Crocheted Flower Hexagon Blanket (Free Pattern)

SPECIAL STITCHES
2 treble cluster (2trCL): yoh, insert hook in st (or
ring), yoh, pull yarn through (3 loops on hook), yoh, pull
yarn through first 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook),
yoh, insert hook in same st (or ring), yoh, pull yarn
through (4 loops on hook), yoh, pull yarn through
first 2 loops on hook (3 loops on hook), yoh, pull yarn
through all 3 loops on hook to complete 2tr CL.
 
3 treble cluster (3trCL) worked into a ring: yoh, insert hook
into ring, yoh and pull yarn through (3 loops on hook),
yoh, pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook (2 loops
on hook), yoh, insert hook into ring, yoh and pull yarn
through (4 loops on hook), yoh, pull yarn through first
2 loops on hook (3 loops on hook), yoh, insert hook
into ring, yoh and pull yarn through (5 loops on hook),
yoh, pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook (4 loops on
hook), yoh and pull through all loops on hook to
complete 3tr cluster.
 
Make 64 hexagons.Always use Celery for Step 4 and
Bleached for Step 5, but vary other colours randomly for
other rounds.

Flower Hexagon pattern
 
1. Using 4mm hook and first round colour, make a
MR. Ch3, 2trCL into MR, ch3, *3trCL into MR,
ch3; rep from * 4 times. Join with a ss in top of
2trCL. Pull MR closed.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
 
2. Join in 2nd round colour to any ch sp. Ch2, [1tr,
ch3, 2trCL, ch1] in same ch sp, [2trCL, ch3, 2trCL,
ch1] in each ch sp around. Join with a ss in top of
ch-2. Do not fasten off.
 
3. *[1htr, 3tr, 1htr] in next ch sp, ss in
next ch-1 sp; rep from * around.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

4. Join in Celery to last htr of any petal. Ch3, tr2tog
over ch-1 sp from Step 2 and first htr on next
petal, *ch3, ss in centre tr (from Step 3), ch3,
tr3tog over last htr and ch-1 sp from Step 2 and
first htr on next petal; rep from * across all
petals, ch3, ss in centre tr, ch3. Join with a ss in
top of first tr2tog.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
 
5. Join in Bleached to any ch-3 sp from Step 4.
Ch3 (counts as first tr), 2tr in same ch-3 sp, *ch2,
3tr in next ch-3 sp; rep from * across all ch-3 sps,
ch2. Join with a ss in top of ch-3.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
 

Join in your choice of new colour in ch sp above a ss from Step 4 (top of a petal), [ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1] in same ch sp, *[4tr, ch1] in next ch sp, [3tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1] in next ch sp; rep from * around. Join with a ss in top of ch-3.   Fasten off and weave in ends.

Joining Hexagons as You Go
 
You can make all hexagons separately and then
sew them together at end, but I hate the sewing
up process – I’d rather spend my time crocheting
than sewing! Joining hexagons as you go isn’t difficult and
it means your blanket will grow at a very satisfying speed.
 
1. Make 1 hexagon by completing ALL 6 Steps. Make
a 2nd hexagon by following Steps 1–5 only.
 
2. Begin Step 6 by joining in new colour and working
first corner [ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr, ch1] and 1 side
[4tr, ch1]. When you reach 2nd corner, only make
first half of corner [3tr, ch1]. Ss in ch-2 sp at
corner of first (complete) hexagon.
 
3. Working back in ‘incomplete’ hexagon, continue
to work remainder of corner, omitting the ch-2
part and work [3tr, ch1]. You will now have linked
hexagons at one corner edge.

4. Ss in next ch-1 sp in completed hexagon between
corner and centre set of sts (this counts as ch1),
4tr in next ch sp on incomplete hexagon. Ss in
next ch sp of completed hexagon.
 
5. Working into next ch sp of incomplete hexagon,
make first half of a corner (3tr, ch1). Ss in ch sp in
adjacent corner of completed hexagon.
 
6. Finish making corner on incomplete hexagon (3tr
in same ch sp). Complete remainder of
hexagon following the last step of the Flower Block Pattern
before joining (see step 6 above).You should now have joined 2
hexagons along one straight side.
 
7. Make and join a line of 8 hexagons. Noting that
top and bottom edges are staggered by half a
hexagon, up and then down on each line, continue
to make and join hexagons until a total of
64 have been joined to form blanket (8 lines of 8
hexagons), joined on 1, 2 or 3 sides.
 
8. You can carry on joining as-you-go across
multiple hexagons by working anti-clockwise
around edges. Instead of making ch2 in between 2
sets of 3tr in corner, make ch1 and ss in adjacent
hexagon. At a side, work ss in adjacent hexagon in
place of ch1.
 
9. When you reach a corner with multiple hexagons,
ss in between both hexagons. It’s a brilliant
way of quickly growing your blanket.

Excerpted with permission from Ruby and Custard's Crochet: Creative crochet projects to make, share and love.