HEXAGON BLANKET
A mesmerising pattern of gure-of-eight hexagons creates an impressive blanket by Sanita Brensone
Lose yourself in the pleasing geometry of this cleverly constructed blanket. The double hexagon motifs create an intricate, interlocking pattern that is soothingly hypnotic. Sleep well!
NOTES
Blanket is made up of 140 Spinning Hexagon Motifs and 28 Half Hexagon Motifs. The Spinning Hexagons are made up of two Hexagon shapes, which are sewn together using the tails.
Each Spinning Hexagon Motif uses four colours. You can use any colours in any order for each Motif; they will be referred to as Yarn A, Yarn B, Yarn C and Yarn D. The joining and Edging are all worked in Emmen, so use less of this shade when working the Motifs to ensure you have enough left at the end.
There is a Stitch Chart for the Spinning Hexagon Motif and a Layout Chart for joining; both Charts can be found on the opposite page.
BLANKET
SPINNING HEXAGON MOTIF !MAKE 140" Refer to the Stitch Chart on the opposite page for Rows 1-8.
Using a 4mm hook and Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Row 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), tr into loop, (ch1, 2tr) 5 times, dc into top of beg ch-3, place live loop on a stitch marker.
[12 tr, 5 ch-1 sps, 1 dc]
Join Yarn B into first ch-1 sp.
Row 2 (RS) Ch3, tr in same sp, *tr in next 2 sts, (tr, ch1, tr) in next ch-1 sp; rep from * three times more, place live loop on a stitch marker.
[18 tr, 4 ch-1 sps]
Join Yarn C into top of beg ch-3 of Round 2. Row 3 Ch3, tr in same st, *tr in next 4 tr, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp; rep from * three times more, place live loop on a stitch marker. [26 tr,
4 ch-1 sps]
Join Yarn C into top of beg ch-3 of Round 3. Row 4 Ch3, tr in same st, *tr in next 6 tr, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp; rep from * three times more, place live loop on a stitch marker. [34 tr, 4 ch-1 sps] Pick up the live loop of Yarn A.
Row 5 Tr in first ch-1 sp from Row 1, 2tr in beg ch-3 from Row 2, 1tr in beg ch-3 from Row 3, tr3tog evenly over top of beg ch-3 from Row 3 and beg ch-3 from Row 4. [4 tr, 1 tr3tog] Fasten off and pick up the live loop of Yarn B. Row 6 Tr in next 2 tr, tr in next dc, tr in next 3 tr, tr2tog final 2 sts of Row 5. [6 tr, 1 tr2tog] Fasten off and pick up the live loop of Yarn C. Row 7 Tr in next 6 sts, tr2tog final 2 sts.
Fasten off and pick up the live loop of Yarn D. Row 8 As Row 7.
Fasten off.
Repeat Rows 1-8 using the following colour sequence: Row 1 in Yarn D, Row 2 in Yarn C,
Row 3 in Yarn B, Row 4 in Yarn A, Row 5 in Yarn D, Row 6 in Yarn C, Row 7 in Yarn B, Row 8 in Yarn A.
With the WS facing you, line up the ends of Rows 5-8 on both hexagons. Using the tails, sew them together to form the Spinning Hexagon Motif.
HALF HEXAGON MOTIF !MAKE 28"
Using a 4mm hook and any colour, make a magic loop.
Row 1 (RS) Ch3, (2tr, ch1) twice, 3tr into loop. [8 tr, 2 ch-1 sps]
Fasten off and join new colour into top of beg ch-3 from Row 1.
Row 2 (RS) Ch3, tr in same st, *tr in next 2 sts, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, rep from * once more, tr in next 2 sts, 2tr in final st. [14 tr, 2 ch-1 sps] Fasten off and join new colour into top of beg ch-3 from Row 2.
Row 3 (RS) Ch3, tr in same st, *tr in each st to ch-1 sp, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-1 sp, rep from * once more, tr in each st across to final st, 2tr in final st. [20 tr, 2 ch-1 sps]
Fasten off and join new colour into top of beg ch-3 from Row 3.
Row 4 (RS) As Row 3. [26 tr, 2 ch-1 sps] Fasten off.
TO JOIN
Use the Layout Chart when joining the Motifs of the Blanket. The Chart shows the first 2 rows of Motifs; repeat these rows until you have joined all the Motifs and have a total of 14 rows. Using a 5mm hook and Emmen, join using your preferred method. We have worked with RS facing and slip stitched the Motifs together through the back loops only.
EDGING
Place stitch markers according to the Layout Chart.
Using a 4mm hook and Emmen, join yarn into a corner before a straight edge of the Blanket. Round 1 Ch3, *tr in each row-end of Half Hexagon, tr in centre of magic loop of Half Hexagon, tr in each row-end, tr in slip stitch join, tr in each st and slip stitch join to next Half Hexagon; rep from * to stitch marker, (tr, ch1, tr) in ch-sp, tr in each st to next marker, **(tr, ch1, tr) in ch-sp, tr in next 7 sts, tr3tog, next st slip stitch join and next st on next Motif, tr in each st to ch-1 sp; rep from ** across to next marked st; (2tr, ch1, 3tr) in marked st, rep from * once more, ss to top of beg ch-3.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.