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Intermediate crochet
Finished size
90 x 130cm (small),
110 x 200cm (large)
Gather your supplies
Patons Cotton Blend 8 Ply
50g: 5 (11) balls White
Shade 01; 3 (7) balls Black
Shade 02; 4 (10) balls Pink
Shade 15; 3 (7) balls Fresh
Green Shade 24; 3 (6) balls
Coral Shade 26; 3 (6) balls
Mineral Shade 29; 5 (13)
balls Linen Shade 33; 4mm
crochet hook or size needed
for tension; yarn needle
Notes n Use only yarn
specified. Other yarns are likely
to produce different results.
n Yarn quantities are
approximate as they can vary
between crochet workers.
n Check ball bands to ensure
all yarn of same colour
is from same dye lot.
n Australian/UK crochet
terminology used throughout.
n For instructions for standard
crochet stitches, download
your free project sheet from
bhgshop.com.au/projectsheets.Tension: Hexagons to measure
11cm from side to side (not
point to point), using 4mm
hook. Check your tension
carefully, as measurements
and yarn quantities are
based on this tension. If
hexagon measures more than
11cm, use a smaller hook,
if less, use a larger hook.Special abbreviations
Cluster A = * yoh and draw
up a lp in same sp as sl st,
yoh and draw through 2
lps, rep from * once more
in same sp, yoh and draw
through all 3 lps on hook.
Cluster B = * yoh and draw
up a lp in sp, yoh and draw
through 2 lps, rep from * twice
in same sp, yoh and draw
through all 4 lps on hook.Here’s how
Multicoloured hexagon
Make 72 (180) using colours
listed in table (below).Using 4mm hook and 1st
colour (see table, below),
make 6ch and join with a sl
st in first ch to form a ring.
1st round: 2ch, Cluster
A in ring, (3ch, Cluster B
in ring) 5 times, 3ch, sl st
in top of Cluster A, using2nd colour sl st in 3ch sp
... 6 cluster groups in all.
2nd round: 2ch, (Cluster
A, 4ch, Cluster B) in same
sp as sl st, * 2ch, (Cluster B,
4ch, Cluster B) in next 3ch
sp, rep from * 4 times, 2ch,
sl st in top of Cluster A, using
3rd colour sl st in 4ch sp.
3rd round: 2ch, (Cluster
A, 4ch, Cluster B) in same
sp as sl st, 2ch, Cluster B in
next 2ch sp, * 2ch, (Cluster
B, 4ch, Cluster B) in next
4ch sp, 2ch, Cluster B in next
2ch sp, rep from * 4 times,
2ch, sl st in top of Cluster
A, using 4th colour sl st in
4ch sp ... 6 corners made.
4th round: 3ch (2tr, 1ch,
3tr) in same corner, * 3tr in
each 2ch sp to next corner,
(3tr, 1ch, 3tr) in corner, rep
from * 4 times, 3tr in each
2ch sp to end, sl st in 3rd
ch at beg. Fasten off, leaving
a long end for sewing up.Plain hexagon
Work as for Multicoloured
hexagon motif (above) using
single colour throughout,
making 3 (7) in each of Coral
and Mineral, 3 (9) in White,
4 (12) in Pink, 5 (15) in Fresh
Green and 13 (32) in Linen ...
31 (82) Plain hexagons in total.Quantity 1st colour 2nd colour 3rd colour 4th colour
21 (45) Pink White Coral Black
18 (45) Black Linen Fresh Green Pink
18 (42) Coral Pink White Mineral
15 (48) Fresh Green Black Linen White194194 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, FEBRUARY 2017BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, FEBRUARY 2017 bhg.com.aubhg.com.au