SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Caron® One Pound™
- Main Color (MC) Off White (10514) 2 balls
- Contrast A Living Coral (02003) 1 ball
- Contrast B Soft Sage (10580) 1 ball
- Contrast C Sunflower (10549) 1 ball
- Caron® Jumbo™
- Contrast D Foliage (09052) 1 ball
- Size U.S. I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Yarn needle
- MEASUREMENTS: Approx 52 1/2"x 57 3/4".
- GAUGE: 12 sc and 13 rows = 4".
- 1 Hexagon = Approx 5 1/4"x 6".
DIRECTIONS:
NOTES:Ch 5 at beg of rnds counts as dc and ch-2.
Work all joins with sl st.
FLOWER MOTIF (Make 18 each with A, B and D. Make 9 with C.)
Ch 4. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring. See diagram.
1st rnd: Ch 5. (3 dc in ring. Ch 2) 5 times. 2 dc in ring. Join to top of first dc (3rd ch of beg ch-5).
2nd rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp. Ch 5. 1 dc in ch-2 sp. *1 trbp around next dc. 1 trfp around next dc. 1 trbp around next dc.** (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next ch-2 sp.* Rep from * to * 4 times more, then from * to ** once. Join to top of first dc.
3rd rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp. Ch 5. 1 dc in ch-2 sp. *1 trbp around each of next 2 sts. 1 trfp around next st. 1 trbp around each of next 2 dc.** (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next ch-2 sp.* Rep from * to * 4 times more, then from * to ** once. Join to top of first dc.
4th rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp. Ch 1. *3 sc in ch-2 sp. 1 sc in each of next 7 sts. Rep from * around. Join to 1st sc. Fasten off.
BACKGROUND MOTIF (Make 52)
With MC, ch 4. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring. See diagram.
1st rnd: Ch 5. (3 dc in ring. Ch 2) 5 times. 2 dc in ring. Join to top of first dc.
2nd rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp. Ch 5. 1 dc in ch-2 sp. *1 dc in each of next 3 dc.** (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next ch-2 sp.* Rep from * to * 4 times more, then from * to ** once. Join to top of first dc.
3rd rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp. Ch 5. 1 dc in ch-2 sp. *1 dc in each of next 5 dc.** (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next ch-2 sp.* Rep from * to * 4 times more, then from * to ** once. Join to top of first dc.
4th rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp. Ch 1. *3 sc in ch-2 sp. 1 sc in each of next 7 dc. Rep from * around. Join to 1st sc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Sew Hexagons tog following assembly diagram.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain(s)
Dc = Double crochet
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Rnd(s)
Sc = Single crochet
Sl st = Slip stitch
Sp(s) = Space(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
Trfp = (Yoh) twice and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at front of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times.
Trbp = (Yoh) twice and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at back of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times.
Yoh = Yarn over hook