bruggirl100, try freepatterns.com. I think that's the site. You have to register, but it is free. I used to have some in one of the crochet magazines, but I gave it away. I'm sure I saw some from the magazine I had on this site last year. Your idea sounds great! Welcome back to the crafting world!

Tami

Tia,

Try this site.
http://home.inreach.com/marthac/chris.html
There is a ton of free patterns here.

Linda from PA

Thanks so much! I've bookmarked them, and will look later when I have more time.

Rats!
I got all excited because I KNEW I'd seen some somewhere.

And I did find them again. There is a 6-pointed snowflake pattern near the top of the page. And several patterns for balls near the bottom.

Unfortunately, they are all knitted!

Can you be converted?

Here is a link that might be useful: knitted snowflake & ball covers

I have a cute little snowflake that I happened upon while playing with a border pattern (couldn't get the pattern to come out right but came up with the snowflake).

It's really simple. Just chain 5 and close to form a circle then chain 3 as a "turn" stitch. Using the "eye" of the circle (rather than one of the stitches) work 13 Trebel then 3sc turn. Now using the space between every second trebel stitch, work a pointed shell (3dc, 3sc, 3dc) until you work all the way back to the start.

Best Wishes
Amino-X

I have tons of them. Are you still looking forthem or did you find what you needed.

Yahoo Group you can join:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CrochetSnowflakes/

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/craft-wes-snowflake.html

and the mother of all snowflake sites!

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/snowflakes.php

i've been trying to find all my old glass ball cover patterns, and i had the same magazine that had maybe 6-10 of them, but it's been gone for many moves.

did find these patterns for crochet ball covers:
http://www.crochetpartners.org/PatternLibrary/CPpat93.html
http://members.optusnet.com.au/we2/crystalball.html
(size 10 thread/size 7 steel hook)
http://www.crochetsal.com/ballcover.html
(size 10 thread/size 9 steel hook)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/crochettalk2/ballcover.htm
(luster or knit-cro sheen/size E hook)

they're sorta like the ones i had. plan on giving them a try tonight.

good luck!