Today’s snowflakes for the Crochet A-Long / Make A-long are the Self-Control and Perseverance Snowflakes. The Self-Control snowflake pattern is free below. The Perseverance 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 Self-Control Snowflake and add it to your queue.
- Visit the Ravelry page for the Perseverance 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 Self-Control and Perseverance.
To be honest I don’t have a great reason why this particular snowflake is named Self-Control, but I thought it was an important life skill to include. Our Taekwondo school defines Self-Control as doing the right thing even when it’s hard. Sometimes this is simple; you should not hit your big brother even when he makes you really mad. Other times this is more complicated because we must balance conflicting priorities. What is critical is acting with intent instead of impulse, making conscious choices of our actions. I think this will always be something I can improve on.
In contrast to the Self-control snowflake, I know exactly why I gave the Perseverance snowflake its name. “Branching” snowflakes are beautiful but can be very tedious, this snowflake takes patience and perseverance. Our Taekwondo school defines perseverance as never giving up, no matter what, even when you fail. The phrase “even when you fail” is always emphasized, because failure is something everyone experiences. When thinking about perseverance I think it is also important to remember that slow progress is still progress, and that sometimes you need to adjust your approach or find a different way to reach your ultimate goal.
I paired Self-Control and Perseverance because they are both about choices and goals. Self-control gives direction to our energy, and perseverance carries it forward, helping us stay true to our goals even when it’s hard.
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.
Self-Control Snowflake Instructions
Approximately 3.25in/8.5cm
Make a double magic ring
Round 1: ch1, in magic ring: 1sc, ch1 [counts as first dc], (ch6, 1dc) 5 times, ch2, tr in the ch of first dc [counts as last part of ch6-sp]. Pull magic ring tight.
(6 dc, 6 ch6- sps)
Round 2: 1sc around post of tr that counts as ch-sp, * ch9, 1sc in same ch-sp, ch5, 1sc in same ch-sp, ch2, 1sc in next ch-sp, ch5, 1sc in same ch-sp; repeat from * 5 more times omitting last ch5 and 1sc. Then ch2, 1dc in the first sc [counts as last part of ch5-sp].
(24 sc, 6 ch9- sps, 12 ch5- sps, 6 ch2- sps)
Round 3: 1sc around post of dc that counts as ch-sp, ch1 [counts as first dc], 2dc around same post, * working in the next ch-9 sp – (1sc, ch3, 3dc, ch5, 3dc, ch3, 1sc), working in the next ch-5 sp – (3dc, ch2, 1sc), ch1, 1sc in the ch2-sp, ch1, working in the next ch-5 sp – (1sc, ch2, 3dc); repeat from * 5 more times omitting last 3dc, ss to ch of first dc. Fasten off and sew in ends.
(30 sc, 72 dc, 12 ch1-sps, 12 ch2-sps, 12 ch3-sps, 6 ch5-sps)
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.
Happy Crafting!
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