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Lily Pad Hexagons

Lily Pad Hexagons Project Details

I use american croc et terminology! d" cotton and a #mm oo"$ A%%re&iations ' c ' c ain( dc ' dou%le croc et( sl st ' sli) stitc ( sts ' stitc es! tc ' tre%le croc et$ *O+ A P+IN,ABL- PD* O* ,H- PA,,-+N .LI./ H-+-$ 1$ . ain # stitc es! and join into a circle$ . ain 0! t en 1or" 11 dc into t e round( join 1it a sli) stitc to to) o2 c 0 and 2asten o22$ 314 stitc es5

4$ No1 can you see t at t e to) o2 t e stitc es are made u) o2 loo)s( 1e usually 1or" under %ot loo)s! %ut you can 1or" under just t e 2ront loo)s! or just under t e %ac" loo)s$

In order to ma"e t is )roject 1e are going to 1or" a round in t e 2ront loo)s! and a second! se)arate round in t e %ac" loo)s6$

So! connect your second colour into one o2 t e %ac" loo)s 1it a sl st! and c 0! +-M-MB-+ 7O8 A+- 9O+/ING ONL7 IN ,H- BA./ LOOPS O* ,H- S,I,.H-S IN ,HIS +O8ND( dc in t e same st! :4dc in next stitc ! re) 2rom : 1; more times$ Sl st into to) o2 c 0$ 34# dc5

0$ No1 1e are going to ma"e t e outer %o%%les ' ON ,HIS +O8ND 9- A+- 9O+/ING ONL7 IN ,H- *+ON, LOOPS O* ,HS,I,.H-S$ . #$

#$ No1 1or" # tr into t e 2ront o2 t e next st$ Pull u) t e loo) and dro) 2rom your oo"$

<$ Pus your oo" 2rom 2ront to %ac" into t e 2irst tre%le 1or"ed$

=$ No1 also catc t e dro))ed loo) onto your oo"$

>$ Holding t e yarn tig t! )ull t e loo) t roug t e 1st tre%le to 2orm a %o%%le$ 1 %o%%le made6? @$ . $ #

A$ and join to t e 2ront loo) o2 t e next st 1it a sl st$

1;$ . #( ma"e next %o%%le in 2ront loo) o2 next stitc $ .ontinue li"e t is until 14 %o%%les a&e %een made! 2inis ing 1it c # and sl st into %ottom o2 2irst c #$ *asten o22$

Note t at as 1e 1or"ed into only t e %ac" stitc es o2 t e 2irst round 1e still a&e t e 2ront stitc es to 1or" in ' 1eBll %e doing t at next$ Belo1 is t e %ac" &ie1! and similarly t e un1or"ed %ac" loo)s can clearly %e seen at t e %ase o2 t e %o%%les ' 1eBll come %ac" to t em$

11$ O"! lets )ut t e inner ro1 o2 %o%%les in$ Insert your oo" into one o2 t e 2ront loo)s o2 round 1! and join your c osen colour 1it a sl st$

:. #! # tr in next st! dro) loo)! insert oo" into to) o2 1st tr! catc dro))ed loo) and )ull t roug to 2orm %o%%le! c #! join 1it sl st to next st( re) 2rom : < more times$ 3t is is all a re)eat o2 1 at 1e did on t e )re&ious ro1! only youBre ma"ing = %o%%les t is time not 145$ *asten o22$

No1 t is could %e your tadaaa? moment i2 you 1is ! )o) a )in on t e %ac" and ma"e a %rooc ! or se1 to em%ellis a %ag or cus ion$ 14$ But to ma"e into a exagon( join yarn into one o2 t e %ac" loo)s at t e %ac" o2 1or"! under t e %o%%les$ 3remem%er I said 1e 1ould come %ac" to t em5

. 0! dc in same st! dc in next st! :4dc in next st! 1 dc( re) 2rom : 1; times more$ Coin 1it a sl st into to) o2 c 0$ 30= dc5

10$ Plain sailing no1! 1e are %ac" to 1or"ing under %ot loo)s$ . 0! dc #! :Ddc1! c 4! dc 1E into next stitc ! dc <( re)$ 2rom : # times! Ddc1! c 4! dc 1E into next stitc $ Coin 1it a sl st into to) o2 c 0! 2asten o22 and 1ea&e in ends$

And t ere you go! Lily Pad Hexagon6