HEXAGON BLANKET
Join-as-you-go granny hexagons make a statement in this blanket by Fran Morgan ■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (100% cotton, 50g/125m), 9 balls of White (001), 3 balls of each: Emerald (032), Saffron (059), Flamingo (053), Lobster (029)
■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook
TENSION
Tensions is not critical for this project, but it may affect the yarn quantities required
MEASUREMENTS
Blanket measures 140x110cm (55x43 in)
ABBEVIATIONS
adjacent Motif This refers to the Motif that you will be joining to. If joining to multiple Motifs the pattern will refer to ‘next adjacent Motif’ corner join Where joining to the ch-2 sps on 2 adjacent motifs work 1dc into both ch-sps
For a full list, see page 94
NOTES
Blanket is made up of three types of Motifs. You will need to make and join 195 Full Motifs first. Next you will make and join 18 ThreeSided Half Motifs, which are positioned along the long edges of the Blanket. Then you will make and join 24 Two-Sided Half Motifs, which are positioned along the short edges of the Blanket.
This is a join-as-you-go (JAYG) pattern where all motifs are joined together on the final round. You may prefer to work the final round without joining and sew the motifs together at the end. Refer to the image below as your layout guide.
HEXAGON BLANKET
FULL MOTIF MAKE 195
Make 55 in Saffron, 44 in Lobster, 46 in Emerald and 50 in Flamingo.
Make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch5 (counts as tr, ch2 throughout), (3tr, ch2) 5 times into loop, 2tr, ss to third ch of beg ch-5, ss into ch-2 sp. [18 tr]
Round 2 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), (2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in same sp, (3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in next 5 ch-2 sps, ss to top of beg ch-3. [36 tr]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Work Round 3 on your first Full Motif, then use the JAYG round for all subsequent Full Motifs. Use the image below as your layout guide. With RS facing, join White into any ch-2 sp on first Motif.
Round 3 Ch3, (2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) into same ch-2 sp, *(3tr, ch1) in ch-1 sp, (3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [54 tr]
Fasten off.
With RS facing, join White into any ch-2 sp on Motif.
JAYG Ch3, 2tr in same sp, ch1, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, ch1, *3tr in same ch-2 sp on current Motif, dc in next ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif, 3tr in next ch-1 sp on current Motif, dc in next ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif, 3tr in next ch-2 sp on current Motif, ch1, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, ch1; rep from * on next adjacent Motif if joining multiple Motifs on this round, continue in patt of Round 3 for all sides not being joined, ss to top of beg ch-3.
[54 tr, 3 dc for each side joined +1 dc, eg. 7 dc for 2 joined sides]
Fasten off.
THREE SIDED HALF MOTIF MAKE 18 Make 4 each using Saffron, Lobster and Flamingo. Make 6 using Emerald.
Make a magic loop.
Row 1 (WS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), 2tr into loop, (ch2, 3tr) twice, turn. [9 tr]
Row 2 (RS) Ch3, 2tr in st at base of ch-3, ch1, (3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in each ch-2 sp, 3tr in final st. [18 tr]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
These Motifs are positioned along the long edges of the Blanket . If you are working on a corner Motif that needs to be joined to a Two-Sided Motif replace all joining dc’s with ch1 on this edge.
With RS facing, join White into first st.
JAYG Ch3, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, 2tr in same st as beg ch-3, dc in ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif, 3tr in next ch-1 sp on current Motif, dc in next ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif, *(3tr, ch1) in ch-2 sp, dc in ch-2 sps on two adjacent Motifs (this is the corner join on the Full Motifs), ch1, 3tr in same ch-2 sp on current Motif, dc in ch-1 sp on next adjacent Motif, 3tr in ch-1 sp on current Motif, dc in ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif; rep from * once more, 3tr in final st, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif. [27 tr, 10 dc]
Fasten off.
TWO SIDED HALF MOTIF MAKE 24 Make 20 using Lobster and 4 using Emerald. Make a magic loop.
Row 1 (WS) Ch5, (3tr, ch2) twice into loop, tr, turn. [8 tr]
Row 2 (RS) Ch5, (3tr, ch1) in next ch-2 sp, (3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in next ch-2 sp, (3tr, ch2) in final ch2 sp, tr in final st. [14 tr]
These Motifs are positioned along the short edges of the Blanket.
With RS facing, join White into first st.
JAYG Ch3, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, (3tr in next ch-sp on current Motif, dc in ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif) twice, (3tr, ch1) in next ch-2 sp, dc in ch-2 sps on two adjacent Motifs (corner join), 3tr in same ch-2 sp on current Motif, (dc in ch-sp on next adjacent Motif, 3tr in next ch-sp on current Motif) twice, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, tr in final st. [20 tr, 7 dc]
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
BORDER
With RS facing, join White into any corner.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), *3dc in corner (pm in second dc), (work 12 dc across edge of all Full Motifs, 15dc across straight edge of Two-Sided Half Motifs and 13dc across straight edge of Three-Sided Half Motifs) across to next corner; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc. [798 dc]
Fasten off and join Saffron into any marked dc.
Round 2 Ch1, *3dc in marked st (pm in second st), dc in each st to next corner; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc. [806 dc]
Fasten off and join Lobster into any marked st.
Rounds 3-5 Repeat Round 2 using following colour sequence: Lobster, Emerald and Flamingo. [830 dc]