THE ART OF CRAFT

HEXAGON BLANKET

Join-as-you-go granny hexagons make a statement in this blanket by Fran Morgan

■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (100% cotton, 50g/125m), 9 balls of White (001), 3 balls of each: Emerald (032), Saffron (059), Flamingo (053), Lobster (029)

■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook

TENSION

Tensions is not critical for this project, but it may affect the yarn quantities required

MEASUREMENTS

Blanket measures 140x110cm (55x43¼in)

ABBEVIATIONS

adjacent Motif This refers to the Motif that you will be joining to. If joining to multiple Motifs the pattern will refer to ‘next adjacent Motif’

corner join Where joining to the ch-2 sps on 2 adjacent motifs work 1dc into both ch-sps

For a full list, see page 94

NOTES

Blanket is made up of three types of Motifs. You will need to make and join 195 Full Motifs first. Next you will make and join 18 Three-Sided Half Motifs, which are positioned along the long edges of the Blanket. Then you will make and join 24 Two-Sided Half Motifs, which are positioned along the short edges of the Blanket.

This is a join-as-you-go (JAYG) pattern where all motifs are joined together on the final round. You may prefer to work the final round without joining and sew the motifs together at the end. Refer to the image below as your layout guide.

HEXAGON BLANKET FULL MOTIF (MAKE 195)

Make 55 in Saffron, 44 in Lobster, 46 in Emerald and 50 in Flamingo.

Make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch5 (counts as tr, ch2 throughout), (3tr, ch2) 5 times into loop, 2tr, ss to third ch of beg ch-5, ss into ch-2 sp. [18 tr]

Round 2 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), (2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in same sp, (3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in next 5 ch-2 sps, ss to top of beg ch-3. [36 tr]

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Work Round 3 on your first Full Motif, then use the JAYG round for all subsequent Full Motifs. Use the image below as your layout guide. With RS facing, join White into any ch-2 sp on first Motif.

Round 3 Ch3, (2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) into same ch-2 sp, *(3tr, ch1) in ch-1 sp, (3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1) in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [54 tr]

Fasten off.

With RS facing, join White into any ch-2 sp on Motif.

Ch3, 2tr in same sp, ch1, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, ch1, *3tr in same ch-2 sp on current Motif, dc in next ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif, 3tr in next ch-1 sp on current Motif, dc in next ch-1 sp on adjacent Motif, 3tr in next ch-2 sp on current Motif, ch1, dc in ch-2 sp on adjacent Motif, ch1; rep from * on next adjacent Motif if joining multiple Motifs on this round, continue in patt of Round 3 for all sides not being joined, ss to top of beg ch-3. [54 tr, 3 dc for each side joined +1