Baby, It's Cold Outside

      It's Christmas Eve, and I can't help but think of my Oma since every year for a long time, we've all gathered in her beautiful home on this day. This will be the first Christmas since she passed away earlier this year, and I miss her even more now...which I didn't think possible.

     One thing that's been coming to mind so much this last week is the crochet snowflakes she would always make around this time and give as gifts to everyone. I remember when she gave me a snowflake and how much I treasured it because it was so dainty and looked so complicated to make that I couldn't help but be impressed. Now that I'm older and know the work that goes into crochet items, I'm even more impressed by her ability to make so many wonderful things and give them to her family so freely. She was wonderful.

    Rather than make myself sad today, I've decided to share a few free simple snowflake patterns I found on the internet that I thought were cute and within my talents to crochet. Hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas season. Now go spend time with your family!

http://accordingtomatt.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

http://bobbilewin.com/?p=3400

http://crochet.about.com/od/snowflakes/a/easy-crochet-snowflake-pattern-for-advanced-beginners.htm