This pattern was created to make a blanket for a girl who had been badly bullied. I wanted to do something special for her.
Read more about it here: You can read more about the story behind the blanket here:
https://craftcove.blogspot.com/2018/01/hexes-against-bullies.html
First I made this pattern, but decided it might be too much for every hexagon to be the same, and some people might find it too difficult. So I created another, simpler one. The pattern is here
hereThis pattern is available to everyone for free. Please don’t share the pattern itself or claim it as your own, but feel free to share the link to this page. I also ask you to think about bullying and the terrible effect it can have on people while making it.
Hexagon 1 Pattern – UK Terms
Pattern Terms– UK
Yarn:
8
ply Marvel, in pink or blue
Hook:
3.50
mm
Size:
19 cm
Special Stitches Used
Puff
stitch:
yarn over, insert hook through stitch, pull up a long loop, repeat 4
more times in same stitch, yarn over, pull through all but last loop,
yarn over, pull through all remaining loops.
http://www.mooglyblog.com/puff-stitch-tutorial/
Split
puff stitch: Work the same as the puff stitch, but work three in the first stitch and three in the next stitch.
Picot: 3 ch, slst into the top of the previous stitch.
Shell
stitch:
(1 dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr) all in the same
stitch
1
dc through picot -2 versions:
version
1: Insert the hook through the picot from back to front, then down and back to the back, picking up one or two threads. Work a dc as usual.
Version
2:
Fold the picot forward and work through one or two stitches at the back of the picot.
Round
1: MR, 6 dc. (Or 2 ch, 5 dc in first ch), slst into first st (6
dcs)
Round
2: 3 ch (or 1 standing tr), 1 tr in 1st
st, 2 tr in every other stitch around, slst into first st. Fasten
off. (12
trs)
Round
3: attach yarn to any stitch, 1 ch, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, *5
ch, 1 split
puff stitch across next 2 sts,
5 ch,** 1 dc in each of next 2 sts,
rep from * all around, ending last rep at **,
slst into first st (6
dcs, 6 Ch 5s, 3 split puffs)
Round
4: 1 ch, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next st, *5 dc along side chains,
1 dc in top of st, 1 picot, 5 dc down other side**,1 dc in each of
next 2 sts, rep
from * all around, ending last rep at **
.
slst into first st. Fasten off. (42
dcs, 3 picots)
Round
5: BLO. Attach yarn to first dc from any pair, 3 chain, (or 1 standing double treble, 1 ch), (1
dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr) in same st, 1 picot, 1 shell
st in next stitch, 2 ch, sk next 5 dc, 1 dc through picot (see
special sts), 2 ch, sk next 5 sts, *1 shell st in next stitch, picot,
1 shell stitch in next stitch, 2 ch, sk next 5 sts, 1 dc through
picot (see special sts), 2 ch**, rep from * all around, ending last
rep at **slst into first st. Fasten off. (24
dtrs,3 picots, 12 ch, 3 dc through picot)
Round
6: Attach yarn to first st after any picot from round 5, 2 ch (or 1
standing bptr), 1 ch, 1 bptr in next st, 1 ch, 1 bpdtr in next st, 1
ch, 1 bpdtr in next st, *2 ch, 1 bpdtr in dc behind picot, 1 picot, 2
ch, 1 bpdtr in next st, 1 ch, 1 bpdtr in next st, 1 ch, 1 bptr in
next st, 1 ch, 1 bptr in next st, 1 ch, 1 dc through picot (see
special sts), 1 picot, 1 ch**, 1 bptr in next st, 1 ch, 1 bptr in
next st, 1 ch, 1 bpdtr in next st, 1 ch, 1 bpdtr in next st**, rep
from * all around, ending last rep at **, slst into first st. Fasten
off. (12
bptrs, 15 bpdtrs, 6 picots, 36 chs, 3 dc through picots)
Round
7: BLO, except in ch sts, Attach yarn to 1st
st after dtr with picot, 1 ch, 1 dc (or standing dc), *(1 dc in next
ch, 1 dc in next st) 3 times, 1 dc in ch, 1 dc through picot (see
special sts),(1 dc in next ch, 1 dc in next st) 4 times, 2 dc in next
ch sp,1 dc through picot (see special sts), 2 dc in next ch sp**, rep
from * all around, ending last rep at **, slst into first st. Fasten
off. (24
bldc, 36 dcs, 6 dc through picots)
Round
8: BLO, Attach yarn to 1st
st after tr behind picot, 3 ch (or 1 standing tr), 1 tr in each of
next 9 sts, *(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) in st behind picot,**1 tr in each of
next 10 sts. rep from * all around, ending last rep at **, slst into
first st. Fasten off. (60
trs, 6(1tr,2ch,1tr) cnrs)
Round
9: BLO, Attach yarn to 1st
st after 2 ch, 3 ch (or Standing tr) *1 tr in next st, 1 puff st in
next st, 1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 1 split puff st across next 2
sts, 1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 1 puff st in next st, 1 tr in each
of next 2 sts, (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) in corner,. rep from * all around,
ending last rep at **, slst into first st. Fasten off. (48
trs, 12 puff sts, 6 split puffs, 6(1tr,2ch,1tr) cnrs)
Round
10: Attach yarn to 1st
st after corner 2 ch, 1 ch, 1 dc in same st (or standing dc), 1 dc in
each of next 12 sts, *(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) in corner 2 ch, 1 dc in each
of next 13 sts**. rep from * all around, ending last rep at **, (1
dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) in corner 2 ch, slst into first st. Fasten off. (52
dcs, 6(1dc,2ch,1dc) cnrs)
Round
11: Attach yarn to 1st
st after corner 2 ch, 3 ch (or 1 standing tr), 1 tr in each of next
14 sts, *(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) in corner, 1 tr in each of next 15
sts,**. rep from * all around, ending last rep at **, (1 tr, 2 ch, 1
tr) in corner, slst into first st. Fasten off. (90trs,
6(1tr,2ch,1tr) cnrs)
Round
12: Attach yarn to 1st
st after corner 2 ch, 3 ch (or 1 standing bptr), 1 bptr in each of
next 16 sts, *(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) in corner, 1 bptr in each of next 17
sts,**. rep from * all around, ending last rep at **, (1 tr, 2 ch, 1
tr) in corner, slst into first st. Fasten off. (102 bptrs,
6(1tr,2ch,1tr) cnrs)
Round
13: Attach yarn to 1st
st after corner 2 ch, 3 ch (or 1 standing bptr), 1 bptr in each of
next 18 sts, *(1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) in corner, 1 bptr in each of next 19
sts,**. rep from * all around, ending last rep at **, (1 tr, 2 ch, 1
tr) in corner, slst into first st. Fasten off. (114
bptrs, 6(1tr,2ch,1tr) cnrs)
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Pattern created by Augenia (Jenny) Lawson
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Copyright © 2018 Augenia (Jenny) Lawson (Craft Cove)