STARFLOWER HEXAGON
$\copyright$ 2010 Julie Mnemosyne (http://sjedesigns.blogspot.com/)
Have fun making these hexagons! If you have any questions or spot an error, please send me a message on Ravelry or email me at mnemosyne.star@gmail.com. PATTERN NOTES The resulting hexagons will probably need to be blocked to lay flat. YARN 3 or 4 colors of yarn (A, B, C, and D - A and C can be the same color). I used an aran weight yarn. HOOK SIZE Appropriate hook for yarn weight - see “Gauge and size." I used anH/5.0 mmhook. GAUGE AND SIZE Gauge isn't terribly important, although I suggest you pick a yarn and then test the pattern with different-sized hooks until the result lies reasonably flat; you can always block out minor curling later. My hexagons ended up 7 in. ( $17.8\;\mathrm{cm})$ from side to side and 8 in. $(20.3\;\mathrm{cm})$ from tip to tip. NOTIONS Yarn needle Stitch markers if needed STITCH ABBREVIATIONS st/sts $=$ stitch/stitches ch $=$ chain ch sp $=$ chain space sl st $=$ slip stitch $\mathbf{sc}=$ single crochet hdc $=$ half double crochet dc $=$ double crochet ·htr $=$ "half treble crochet' (my term - I don't know if this stitch has an official name) $=$ yarn over hook 2 times, insert hook into stitch indicated, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, yarn over hook, pull yarn through 2 loops on hook, yarn over hook, pull through 3 remaining loops on hook ·tr $=$ treble crochet ·lsc $=$ long single crochet $=$ insert hook into stitch or space indicated, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, yarn over hook, pull yarn through both loops on hook ·$\mathrm{PL=}$ petal loop PETAL LOOP (PL) 1. Chain 3. 2. Slip stitch into same stitch as first sc in Round 5 of next petal. These slip stitches are basically embroidering the loop over the previous rounds and are called embroidery slip stitches in the charted pattern. 3. Slip stitch into space under first dc in Round 4 of next petal. 4. Slip stitch over sc in Round 4 between current and next petal. 5. Slip stitch over last dc in Round 4 and into same stitch as last sc in Round 5 of current petal. 6. Slip stitch into space under initial chain 3. 7. Chain over last chain of beginning chain 3 8Chain 2
Figure 1: Close-up of the area between two petals prior to Figure 2: Close-up of the area between two petals after crocheting a petal loop. The black circles mark spaces wherecrocheting a petal loop. The gray lines mark the chain you're going to insert your hook in steps 2-5. stitches and embroidery slip stitches of the loop.Thewhite dots mark where the spaces were.
PATTERN
dc in ch-1 sp, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts] 5 times. 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off D, leaving a long tail for seaming. Seaming: Line up two hexagons along one side on each hexagon. See diagram below for how to lay out more than two hexagons; the white lines outlined in gray indicate seams. Thread D into a yarn needle and, passing under the top loops of the last round of sts, seam the two pieces together by zigzagging the yarn along the length of each side, passing back along the same path in the opposite direction for added security. Fasten off D.
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