Icy Blue & White Snowflake Lace Heart Bedspread — Free Crochet Pattern

Materials

• Yarn: DK weight (Category 3) or Worsted weight (Category 4) smooth cotton or cotton-acrylic blend yarn.
  • Color A (Icy Powder Blue): ~2,400 meters (~2,620 yards) for heart frames, pillow backings, and main blanket drapes.
  • Color B (Crisp Snowy White): ~2,000 meters (~2,180 yards) for central snowflakes, star gap fillers, and outer icicle border.
• Crochet Hook: 4.0 mm (US G/6) ergonomic or aluminum crochet hook, or size required to obtain recommended gauge and smooth drape.
• Notions: Tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in ends, locking stitch markers, sharp yarn scissors, measuring tape.
• Blocking Tools: Blocking foam mats, stainless steel rust-proof T-pins, and steam iron or spray bottle.

Abbreviations

Instructions

Main Snowflake Lace Heart Motif (make ~80 motifs for Queen size)

Each motif transitions through 2 distinct color stages: first crafting the 6-point crisp white starburst snowflake core, then framing it within an icy blue openwork heart boundary with picot details.

Part 1: 6-Point Starburst Snowflake Core (Color B Crisp Snowy White)

1. Round 1 (Center Ring – Color B White): With Color B (White), make a magic ring (or ch 6, sl st to join). Ch 1, work 12 sc into the ring. Join with sl st to first sc. Pull ring tail tight. [12 sc]
2. Round 2 (Inner Spokes – Color B White): *Ch 4, skip 1 st, sc in next st; repeat from * 5 more times around. [6 ch-4 sps]
3. Round 3 (Snowflake Arms – Color B White): Sl st into first ch-sp. *Work [sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc] in ch-sp, ch 3; repeat from * 5 more times around. [6 main snowflake arms]
4. Round 4 (Branching Filigree – Color B White): *Sl st into picot of snowflake arm, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (side branch), ch 2, sl st back into picot, ch 5, sc in center of next ch-3 sp, ch 5; repeat from * 5 more times around. Join with sl st, fasten off Color B. [6 detailed white snowflake points]

Part 2: Icy Blue Heart Lattice Frame (Color A Icy Powder Blue)

1. Round 5 (Rear Anchor Loops – Color A Icy Blue): Attach Color A (Icy Blue) behind Round 4 snowflake points. *Ch 6, sc in tip of top snowflake point, ch 6, sc in tip of next point; repeat around. [12 ch-6 anchor arches]
2. Round 6 (Shaping Top Lobes & Bottom Point – Color A Icy Blue):
   • Top Left Lobe: Work 8 dc into first ch-6 arch, 1 dc in next sc, 8 dc into next arch.
   • Side Transition: (Ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in next st) 3 times down the left side.
   • Bottom Heart Point: Work [2 tr, picot, 2 tr] into center bottom arch to form the sharp heart tip.
   • Side Transition: (Ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in next st) 3 times up the right side.
   • Top Right Lobe: Work 8 dc into next ch-6 arch, 1 dc in next sc, 8 dc into next arch.
   • Center Cleavage Dip: Work [1 hdc, 1 sc, sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc] into cleavage dip between lobes. Join with sl st.
3. Round 7 (Solid Heart Frame Expansion – Color A Icy Blue): Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 1 dc in each st along top lobes, 2 dc in each side ch-sp, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] into bottom heart point, and 1 sc in center cleavage dip. Join with sl st.
4. Round 8 (Outer Picot Shell Edge – Color A Icy Blue): *In next st work [2 sc, picot, 2 sc], skip 2 sts; repeat around entire outer heart boundary to complete the framed block. Fasten off Color A, weave in ends. [Motif size = ~22 x 22 cm]

Small Snowflake Star Gap Fillers (make ~63 filler motifs)

These small white star motifs fill the negative space intersections where 4 heart motifs meet.

1. Round 1 (Color B White): Make a magic ring. Ch 1, work 12 sc into ring. Join with sl st. [12 sc]
2. Round 2: *Work [sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc] in next st, skip 1 st; repeat from * 5 more times around to form 6 small star points. Fasten off Color B, leaving a 25 cm tail for seaming. [6 star points]

Bedspread Assembly

1. Arrangement: Lay out all 80 main snowflake lace heart motifs on a clean, flat surface in an 8 x 10 grid, ensuring all heart points face uniformly downward across the mattress.
2. Heart Seaming: Place touching motifs right sides together. Using Color A (Icy Powder Blue) yarn and a tapestry needle, whipstitch touching outer heart side stitches together through back loops only (BLO).
3. Inserting Gap Fillers: Position a Small White Star Gap Filler into each 4-way intersection gap between hearts. Hand-sew the 6 star points directly to the touching heart frame picots using the white yarn tail.

Continuous Icicle-Scallop Bedspread Border

1. Round 1 (Base Anchor Row – Color A Icy Blue): Attach Color A (Icy Blue) yarn in any outer point of the assembled bedspread. Ch 1, work single crochets evenly around all 4 outer edges, placing 3 sc into outer corner points and 1 sc dec in inner seams where motifs meet. Join with sl st.
2. Round 2 (Open Mesh Band – Color A Icy Blue): Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), *skip 1 st, dc in next st, ch 1; repeat around entire outer perimeter, working [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] into outer corners. Join with sl st.
3. Round 3 (Icicle Scallop Border – Color B White): Switch to Color B (Snowy White). *In corner ch-sp work [4 tr, picot, ch 3, picot, 4 tr], sc in next ch-sp, *skip 2 sts, work [3 dc, picot, 3 dc] in next ch-sp, sc in next ch-sp; repeat from * continuously around all 4 sides of the bedspread to form the draped icicle scalloped edging. Join with sl st, fasten off, and weave in all loose ends.

Matching Decorative Pillow Shams (make 2)

Front Sham Panel

1. Work 1 extra-large white snowflake motif (~30 cm across) on a solid icy blue double crochet square background (~45 x 45 cm).
2. Appliqué small 6-point white snowflakes to the 4 corners of the blue panel using a tapestry needle.

Back Sham Panel

1. Row 1: With Color A (Icy Powder Blue), ch 57. Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. [55 dc]
2. Rows 2–32: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. Fasten off after Row 32 [55 dc per row; ~45 x 45 cm square].

Sham Assembly

Place front and back panels wrong sides together. Single crochet around 3 sides using Color A, insert a 45 x 45 cm pillow form, and sc across the 4th side to seal. Finish with white icicle picot trim around all 4 outer sham edges.

Tips for Success

• Maintain Precise Picot Tension: Ensure all picots on white snowflakes and blue heart borders are pulled tightly so they hold sharp points after blocking.
• Steam Block Individual Motifs: Steam-blocking each motif to ~22 x 22 cm before assembly flattens the lace arches, opens up snowflake branches, and makes seaming much faster.
• Weave In Color Ends As You Go: Fasten off and weave in loose ends at each color switch during motif construction to avoid a tedious finishing workload at the end.
• Keep Assembly Stitches Relaxed: Avoid pulling joining threads too tightly so that the heart frames lie completely flat without puckering.
• Choose Smooth High-Definition Yarn: A smooth cotton or cotton-blend yarn showcases the intricate white snowflake branches against the icy blue background clearly.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Skipping Motif Blocking — Unblocked snowflake hearts curl inward at the picot tips, causing puckered, uneven seams during assembly.
• Loose Picot Chains — Making picot chains too loose results in floppy, unformed snowflake tips instead of crisp points.
• Uneven Seaming Tension — Seaming too tightly along heart edges creates rigid ridges instead of a flat blanket surface.
• Mixing Yarn Dye Lots — Ensure all skeins of icy powder blue and snowy white share matching dye lots to prevent noticeable shading differences across the background.

Ways to Customize This Pattern

• Silver & Ivory Palette: Swap icy powder blue for soft silver grey and use warm ivory for the snowflakes for a classic vintage aesthetic.
• Throw Blanket Dimension: Reduce motif count to 35 squares (5 x 7 grid) to create a cozy living room throw (~110 x 150 cm).
• Matching Snowflake Coasters & Trivets: Work single snowflake motifs in heavy cotton yarn to craft matching winter coasters or table trivets.