I really liked the look of Lucy's hexagons here but I don't have alot of time for colour changing and fiddling around - Lucy herself describes them as taking concentration which I'm very short of at the moment!
So I decided on single colour granny style hexagons and I got out my coloured pencils and began to mess about. I'm not going to post pics of my doodles but suffice to say that when I'd finished the word 'circus' leapt into my head! Don't ask me why cos I've never seen coloured hexagons at a circus but there you are. Anyway, the Circus Hexagon Blanket was born and I began this morning.
I made up the pattern as I went along (although there are a zillion patterns on the internet). If you'd like to join me in making a Circus Hexagon Blanket, see below for the tutorial for the hexagon. It's really easy and I think it'll be a great project for all those bit and pieces of yarn that we all end up with!
I wanted to keep the project fairly fast growing so I've kept the hexagons pretty large. They measure approximately 14cm across and consist of 5 rounds each. I'm using an acrylic double knit but I think it would look fab in a cotton yarn too. Here goes with the tutorial....
Round 1
Make 6 chain and work into a circle with a slip st.
Work 2tr, 2ch into the ring 6 times. You should have six 2tr clusters ending with 2ch. Join to top of first 2tr with a sl st.
(I use a magic circle technique for starting my hexagons and it gives a really next centre circle.)
Round 2
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
* (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) into next space, ch1
Repeat from * until the round is complete ending with ch1.
Join to top of first ch3 with a sl st.
Round 3
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*2tr into next space, ch1.
2tr, 2ch, 2tr into next space (corner), ch1*
Repeat from * - * until round is complete. Join with a sl st into first ch3.
Round 4
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*2tr into next space, ch1 - repeat this twice.
2tr, 2ch, 2tr into next space (corner), ch1*
Repeat from * - * until round is complete. Join with a sl st into first ch3.
Round 5
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*2tr into next space, ch1 - repeat this three times.
2tr, 2ch, 2tr into next space (corner), ch1*
Repeat from * - * until round is complete. Join with a sl st into first ch3.
Bind off.
So, there you have it. A glorious granny hexagon!!! I hope you'll join me in making a blanket. Please comment if you do and email me your hexagon pics and I'll post them with links to your blog!
Here are the instructions without pics:
Round 1
Make 6 chain and work into a circle with a slip st.
Work 2tr, 2ch into the ring 6 times. You should have six 2tr clusters ending with 2ch. Join to top of first 2tr with a sl st.
(I use a magic circle technique for starting my hexagons and it gives a really next centre circle.)
Round 2
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*(2tr, 2ch, 2tr) into next space, ch1
Repeat from * until the round is complete ending with ch1.
Join to top of first ch3 with a sl st.
Round 3
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*2tr into next space, ch1.
2tr, 2ch, 2tr into next space (corner), ch1*
Repeat from * - * until round is complete. Join with a sl st into first ch3.
Round 4
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*2tr into next space, ch1 - repeat this twice.
2tr, 2ch, 2tr into next space (corner), ch1*
Repeat from * - * until round is complete. Join with a sl st into first ch3.
Round 5
Sl st into the first space between two clusters. Ch3 - this counts as your first tr.
1tr, 2ch, 2tr all into the same space - this is your first corner. Ch1.
*2tr into next space, ch1 - repeat this three times.
2tr, 2ch, 2tr into next space (corner), ch1*
Repeat from * - * until round is complete. Join with a sl st into first ch3.
Bind off.