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Hexagon Granny
Materials

  • Medium (worsted) weight yarn:                                           
    Small amounts of various colors as desired
  • Crochet hook size G/6/4mm or size needed for gauge
  • Yarn needle

Gauge
Rnd 1 of motif measures 1 1/2” in diameter.

Rnd 1: With first color, ch 5, join in beg ch to form ring, ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, [3 dc in ring, ch 1] 5 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off. (6 3-dc groups, 6 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 2: Attach next color in any ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, ch 1, [(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 5 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off.  (6 corners groups made)

Rnd 3: Attach next color in any corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1**, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp, rep from * 5 times, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off.

Rnd 4: Attach next color in any corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, *ch 1, [2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] rep across to next corner group**, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next corner ch-1 sp, rep from * 5 times, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rep Rnd 4 for desired size.

Copyright © 2002 Carol Alexander. All rights reserved.

I put the squares together in photo shop to see how it would look.  I suppose you could do some half hexagons for the top and bottom to fill it in but I don't think it's necessary.
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