The frost flower phenomenon occurs on mornings after the first few frosts of autumn, on a common roadside weed called Wingstem, Frostweed, or Crownbeard. Moisture at the base of the plant freezes and creates fragile ice formations around the plant’s stem. As soon as sunlight hits them, they’re gone.

This skirt uses the Frost Flower stitch pattern to create a elegant garment. To change sizes, adjust the number of stitches you cast on by adding extra repeats of the charts. Likewise, you can make the skirt longer or shorter by adding or subtracting vertical chart repeats.

Sample worked in a natural colorway of silk with approximately 400 size 8/0 blue beads.

Frost Flower motif is 3 inches wide after blocking