Did you know it took me years to become a person who likes to make blankets? I don’t know what it was exactly that made me dislike them, maybe it was how much work they take, but I honestly would tell people ” I don’t make big projects” for so, so long. But, let me tell you, that is not the case any more. I have so many blankets I’ve been making in the last couple years and this week I’ve even got a new pattern for one – say hello to the Florence Hexagon Blanket crochet pattern!
Hexagons are the bestagons, ya know? And I do love how they work up to create such a fun and exciting blanket and that’s why I picked them for this one. I mean, I could have picked squares or triangles or even circles if I was feeling cheeky but nope, I picked one of my favorites – hexagons, to base this entire blanket around. And I also knew I wanted some 3D texture, which is super easy to achieve when you work into both the front and back loop separately (making 2 passes for a few different rnds, don’t worry that’ll make sense in the pattern). I just had this image for the flower center of a hexagon design and I knew I had to make it happen.
So why Florence? Because in my head… it made sense. I liked the idea of Florence to flora, which means plants and the center of this design is a flower. And why mustard? Because this whole thing has a secret bee theme. Do you see it? The hexagons, the flowers, & the warm mustard color? Yep… an idea that possibly only I would understand but that’s ok, because it does make me smile. Also I love this color, it really is so very pretty in person. I even have some left over… I’m thinking about making another design with it but that’s future Amber’s problem.
Anyway, I do hope you like the new Florence Hexagon Blanket crochet pattern and I seriously hope that it cools down here so I can pull it out and use it. Is it Fall where you are yet? Are you able to crochet and not feel too warm? If you are, I’m jealous. Please send some of that cool air my way.
Remember to be kind to each other, wash your masks, and stay safe friends <3 <3
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Level
Advanced Easy
Materials
- US H (5.00 mm) crochet hook
- Size #4 worsted weight yarn
- Specifics in Finished Product Details
- I used 4 skeins of Pound of Love by Lion Brand Yarns for this pattern
- Notions: scissors, measuring tape, yarn needle
Gauge
- 16 hdc x 11 rows = 4” (blocked)
Terms/ Stitches used
- Magic circle
- RS: Right side
- Ch: Chain
- St: Stitch
- Sk: Skip
- Sc: Single crochet
- Hdc: Half double crochet
- BLO: Back loop only
- Join: Join with a slip st
Notes
- This pattern is worked first as individual Hexagons and Half-Hexagons, which are then seamed up to create the blanket. 59 Hexagons and 8 Half-Hexagons in rows of 6 or 7 Hexagons with the Half-Hexagons on the ends of the 6 Hexagon rows to even out the edges.
- The Hexagons are worked in the round with a slip st to join at the end of the rnd.
- The ch 1, at the beginning of the rnds/rows does not count as a stitch.
- Blocking is suggested for these Hexagons/Half-Hexagons.
- Both * and | denote repeats and at times both will be used on the same rnds. The sample was made in Pound of Love by Lion Brand Yarns in the color Maise.
Approx Finished Product Details for the Florence Hexagon Blanket crochet pattern
Hexagon Flat side to flat side: 8” Point to point: 9” Yarn: 1 oz/ 64 yds ea | Half-Hexagon Flat side to center: 4” Point to point” 9 Yarn: .5 oz/ 32 yds ea | Finished Blanket 56” x 60” Yarn: approx 4 skeins/ 15 oz / 4032 yds |
Florence Hexagon Blanket Crochet Pattern Instructions
Hexagon (make 59)
(RS) Rnd 1: Create a magic circle (you can also replace this with a ch 1 if you prefer), ch 1, hdc 12 times into the circle, join — 12 hdc
Note: the next rnd (as well as rnds 3 and 4) you will work in 2 parts – Rnd 2A will be worked back loop only of the previous row and Rnd 2B will be worked in the remaining loop. This is what creates the 3D design and texture.
Rnd 2A, BLO the whole row: Ch 1, turn: sc into the first st, *ch 2, sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * all the way around, join — 12 sc
Rnd 2B, the remaining loop: Ch 1, turn, slip st into the BLO, ch 1, hdc into the first st, hdc twice into the next st, *hdc into the next st, hdc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * all the way around, join — 18 hdc
Rnd 3A, BLO the whole row: Ch 1, turn, sc into the first st, *ch 2, sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * all the way around, join — 18 sc
Rnd 3B, the remaining loop: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the first 2 sts, hdc twice into the next st, *hdc into the next 2 sts, hdc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * all the way around, join — 24 hdc
Rnd 4A, BLO the whole row: Ch 1, turn, sc into the first st, *ch 2, sc into the next st,* repeat from * to * all the way around, join — 24 sc
Rnd 4B, the remaining loop: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the first 3 sts, hdc twice into the next st, *hdc into the next 3 sts, hdc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * all the way around, join — 30 hdc
The BLO portion ends here. The rnds 5 – 11 end will be worked into both loops.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the next 5 sts, *[hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next st, hdc into the next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, hdc into into the same st as the first st of this rnd, ch 3, join — 36 hdc, 5 ch-2 spaces, 1 ch-3 space
Rnd 6: Ch 1, turn, slip st into the ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into the ch-3 space, |*ch 1, sk the next st, hdc into the next st,* repeat from * to * until the next ch 2 space, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space, | repeat from | to | 4 more times, repeat from * to * until the next ch-3 space, hdc into the ch 3 space, ch 3, join — 30 hdc, 18 ch-1 spaces, 5 ch-2 spaces, 1 ch-3 space
Rnd 7: Ch 1, turn, slip st into the ch-3 space,ch 1, hdc into the ch-3 space, *hdc into each st until the next ch-2 space (this counts hdc and ch-1 spaces here and throughout), [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, hdc into the each st until the next ch-3 space, hdc into the ch-3 space, ch 3, join — 60 hdc, 5 ch-2 spaces, 1 ch-3 space
Rnd 8: Ch 1, turn, slip st into the ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into the ch-3 space,|*hdc into the next st, ch 1, sk the next st,* repeat from * to * until the next ch 2 space, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space, | repeat from | to | 4 more times, repeat from * to * until the next ch-3 space, hdc into the ch 3 space, ch 3, join — 42 hdc, 30 ch-1 spaces, 5 ch-2 spaces, 1 ch-3 spaceRnd 9: Ch 1, turn, slip st into the ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into the ch-3 space, *hdc into each st until the next ch-2 space, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, hdc into the each st until the next ch-3 space, hdc into the ch-3 space, ch 3, join — 84 hdc, 5 ch-2 spaces, 1 ch-3 space
Rnd 10: Ch 1, turn, slip st into the ch-3 space, ch 1, hdc into the ch-3 space, *hdc into each st until the next ch-2 space, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * 4 more times, hdc into the each st until the next ch-3 space, hdc into the ch-3 space, ch 2, join — 96 hdc, 6 ch-2 spaces,
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join, *sc into each st until the next ch-2 space, [sc, ch 2, sc],* repeat from * to * 5 more times, join — 108 sc, 6 ch-2 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block your Hexagon.
Half-Hexagon (make 8)
(RS) Row 1: Create a magic circle, ch 1, hdc 6 times into the circle — 6 hdc
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, hdc into the next st, *hdc twice into the next st, hdc into the next st, * repeat from * to * once more — 9 hdc
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, hdc into the next 2 sts, *hdc twice into the next st, hdc into the next 2 sts, * repeat from * to * once more — 12 hdc
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, hdc into the next 3 sts, hdc twice into the next st, hdc into the next 3 sts, hdc twice into the next st, hdc into the next 2 sts, hdc twice into the last st — 16 hdc
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, hdc into the next 5 sts, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next st, hdc into the next 4 sts, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next st, hdc into the last 5 sts — 18 hdc, 2 ch-2 spaces
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, *ch 1, sk the next st, hdc into the next st,* repeat from * to * once more, ch 1, sk the next st, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space, repeat from * to * 3 more times, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space, repeat from * to * twice more, ch 1, sk the next st, hdc twice into the last st — 15 hdc, 9 ch-1 spaces, 2 ch-2 spaces
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, *hdc into each st until the next ch-2 space (this counts both hdc and ch-1 spaces here and throughout), [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * once more, hdc into each st until the last st, hdc twice into the last st — 30 hdc, 2 ch-2 spaces
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, *ch 1, sk the next st, hdc into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, ch 1, sk the next st, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space, repeat from * to * 5 more times, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space, repeat from * to * 4 more times, ch 1, sk the next st, hdc twice into the last st — 21 hdc, 15 ch-1 spaces, 2 ch-2 spaces
Row 9: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, *hdc into each st until the next ch-2 space, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * once more, hdc into each st until the last st, hdc twice into the last st — 42 hdc, 2 ch-2 spaces
Row 10: Ch 1, turn, hdc twice into the first st, *hdc into each st until the next ch-2 space, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * once more, hdc into each st until the last st, hdc twice into the last st — 48 hdc, 2 ch-2 spaces
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, *sc into each st until the next ch-2 space, [sc, ch 2, sc] into the next ch-2 space,* repeat from * to * once more, sc into each st until the last st, sc twice into the last st — 54 sc, 2 ch-2 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends. Block your Half-Hexagon.
Seaming
Arrange the Hexagons in a 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7 arrangement, and then insert the Half-Hexagons in the edges of the 6 Hexagon rows to give a solid edge on that side. Seam together the Hexagons and Half-Hexagons in your preferred method of seaming (I used a whip stitch throughout).
Border
Start in a corner ch-2 so that you’re working along the straight edge (where you attached the Half-Hexagons), |sc down the edge placing one sc into each sc, one sc into each ch-2 space, and 2 sc into each hdc until you get to the last ch-2 space at the corner, rotate your blanket so you’re working along the point ends of the hexagons, sc once into the first ch-2, sc once into each sc until the next ch 2, *[sc, ch 3, sc], sc once into each sc until the next ch-2,* repeat from * to * until the last ch-2 of the row, | rotate your piece so you’re working along the straight edge, repeat from | to | until you’re back to the first st, join — 1,092 sc, 14 ch-3 spaces
Fasten off, weave in your ends and block if you’d like.
Tassels
Cut approx 406 12” pieces of yarn, separate them into piles of 29. Loop the piles through the ch-3 spaces on the Hexagons on the short side. Then cut 14 more 8” pieces of yarn and tie them (at least a few times before fastening off) approx 1” from the fold point around the ch-3. Do this for each of the remaining 13 ch-3 spaces on the end Hexagons.
Cat
Thursday 3rd of November 2022
Hi there, I'm having difficulty with the R2A and R2B thing. after hdc 12 into initial magic circle, then join the cirlce, then another 12 hdc. Now we are on R2A, you ch1 and turn your work. we work some stitches, blo, but then the start of R2B is ch1 and turn your work. If I was just BLO, now those loops are at the front, meaning the remaining loop is now in back of the loop I already worked into. Where am I going wrong? Thank you in advance for the help (:
Divine Debris
Friday 4th of November 2022
Yes you do the 12 hdc in rnd 1, then you move onto rnd 2A, which is worked BLO, and then you turn again and start rnd 2B, which is also worked BLO but now it's the other loop facing you. The BLO is based on your orientation to the piece. I hope that helps :)
Arielle
Tuesday 8th of February 2022
Do you have, or plan on making, video resources for this pattern? I've been struggling with following the written pattern.
Divine Debris
Wednesday 9th of February 2022
Hi! At this time, no I don't intend to make a video for this pattern. Can you elaborate on what you're having problems with?
liz
Tuesday 14th of September 2021
HEXAGONS ARE THE BESTAGONS <3 <3 <3
Divine Debris
Wednesday 15th of September 2021
You are correct my friend!