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Lily Pad Hexagon

Project Details

Easy/Intermediate

This pattern is written in US Crochet Terminology and uses standard Crochet Abbreviations.

Description

  • Chain 4 stitches, and join into a circle. Chain 3, then work 11 dc into the round; join with a slip stitch to top of ch 3 and fasten off. (12 stitches)
  • Now can you see that the top of the stitches are made up of loops; we usually work under both loops, but you can work under just the front loops, or just under the back loops.
  • In order to make this project we are going to work a round in the front loops, and a second, separate round in the back loops….
  • So, connect your second colour into one of the back loops with a sl st, and ch 3, REMEMBER YOU ARE WORKING ONLY IN THE BACK LOOPS OF THE STITCHES IN THIS ROUND; dc in the same st, *2dc in next stitch, rep from * 10 more times. Sl st into top of ch 3. (24 dc)
  • Now we are going to make the outer bobbles – ON THIS ROUND WE ARE WORKING ONLY IN THE FRONT LOOPS OF THE STITCHES. Ch 4. Now work 4 tr into the front of the next st. Pull up the loop and drop from your hook
  • Push your hook from front to back into the first treble worked.
  • Now also catch the dropped loop onto your hook.
  • Holding the yarn tight, pull the loop through the 1st treble to form a bobble. 1 bobble made…!
  • ch4 and join to the front loop of the next st with a sl st.
  • Ch 4; make next bobble in front loop of next stitch. Continue like this until 12 bobbles have been made, finishing with ch 4 and sl st into bottom of first ch 4. Fasten off .

Note that as we worked into only the back stitches of the first round we still have the front stitches to work in – we’ll be doing that next. On the back view un-worked back loops can clearly be seen at the base of the bobbles – we’ll come back to them.

  • Ok, lets put the inner row of bobbles in. Insert your hook into one of the front loops of round 1, and join your chosen colour with a sl st. 
  • *Ch 4, 4 tr in next st, drop loop, insert hook into top of 1st tr, catch dropped loop and pull through to form bobble, ch 4, join with sl st to next st; rep from * 5 more times. (this is all a repeat of what we did on the previous row, only you’re making 6 bobbles this time not 12). Fasten off.

Now this could be your tadaaa! moment if you wish, pop a pin on the back and make a brooch, or sew to embellish a bag or cushion.

  • But to make into a hexagon; join yarn into one of the back loops at the back of work, under the bobbles. (remember I said we would come back to them)
  • Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *2dc in next st, 1 dc; rep from * 10 times more. Join with a sl st into top of ch 3. (36 dc) 
  • Plain sailing now, we are back to working under both loops. Ch 3, dc 4, *[dc1, ch 2, dc 1] into next stitch, dc 5; rep. from * 4 times, [dc1, ch 2, dc 1] into next stitch. Join with a sl st into top of ch 3, fasten off and weave in ends. 

And there you go,  one Lily Pad Hexagon x