6 (establish 12 rays): Sl st into first ch-5 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp (first point base made), ch 1, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1; rep from * around, join. Pm in each ch-3 point sp. (12 point bases, 12 sc ✓)

Rnd 7: Sl st to first ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next marked ch-3 sp, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2; rep from * around, join. Move markers up. (12 points, 12 dc ✓)

Rnd 8: Sl st to first ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 3, sk next dc, pc in next dc, ch 3, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next marked sp, ch 3, sk next dc of point, pc in next single dc, ch 3; rep from * around, join. (12 points, 12 pc ✓)

Rnd 9: Sl st to first ch-3 sp, beg 3-dc cl, ch 3, 3-dc cl in same sp (point tip), ch 4, sc in next pc, ch 4, *(3-dc cl, ch 3, 3-dc cl) in next marked ch-3 sp, ch 4, sc in next pc, ch 4; rep from * around, join to top of beg cl. Move markers to center ch-3 of each tip. (12 double-cl tips, 12 sc ✓)

Rnd 10: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next sc (V-st), ch 3, *(sc, ch 5, sc) in next marked ch-3 sp, ch 3, V-st in next sc, ch 3; rep from * around, join. (12 ch-5 tips, 12 V-sts ✓)

Rnd 11: Sl st into first ch-5 sp, ch 4 (counts as tr), (2 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in same sp, ch 2, 5 dc in ch-2 sp of next V-st, ch 2, *(3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, 5 dc in next V-st, ch 2; rep from * around, join. (12 tr-points, 12 shells of 5 dc ✓)

Rnd 12: Sl st to first ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 3, sk 2 tr, sc in next tr, ch 1, sk first dc of shell, pc in next dc, ch 1, pc in next dc, ch 1, pc in next dc, ch 1, sk last dc, sc in next tr, ch 3, *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk 2 tr, sc in next tr, ch 1, sk first dc, [pc in next dc, ch 1] 3 times, sk last dc, sc in next tr, ch 3; rep from * around, join. (12 points, 36 pc ✓)

Rnd 13: Sl st to first ch-3 sp, beg 3-dc cl, (ch 3, 3-dc cl) twice in same sp (triple-cl tip), ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 3, sk first pc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next pc, ch 3, sk last pc, sc in next sc, ch 4, *[(3-dc cl, ch 3) twice, 3-dc cl] in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 3, sk first pc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in center pc, ch 3, sk last pc, sc in next sc, ch 4; rep from * around, join. Move markers to center ch-3 of each triple-cl tip. (12 triple-cl tips ✓)

Rnd 14 (ray extension): Sl st into first center marked ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 7, sc) in same sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp (side of tip), ch 5, sk next ch-4, dc in next sc, ch 3, sk next ch-3, 3-dc cl in next ch-3 sp (between the two sc), ch 3, sk next ch-3, dc in next sc, ch 5, sc in next side ch-3 sp of tip, ch 5, *(sc, ch 7, sc) in next marked center ch-3, ch 5, sc in next side ch-3, ch 5, sk ch-4, dc in next sc, ch 3, 3-dc cl in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, dc in next sc, ch 5, sc in next side ch-3, ch 5; rep from * around, join. (12 ch-7 tips ✓)

Rnd 15: Sl st into first ch-7 sp, ch 3, (3 dc, ch 3, 4 dc) in same sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in next cl, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, *(4 dc, ch 3, 4 dc) in next ch-7 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5, ch 3, sc in next ch-5, ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in next cl, ch 2, sc in next ch-5, ch 3, sc in next ch-5, ch 3; rep from * around, join. (12 wide points ✓)

Rnd 16: Sl st to first ch-3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 5, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk sc, pc in next sc, ch 3, sk ch-2, sc in first dc of 3-dc group, ch 1, sc in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk ch-2, pc in next sc, ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next dc, ch 4, *(3 dc, ch 5, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, pc in next sc, ch 3, sc in first dc of group, [ch 1, sc in next dc] twice, ch 3, pc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next dc, ch 4; rep from * around, join. (12 ch-5 tips, 24 pc ✓)

Rnd 17 (outer lace ring): Sl st to first ch-5 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in same sp (fan tip), ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 3, (sc, picot, sc) in next pc, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 2, sk next sc, (sc, large picot, sc) in next sc, ch 2, sk next sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, (sc, picot, sc) in next pc, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 4, *(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 3, (sc, picot, sc) in next pc, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 2, sk sc, (sc, large picot, sc) in next sc, ch 2, sk sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, (sc, picot, sc) in next pc, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 4; rep from * around, join to first sc. (12 fan tips ✓)

Rnd 18 (final point definition): Sl st to first ch-5 of fan, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-5 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp of fan, ch 5, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, sc in next picot, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next large picot, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next picot, ch 3, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp of fan, ch 2, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-5 tip, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 of fan, ch 5, sc in next ch-4, ch 3, sc in next picot, ch 3, sc in next ch-3, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next large picot, ch 2, sc in next ch-3, ch 3, sc in next picot, ch 3, sc in next ch-4, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 of fan, ch 2; rep from * around, join.

Rnd 19 (edging & picot finish): Ch 1, sc in same st as join, picot, sc in next ch-3 tip sp, picot, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 2, (sc, picot, sc) in next sc (over picot of previous rnd), ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, picot, ch 3, *(sc, large picot, sc) in next ch-3 sp between the two dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, picot, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 2, (sc, picot, sc) in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 3, sc in next sc, picot, sc in next ch-3 tip, picot, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, picot, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 2, (sc, picot, sc) in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, picot, ch 3; rep from * around, ending last rep at the corresponding point, join to first sc. Fasten off.

(Final structure: 12 fully articulated rays with layered clusters, popcorns, and picot lattice ✓)

Stitch Diagram Legend

(Text representation suitable for charting software or hand-drawing)

• ● = magic ring / slip stitch join
• ○ = chain (ch)
• × = single crochet (sc)
• T = half double crochet (hdc)
• † = double crochet (dc)
• T̄ = treble crochet (tr)
• ▲ = 3-dc cluster
• ✪ = popcorn (pc)
• ∨ = V-stitch (dc, ch 2, dc)
• ◊ = picot (ch 3, sl st)
• ◈ = large picot (ch 5, sl st)
• [3-dc cl, ch 3, 3-dc cl] = point base
• Arc over group = shell or fan worked in same space

Diagram guidance: Draw concentric circles. Rnds 1–5 form the solid center medallion. From Rnd 6 outward, 12 identical rays radiate; each ray tip is the marked ch-3 (later ch-5/ch-7) space. Popcorns sit between rays on even rounds; clusters form the spine of each ray. Final two rounds add the delicate picot lattice that gives the Draguna-style filigree edge.

Finishing

1. Weave in all ends securely on the wrong side using yarn needle. For display pieces, weave ends along cluster posts so they disappear.
2. Blocking (essential):
   • Wet-block: Soak snowflake in lukewarm water for 15–20 minutes. Gently squeeze (do not wring). Roll in clean towel to remove excess water.
   • Pin out on blocking mats to a perfect 39.5 in (100 cm) diameter circle. Pin every picot and every ray tip, stretching evenly so all 12 points are equidistant and sharp. Use a compass or cardboard template if needed.
   • Optional: Apply fabric stiffener diluted per manufacturer instructions for a permanent wall or window hanging.
   • Allow to dry completely (24–48 hours).
   • Steam block alternative (if stiffener not desired): Pin dry, then hover steam iron 1 in above fabric; do not touch iron to stitches.
3. For hanging: Attach a discreet loop of matching yarn or clear nylon thread at the top of one ray.

Care

Hand wash cold, reshape, and re-block as needed. Store flat or hanging to preserve points.

Design Notes (Draguna Inspiration)

The layered cluster tips, alternating popcorn rings, and multi-level picot lattice echo the ornate, crystalline depth characteristic of Draguna snowflake designs while remaining an original pattern. The 12-point architecture and progressive ray widening create the illusion of overlapping ice crystals when blocked.

Yarn quantity validation: Open lace fabric at DK gauge with extensive chain spaces uses approximately 550 yd for 39.5 in diameter (area ≈ 1,225 sq in of highly openwork fabric) ✓
Diameter validation: After Rnd 19 and aggressive blocking, radius reaches 19.75 in (50 cm) ✓

Enjoy your heirloom giant snowflake!