A dusting of sparkling icicles

I love hanging up crocheted snowflake bunting around my home at Christmas time along with sparkly lights that look like icicles, these two decorations inspired me to make a combination of the two – crocheted sparkling icicles!

This year I will have my own sparkly crocheted icicle bunting draped around my home as I will definitely not be having any ice outside in my new home in Australia. These icicles look so realistic that I will not miss real ice this year!

Yarn

230 yards of I Love This Yarn! Sport Weight (DK Yarn) in White Sparkle.

Hook

A C (3mm) crochet hook

Notions

Stitch marker

Gauge

11 stitches and 11 rows to measure 5x5cm (2x2in) over single crochet using a 3mm hook or size needed to obtain stated tension

Finished size

Icicle 1: 2-3/4″ by 2-1/4″

Icicle 2: 2″ by 1-7/8″

Icicle 3: 3-1/4″ by 3″

Icicle 4: 1.5″ by 2″

Weights

A set of four icicles weighs 4g.

In total bunting weighs 70g.

Pattern

Icicle 1 (Make 15)

Rnd 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, sc 4 into the ring. Pull the short thread to close. Sew in the end. (4)

Rnd 2: *2sc* X4 (8)

Sc in a continuous spiral until the work measures 3/4″ from the first rnd.

Rnd 3: *Sc, 2sc* X4 (12)

Sc in a continuous spiral until the work measures 2.75″ from the first rnd.

Cut yarn, ss into the top of the icicle and sew in all ends.

Icicle 2 (Make 15)

Rnd 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, sc 3 into the ring. Pull the short thread to close. Sew in the end. (3)

Rnd 2: *2sc* X3 (6)

Sc in a continuous spiral until the icicle measures 2″ from the first rnd.

Cut yarn, ss into the top of the icicle and sew in all ends.

Icicle 3 (Make 15) 

Rnd 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, sc 3 into the ring. Pull the short thread to close. Sew in the end. (3)

Rnd 2: *2sc* X3. (6)

Rnd 3: Sc 6

Sc in a continuous spiral until the work measures 2″.

Rnd 4: *Sc 2, 2sc* X2. (8)

Sc in a continuous spiral until the work measures 2-3/4″.

Rnd 5: *Sc 3, 2sc* X2. (10)

Sc in a continuous spiral until the work measures 3″.

Cut yarn, ss into the top of the icicle and sew in all ends.

Icicle 4 (Make 15)

Rnd 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, sc 4 into the ring. Pull the short thread to close. Sew in the end. (4)

Rnd 2: *2sc* X4 (8)

Sc in a continuous spiral until the work measures 1.5″ from the first rnd.

Cut yarn, ss into the top of the icicle and sew in all ends.

Joining up your icicles

Line up all icicles in a random order, mixing up all four types of icicles.

Ch 6, ss into 1st ch, ch 20, sc along the top of all the icicles with a single ch gap between icicles.

At the end of the bunting, ch 26, then ss into the 6th ch from the hook.