Flowers burst over this delightful crochet hexagon blanket. Bright hues, earth tones and pastels merge and muddle into the unique Flowers in Bloom Blanket that will comfort, cosy and definitely brighten your space. The border of this floral bedspread is also a pop of colour and texture with an alternating earth tones and pastels.
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Flowers in Bloom Inspiration
Flowers are mentioned in the Bible often as a reference for analogies and parables. We see it in Isaiah 58:11 with reference to fasting that pleases God, in Luke 12:22-34 when Jesus encourages us to cast our cares on God and live easy with dependence upon His providence and the stark reminder in Isaiah 40:8 echoed in 1 Peter 1:22-25, flowers will fade away (even ones made of yarn, lol) but the word of God will remain.
Scripture calls to the beauty and divine providence of their growth and bloom to inspire us to live by faith and trust in the Lord. May we bloom as the flowers and be an example of God’s grace to the world!
About this crochet hexagon blanket.
This crochet hexagon blanket is a lovey lightweight make yet it does offer a cosy texture and feel. The blanket is made from acrylic yarn in 8 different colours, making it a wonderful project for your stash. The blend between the sunflower granny square and the classic granny square award it breathability, and it feels wonderfully soft with a nice drape.
The hexagons are made up of 5 rounds with 5 colours per hexagon and 7 different colour palettes I’d chosen for my blanket. Choose your own Flowers in Bloom Blanket palette for a burst of spring/summer freshness for your space
The hexagon would have 5 rounds before the border, so that meant I could use 4 colors per square. I took some time to make 9 different color palettes using the 11 colors I’d chosen for my blanket.
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Crochet Hexagon Blanket Pattern
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Materials:
- 5 mm crochet hook
- DK Yarn in 8 colours:
- Teal (399 yards)
- Maroon (500 yards)
- Mustard (500 Yards)
- Orange (495 yards)
- Dusty rose (490 yards)
- Periwinkle (434 yards)
- Pistachio (232 yards)
- Olive (only used in the border- 50 yards)
- Scissors
- Darning needle
Stitches and terms used:
- Ch= chain
- Sl st= slip stitch
- Sp(s)= space(s)
- Sc= single crochet
- Hdc= half double crochet
- Dc= double crochet
- Dc2tog (cluster)= double crochet two together
- Rnd= round
- Rpt= repeat
- “= inch(es)
- C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5= Colour 1, Colour 2, Colour 3, Colour 4 and Colour 5
- No.= Number
- RS= right side
- WS= wrong side
Gauge: 15 sts & 7 rows in dc= 4” x 4”
Finished size: Using the materials indicated, Flowers in Bloom Blanket measures 45″ by 60″
Pattern Notes:
- Read through the pattern from beginning to end before starting your work just to be sure don’t have any questions that might cause frustration while working on the project.
- This pattern is written in US terms. For a conversion into UK terms, get my free eBook with the conversion charts here.
- Gauge is included for your reference. As this is a blanket pattern, achieving gauge is not critical.
- Ch 3 counts as a st where as the ch 1 doesn’t count as a stitch.
- The pattern uses the word motif and hexagon interchangeably.
- Flowers in Bloom Blanket is made using sunburst (sunflower) hexagons and seamed together using the join-as-you-go (JAYGO) method. This means that your first hexagon will be worked to completion but all the rest will be joined in their place while completing another round on each motif.
- The Crochet Hexagon Blanket is made using 12 hexagons by 9 hexagons for a total of 108 hexagons.
- Apart from pattern worksheet with the colors I used, I’ve also provided a numbered worksheet to show you the arrangement.
- Original throw was worked from bottom up. However, you can work however you want in whatever direction you choose. Just print out the outline to keep track of your spot.
- The hexagons are made up of 5 rounds with 5 colours per hexagon arranged in 7 different motifs as pictured below:
Instructions:
- The Flowers in Bloom Blanket is 45″ by 60″. It has a total of 104 hexagons. The table below shows the colours used and the arrangement.
To read the table, for example, Motif No.1 will have round 1 in mustard, round 2 in periwinkle, round 3 in orange, round 4 in dusty rose and round 5 in maroon. If you’re not using the join as you go method, you can go ahead and make 15 motifs in the same colour arrangement.
Round ═ Motif ╗ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Amount required |
No. 1 | Mustard | Periwinkle | Orange | Dusty rose | Maroon | 15 |
No. 2 | Teal | Mustard | Dusty rose | Orange | Periwinkle | 15 |
No. 3 | Orange | Periwinkle | Maroon | Teal | Mustard | 15 |
No. 4 | Pistachio | Maroon | Orange | Mustard | Dusty rose | 15 |
No. 5 | Dusty rose | Orange | Mustard | Pistachio | Teal | 15 |
No. 6 | Periwinkle | Teal | Dusty rose | Maroon | Orange | 15 |
No. 7 | Maroon | Dusty rose | Teal | Periwinkle | Pistachio | 14 |
- Follow this pattern for sunburst granny hexagon and arrange them as shown below
- Join your hexagons using the join as you go method or whichever method you find works best for you.
- Weave in your ends. I use the triple tuck method.
- Crochet the border.
Border.
“Peak” refers to a hexagon corner that protrudes out from blanket edge.
• “Valley” refers to where two hexagons meet to create an indent in blanket edge.
Rnd 1 (RS): With RS facing you, attach olive yarn to any dc stitch next to a ch-2 corner space as shown below.
The stitches in this round will be worked only in dc stitches from the hexagons. This means we will work chains to cover the chain spaces in the peaks and skip over the valleys.
Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc) and sc in each st across until you get to the ch sp. Ch 2 and skip over the ch-2 sp. Sc in each st across until you get to the valley, skip it as well and sc in the next st.
You will rpt the same pattern across the entire round of the blanket. Sl st into beginning ch-1 to join and fasten off yarn.
Rnd 2 (RS): In this round, you will work an “increase” in each peak (marked by a ch-2 space) by crocheting a *hdc, ch2, hdc* in the space and a “decrease” in each valley (marked by the last sc in the current hexagon and the beginning sc in the next hexagon) by skipping these 2 sc.
To start, Join periwinkle yarn into any corner ch-2 space. Ch 4(counts as I hdc and ch-2 space) and hdc in same space. (Hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the ch-2 space.
- (Hdc in each st across to the valley. Skip the last sc of current hexagon and first sc of next hexagon) Repeat 2 times.
- (Hdc in each st across to the peak. (Hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the ch-2 space) Repeat 2 times.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 across the entire blanket edge for this round. Join using a sl st to 2nd chain of beginning ch-4. Fasten off.
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Rnd 3 (WS): Turn your blanket and crochet this round with the wrong side facing you.
You will work puff stitches in every other stitch with an increase (puff, ch 2, puff) in every peak (ch-2 space).
To crochet a puff stitches: Yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop) 4 times. There will be 9 loops on the hook. Yarn over, and draw the hook through all loops on hook.
Join mustard yarn in any corner ch-2 space. Ch1, (puff, ch 2, puff) in the corner space. ((Ch 1, skip next st, puff in next st)to the next peak. (puff, ch 2, puff) in the corner space). Continue to make puff stitches around the blanket as indicated in the bold brackets ( ). Join with a sl st to the top of the first stitch. Fasten off mustard yarn.
Rnd 4 (WS): Similar to round 3, you will work this round with the wrong side facing you.
This round is made of picots stitches and deep sc.
To crochet a picot st: sc in indicated st, ch 3, sl st in the front loop and left loop of sc at base of the ch.
To crochet a deep sc: sc into the skipped hdc st from round 3
Join maroon yarn in any corner ch-2 space. Ch 1, (sc, picot, sc) into the corner space. ((Deep sc, picot) to the next peak. (sc, picot, sc) into the ch-2 space). Continue in this way around the blanket as indicated in the bold brackets ( ). Join with a sl st to the top of the first stitch. Fasten off maroon yarn.
And there it is. Your beautiful crochet hexagon blanket. May we bloom as the flowers and be an example of God’s grace to the world!