Respect and Confidence Snowflakes; Snowfall 2025 CAL Contemplations, Day 2

Today’s snowflakes for the Crochet A-Long / Make A-long are the Respect and Confidence Snowflakes. The Respect snowflake pattern is free below. The Confidence Snowflake pattern is exclusive to the eBook available on Ravelry and Etsy.

If you purchase the eBook you will get all 12 patterns right away.

Related Links

• Visit the Ravelry page for the Respect Snowflake and add it to your queue.
• Visit the Ravelry page for the Confidence Snowflake and purchase the eBook.
• Visit the Etsy Shop to purchase the eBook.
• Main information Page Snowfall CAL 2025: Contemplations

Pattern Support

Video Tutorials: Complete video tutorials will be available on my YouTube Channel for Strength, Respect, Attitude, Health, and Self-Control. They will be available when they are ready.

Jessica Wifall’s Crochet Studio: This is the group where I will be hosting this year’s Snowflake CAL/MAL. Joining the group is not required to participate but it is a great place to ask questions of me and the community and share your creations and works in progress.

Materials

1.2-3.5g per snowflake of Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (100% Mercerised Cotton; 25g/140m)

OR Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush (100% Mercerised Cotton; 100g/560m)

Sweet Treats and Sugar Rush are the same thread just in different quantities. I have the larger quantity in white.

1.5mm crochet hook for thread or the crochet hook size that works best for you and your materials

Materials to stiffen snowflakes (See Instructions Here)

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Gauge and Measurements

Gauge is not critical for this project, the size of your snowflakes will be affected by your thread size, crochet hook, and tension.  The samples I made with the listed materials are between 3.25-5 inches (5-12.5 cm). 

The Contemplations

Each snowflake in this set is named after a life skill or attribute. Today’s snowflakes and today’s contemplations are Respect and Confidence.

Respect is represented by one the more geometric snowflakes in this bunch and I am having trouble putting words to why it felt right to make this snowflake “Respect”.  Similarly, I had trouble coming up with a simple definition of respect, so I looked one up.  I like the way Respect is defined by  Talking with Trees teaching resources: Respect is caring enough to consider how words and actions impact others. 

My taekwondo school defines Confidence as believing in yourself.  The Confidence snowflake is a little delicate, I think this has more to do with my own feelings on Confidence than the actual definition.  Sometimes I struggle with confidence, putting myself out there and writing these blogs and social media posts is the part of designing I struggle with the most.  I do believe in myself but sometimes that belief is delicate. 

I paired Respect and Confidence because I think they work best when they exist together.  Confidence gives us the courage to act, trust ourselves, and take up space.  Respect reminds us that others matter too and that our actions can affect them.  They can balance each other; Confidence without arrogance and respect without fear.      

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Crochet Abbreviations

US terms used throughout.

• BLO Back Loop Only
• ch chain
• ch-1 sp(s) chain 1 space(s): number denotes number of chains in chain space
• ch-sp(s) chain space(s)
• ss slip stitch(es)
• sc single crochet
• hdc half double crochet
• dc double crochet
• 2dc-cl 2 treble crochet cluster: * YO, insert hook in st/sp indicated, YO, pull up loop, YO, draw through 2 loops; repeat from * once more in same st/sp (3 loops on hook), YO, draw through all loops
• tr treble crochet
• 2tr-cl 2 treble crochet cluster: * YO twice, insert hook in st/sp indicated, YO, pull up loop, (YO, draw through 2 loops) two times; repeat from * once more in same st/sp (3 loops on hook), YO, draw through all loops
• dtr double treble crochet: YO 3 times, insert hook in st/sp indicated, YO, pull up loop, (YO, draw through 2 loops) 4 times
• dtrtr double triple treble crochet: YO 5 times, insert hook in st/sp indicated, YO, pull up loop, (YO, draw through 2 loops) 6 times
• sk skip(ped)
• st(s) stitch(es)
• YO yarn over

Repeat Formats

*…….; rep from * once more/twice more/3 more times

Work instructions after * and then repeat that section as specified.

(…….) twice/3 times

Work instructions between brackets the total number of times stated.

Pattern Notes

Double Magic Ring: just like a normal Magic Ring with the exception of wrapping the yarn twice at the beginning instead of once.  If preferred, a standard Magic Ring can be used instead.

Back Bump: the back bump is behind the front and back loop of the chain. This is sometimes referred to as the third loop.

Stiffening Snowflakes: these have been designed to be firmly stiffened, instructions are included on pages 10-13.

Pattern Support

Video Tutorials: Complete video tutorials are available on my YouTube Channel for Strength, Respect, Attitude, Health, and Self-Control.

Jessica Wifall’s Crochet Studio: come join my Facebook group to ask questions, share your work and get extra information.  

Copyright

Copyright © 2025 by Jessica Wifall.  All rights reserved.

Please do not sell, redistribute, or edit this pattern in anyway.  You may sell the finished products but please credit me as the designer of the pattern.

Tips for Reading these Patterns

Where does that stitch go?  When the location that the stitch goes is not specified it always goes in the next stitch of the prior round.  For example: “3sc” means make 1sc in each of the next 3 stitches.  

The next round doesn’t always start where the prior round began.  This is written into the pattern, so don’t panic.  However, it explains why some rounds may end with instructions such as “ch1, 1sc in first hdc [counts as last ch2- sp]”, this is how we are able to start the next round in the middle of a ch-sp without cutting the thread. 

Respect Snowflake Instructions

Approximately 4in/10cm

Make a Double Magic Ring

Round 1: ch1, in magic ring: 1sc, ch3 [counts as first tr], 1tr, (ch4, 2tr) 5 times, ch4, ss in the third ch of first tr. Pull magic ring tight.
(12 tr, 6 ch4- sps)

Note: while forming the triangle spikes work the number of chains indicated then work back down along the chain just made. For example: “ch5, sk 1 ch, 1sc, 1dc, 1tr,” means to ch5 then sc in second ch from hook and continue working the 1dc and 1tr over the next 2 chs. 

For symmetry, I recommend working in the back bump of chains when forming spikes.

Round 2: * 1sc between tr, (2sc, 1dc) in next ch4-sp,
Ch5, sk 1 ch, sc, 1dc, 1tr, 1dtr, [first triangle spike made]
Ch5, sk 1 ch, 1sc, 1dc, 1tr, [second triangle spike made]
Ch5, ss in fifth ch from the hook, [loop made]
Ch4, sk 1 ch, 1sc, 1dc, 1tr, [third triangle spike made]
Ss in the ch between the first and second triangle spike,
Ch5, sk 1 ch, sc, 1dc, 1tr, 1dtr, [fourth triangle spike made]
(1dc, 2sc) in same ch4-sp; repeat from * 5 more times, ss into first sc. Fasten off and sew in ends.
(54sc, 36 dc, 24 tr, 12 dtr, 6 ch5- loops)

Fasten off and sew in ends.   Stiffen Snowflake using instructions in this post.

Need More Snowflakes?

If you want more snowflakes or just can’t wait to get started, please visit my Snowflake Pattern Index for more patterns.