ANOTHER RULE OF 12 PATTERN: 2011 BOBBLE STITCH HEX BLANKET

This pattern has been a really popular pattern from 2011, its one of the first

 RULE OF 12 PATTERNS 

I did, this is an updated pattern with new colour ways in Caron Simply Soft Aran weight yarn

Bobble Hexagon Pattern 2011 updated

change colour each round

YARN:Caron Simply Soft

US Terms
5mm hook

 COLOUR CHARTS TO FOLLOW

OPTION 1

 the six circle centres are

1: country blue, blue mint, sage

2: country blue, sage, blue mint

3: blue mint,sage,country blue

4: blue mint, country blue, sage

5: sage, country blue, blue mint

6: sage, blue mint, country blue

PURPLE BOBBLES
and

LAVENDER BLUE OR BERRY BLUE To join

OR

Softer shading but but similar colouring to the original Bobble Hex Blanket

OPTION 2:

6 centre circles of 3 colours:

1: persimmon, plum wine, fuchsia

2: persimmon. fuchsia, plum wine

3: plum wine, persimmon, fuchsia

4: plum wine, fuchsia, persimmon

5: fuchsia, plum wine, persimmon

6: fuchsia, persimmon, plum wine

CHARTRUESE FOR BOBBLE

SAGE TO JOIN AND FINISH

OPTION 3: BRIGHT!

6 centres of 3 colours

1: watermelon, persimmon, harvest red

2: watermelon, harvest red, persimmon

3: persimmon, watermelon, harvest red

4: persimmon, harvest red, watermelon

5: harvest red, persimmon, watermelon

6:harvest red, watermelon, persimmon

BOBBLES IN CHARTRUESE

BLUE MINT JOIN AND FINISH
Lots of options to mix the fabulous colours of this lovely yarn

ORIGINAL BLANKET 2011

in shades of reds and oranges and pinks, with Turquoise Bobbles and lime to join and finish 

 COLOUR CHARTS FOR NEW YARN COLOURS 3 OPTIONS FOR 2017

YARN: CARON SIMPLY SOFT ARAN, It's an Aran weight acrylic but looks very like cotton and feels really soft
You will need approx. 3 balls of the bobble colour and the joining yarn.

BOBBLE HEX BLANKET of 91 hex's or more

Three Colour ways for the Bobble Hex Blanket...you can pick which to do, love them all. 

COLOUR CHARTS TO FOLLOW

OPTION 1

 the six circle centres are

1: country blue, blue mint, sage

2: country blue, sage, blue mint

3: blue mint,sage,country blue

4: blue mint, country blue, sage

5: sage, country blue, blue mint

6: sage, blue mint, country blue

PURPLE BOBBLES x 3 balls

LAVENDER BLUE OR BERRY BLUE To join x 3 balls

OPTION 2:

6 centre circles of 3 colours:

1: persimmon, plum wine, fuchsia

2: persimmon. fuchsia, plum wine

3: plum wine, persimmon, fuchsia

4: plum wine, fuchsia, persimmon

5: fuchsia, plum wine, persimmon

6: fuchsia, persimmon, plum wine

CHARTRUESE FOR BOBBLE x 3 balls

SAGE TO JOIN AND FINISH x 3 balls

OPTION 3: BRIGHT!

6 centres of 3 colours

1: watermelon, persimmon, harvest red

2: watermelon, harvest red, persimmon

3: persimmon, watermelon, harvest red

4: persimmon, harvest red, watermelon

5: harvest red, persimmon, watermelon

6:harvest red, watermelon, persimmon

BOBBLES IN CHARTRUESE x3 balls

BLUE MINT JOIN AND FINISH x 3 balls

COLOURS AND MAKING UP HEX'S:
Pick any colour for the first hex, complete it. [1HEX MOTIF]
ROUND 2: add the 6 centres one on each side  [6 HEX MOTIFS]
ROUND 3:  make 2 sets of 6 keep in the same order and add then to the first round stagger the colours so the same one doesn't appear next to same of first round repeat with second 6 [12 hex motifs]
ROUND4: 3 SETS OF 6 HEX's repeated 3 times [18hex motifs]
ROUND5: 4 SETS OF 6 HEX's repeated 4 times [24 hex motifs]
ROUND 6: 5 SETS OF 6 HEX's repeated 5 times [30 hex motif's] last round 91 Hex Motif's joined together to make a large hex blanket you can add more rows of Hex's and make it longer than it is wide.

Finish round use the joining colour. 

PATTERN:

Finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2, [counts as first dc],11dc into wrap circle,  sl st to complete. [12dc]

Round 2: ch2, [counts as first dc],  dc in same st, 2dc in each stitch to end,
 sl st to complete. [24dc]

Round 3:ch2 [counts as first dc], dc into same st, 1dc in the next st, 2dc into next st, dc in next st, work alternate dc, 2dc to end, sl st, to complete. [36dc]

Round 4: Att. yarn in any st, with a sc, cluster 3tr, in the next st,  sc in the next st, repeat the bobble and sc, alternately to end, sl st, to complete. [18 bobbles]

NOTES: Bobbles: Half make 3 tr, hold final loop of each st on hook, yo and pull through all loops on hook, ch1, sc in next st repeat. Making sure all your bobbles pop through to the front.

Mini pictures: How to do the Bobbles

NOTES: Round 5 is a new round incase you have the old pattern, a few less sts in this pattern.

Round 5:  att. yarn in a sc, between 2 bobbles, ch3,[counts as first dc and ch1 point], dc, in same st, this will be the first corner, 

sc in the next 6 sp, either side of the next 3 bobbles, dc, ch1, dc in next sc, between the 3rd and 4th bobble, [second corner], repeat until you have 6 sides and 6 corners, sl st,
 to complete. [6sides, 6points ]

JOIN AS YOU GO

When first hex is complete, make a second hex and joined as you go with round 5, using a sl st, after each st to join to the first hex.

 In the ch1, point, replace the ch1, with a sl st, to join at the corner sps. and when joining a hex into the dip of 2 other hex's then sl st, into the join st. between the first 2 hex's, then cont. on and sl st, after each st, into to matching st.

FINISHING ROUND

Round 1: Att. same yarn as joining yarn in any point, 2sc, ch3, 2sc into ch1 point, sc in each on the 8 side sts, 2sc ch3, 2sc at next point, or when at a dip, 
miss the joining st, [dip of hex], sc in the 8 side sts, repeat, for all hex sides, points and dips. 

Another possible option with a different Centre all together so long as you finish with 18 bobbles you can use the hex round and the joint round to complete.