Super simple hexagon. While I love my regular hexagons, I do find them a bit tiresome after a while and by the 4th chain round (of 5 rounds) I'm usually reaching for the kettle for a wee break.
But these whip up in minutes and have only 3 rounds! They work in a very similar way to a granny square, but are much prettier I think. So, here it is as promised... my Super Simple Hexagon! It's a short pattern so I'm posting the full instructions here, but you can also download it in printable form here. There is no copyright on this... please feel free to use it for whatever you want! Abbreviations Cl St = Cluster Stitch: YO and pull a loop through ring, YO and pull through 2 loops on hook (3 times), YO and pull through all 4 loops on hook. Pattern written in US English. Escaping Suburbia. I have a terrible case of “startitis” lately and finally decided I needed to step away from the lace yarn and work on something else for a while.
I thought of doing a granny-square-a-day project, but… let’s be honest… I’d never stick with it! In the end, I settled on some simple hexagons: I’m aiming for an afghan, and I used a no-dye-lot yarn so I didn’t have to buy it all in advance. Trying to decide now if I’ll do other colors when I go to get more yarn, or if I’ll just keep the red, blue and grey theme.
Pattern: Super Simple Hexagon Yarn: Caron Simply Soft , which I didn’t really want to buy because it’s so shiny – 100% baby-melting acrylic – but my choices were a bit limited. Crochet Spot & Blog Archive & How To Crochet: Broomstick Lace -... You can use a very large knitting needle for bigger loops and you can create different rows with different size stitches.
The only stitch that you need to know is single crochet, can you believe it? For this tutorial, I used my favorite crochet thread in size 3 with a size C crochet hook and a size 17 knitting needle. The usual grouping of stitches is 4 to 6. Your initial chain will vary in length depending on how many groups of stitches you want to make. In this example, I am going to make 4 groups of 5 stitches so I will chain 20. Chain 20. Insert crochet hook into each chain, yarn over and bring the loop up onto the knitting needle.
I go by Katie: DIY Tunisian Crochet.