Chapter 7 • Square and Hexagonal Granny Squares 183
Dahlia Hexagon
The post stitches in this motif make the center flower literally pop
out of its hexagon.
Ch 4, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch-3 sp), sl st in ring, [ch 3, dc, ch
3, sl st] 5 times in ring, ch 3, sl st to 3rd ch of t-ch, fasten off
color, do not turn—6 dc.
Rnd 2: Join new color to top of t-ch, ch 4, BPsc around next dc,
ch 3; rep from around, BPsc around ch-6 sp, sl st to 1st ch of
t-ch, do not turn—6 ch-sps.
Rnd 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ch-sp, [FPtr, ch 2, FPtr] around
sc, 3 dc in ch-sp; rep from around, [FPtr, ch 2, FPtr] around last
sc, sl st to top of t-ch, do not turn—18 dc.
Rnd 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 2 dc, dc in tr, 3 dc in ch-sp,
dc in tr, dc in next 3 dc, dc in tr; rep from around, 3 dc in ch-sp,
dc in last tr, sl st to top of t-ch, fasten off—48 dc.
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