Who says snowflakes need to be fancy?
Dimensions: small. The sample seems to have gone into hiding, but it's about 1.5"-2" across (4-5cm).
Supplies:
Hook: US 7 steel (unmarked, 1.5mm?)Yarn needle: To weave in ends
Blocking supplies: pins, starch, blocking board. For this flake, I dissolved a teaspoon (5g) of sugar in a teaspoon (5ml) of water, and heated it in a microwave oven for 10 seconds. When it was cool, I used that as the solution. You can also use laundry starch or white glue.
Yarn:
Sissy 5 - small amount
Pattern:
(Carbon ring) Ch 30, join with a sl st in the first ch to form ring. Break yarn, pull through.
(Hydrogen bonds) Ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sl st into 5th ch of ring, ch 4, skip 4 ch st in ring, sl st into next ch st in ring, ch 5, sl st into 3 ch from hook, break yarn, pull through.
*Ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, skip next 4 ch st in ring, sl st into next ch in ring, ch 4, skip 4 ch st in ring, sl st into next ch st in ring, ch 5, sl st into 3 ch from hook, break yarn, pull through, repeat from * once more.(Finishing) Weave in ends, starch and block into a good benzeneflake shape.