This is Snowflake #68 in the book of 100 Snowflakes. Instructions are on page 84. It is pictured on page 32 in the Showcase.

“This little snowflake might come to rest on a pile of candle ice -- lake or sea ice that has disintegrated into a pile of candle-shaped cylinders”

Finished diameter: 2-3/8 in. (60 mm)
Thread required: 6 yd (5.5 m)

All pattern samples in this book are made with size 10 thread and a size 5 (1.9 mm) crochet hook.