September Hexagon Motif

Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

This hexagon motif would be great in an afghan made with scraps! You could also make a pillow to match!

Materials Needed:
Worsted Weight acrylic yarn in 4 colors of choice.
Size H/8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn Needle for Weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4dc = 1"
Finished Size: 6" diameter on the flat sides
Skill Level: Intermediate

Beginning Cluster begcl. Ch2. Yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook twice. Yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook.

3dc Cluster 3dccl. Yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook 3 times. Yo, pull through all 4 lps on hook.

Instructions
RND 1: With Color 1. Ch6, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. 1begcl. Ch2. *3dccl, ch2, 5 times. Join w/slst to top of begcl.

RND 1: Slst into the next ch1 sp. Ch1. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch2 sp. Ch1. *2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch2 sp, ch1. Rep from * 4 times more. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off color 1 and weave ends into back of work.

RND 3: Join color 2 in any ch2 sp. Ch1. Sc in same sp. (3dc, ch2, 3dc in next ch1 sp.) *Sc in next ch2 sp. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off color 2 and weave ends into back of work.

RND 4:Join color 3 in same st as slst. Sc in same st. (Sc in each of the next 3 dc. 3sc in next ch2 sp. Sc in each of the next 3 dc.) *Sc in next sc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 5: Ch4. Dc in same st as lsst. (Sk 2sc. Dc, ch1, dc in next sc. Sk 1 sc. Dc, ch2, dc in next sc. Sk 1 sc. Dc, ch1, dc in next sc. Sk 2 sc.) *Dc, ch1, dc in next sc. Rep bet ()once. rep from around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch4. Fasten off color 3.

RND 6: Join color 4 in same st as slst. Ch1. (Sc in next ch1 sp. Sc in each of the next 2dc. Sc in next ch1 sp. Sc in each of the next 2dc. Sc,ch1, sc in next ch2 sp. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Sc in next ch1 sp. Sc in next dc. ) *Sc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1. Fasten off and weave all ends into back of work.

Buyer's Guide The yarns I used in the example are as follows.
• Red Heart Classic Color: Cherry Red #0912
• Red Heart Classic, Color: Shaded Greens #0957
• Red Heart Stripes, Color: Fruity Stripe #4962
• Red Heart Classic, Color: Mid Brown #0339

All of the yarn I used are scraps without labels but since I generally use Red Heart for almost all of my acrylic yarn patterns, I went to Herrschners.com to match up the colors I used with what they have listed on their site. The colors listed above are pretty accurate with what I actually used. The mid brown color is the closest color brown I could find to match the scrap I actually used.