Popcorn Circle Hexagon Throw Pattern

POPCORN CIRCLE HEXAGON THROW

Still a WIP, but posting  the motif pattern for you...

mix and match with 5 colours, all centres are the same and all joining is the same

PATTERN

US Terms.

ARAN weight yarn

5mm hook

Each round is a different colour yarn

Ive used 7 colours, all yellow for the first round, mix and match for 2nd and 3rd in 5 colours, all Ivory joining round

1. Peach

2. Very pale peach

3. Soft Rose Pink

4. Very pale pink

5. Soft lilac 

6. Soft yellow

7. Ivory, JOINING YARN

Finger wrap of 5 wraps. 1st colour

ROUND 1: 2nd colour, CH4 counts as first tr, and ch1 sp, tr, ch1 repeat 11 more times sl st, to complete [ 12 tr spokes ch1 between]

ROUND 2: 3rd colour, Clusters of 4dc tog, ch2 between in every ch1 sp, [12 clusters of 4dc, ch1 between]

ROUND 3: 4th colour, 2 Popcorn stitch of 5dc ch2 between in every ch2 sp, 

ROUND 4: JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND. 

ATT. Background colour in any sp, ch2 counts as first dc, 1dc, ch2, 2dc in first sp, 2dc in next 3 sps, repeat to complete 6 sides, sl st to complete

working the motif in alternate rows of 6 and 7 motifs.

Joining yarn 400g ball of Aran in Ivory 20% wool 80% acrylic

One of my original popcorn motifs 2011

4th Adult Hex Jacket

Loving these cosy Hex Cardies especially the granny shell version.

The plain colour solid granny i started is a bit boring to make, love the yarn but struggling to keep working on it for long periods so i've started the 4th version in  

James C Brett Marble dk, in the white/grey colour way

SLIMMER SLEEVE 

US Terms

For this version i'm doing a different stitch reduction for the sleeve section.

The usual basic pattern is 3dc [granny shell], ch1, for all 6 sides 

I am using 3dc, ch1 for 5 sides and 3dc, ch3, 3dc in corners, 

but for the sleeve section, I'm using 2dc, in each space and no chain with the corners of 3dc ch3, 2dc, the 2dc is on the sleeve section, 

this reduces the width of the sleeve section when folded into the 'L' shape for half the cardy. These stitches are mostly under the arm so its hardly noticeable that its a smaller stitch 

I'm also using a double sided version for this one, by turning every row so it will be reversible too.

Approx. 20 rows, join on the sleeve top seam, adding the back section before joining the 2 identical pieces together.

finishing with a few border rows and sleeve edging stitch of hdc.

BEFORE FOLDING INTO AN 'L' SHAPE

FOLDED INTO AN 'L' SHAPE 

100g is doing almost 14 rows. 

First version i tried with a slimmer sleeve

link to first post about Adult Hex Jacket/cardy

with links to the original designer 

Elizabeth Zimmermann

SHADED HEX PATTERN

SHADED HEX PATTERN HERE

follow the link for the pattern and Enjoy 

SEEING STARS....

ONLY HALF OF THEM SEWN TOGETHER

Years of many unfinished samples 

SPIKE STITCH AND FRONT POST HEXAGON BLANKET/SCARF PATTERNS

FRONT POST VERSION

Front post creates a small flow in the centre

QUICK FRONT POST HEX PATTERN: 

US Terms, UK Terms in brackets

dk 4mm hook

Aran 5mm hook

PATTERN

Finger wrap of 5 wraps,

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

Round 2: ch2, counts as first dc, 2dc, into each sp, sl st to complete. [24sts]

Round 3: ch3 counts as first tr, 3tr, into each sp between pairs of dc, sl st to complete. [36sts]

Round 4: att. yarn in the first stitch of a set of 3tr, sc, into each tr, trfp, around the pairs of dc, of round 2, repeat to end and sl st to complete. [48sts]

trfp: To do a trfp stitch, yarn over the hook 2 times 

through the pair of stitches of round 2, from the front, yo pull back, 4 stitches on hook, 

yo through 2 yo through 2, yo through 2. 

Now continue to do the round with the dc in the top of the next 3tr sts, repeat to end [12 trfp, 36sc]

Round 5: Att. yarn in any front post st, ch4, [counts as first dc and ch2 corner sp], dc into same st, dc into next 7 sts, dc, ch2, dc, into next front post st, dc in next 7 sts, repeat end, sl st to complete [6 sides]

Round 6; dc, ch 2 dc, in corner sps, dc in 9 side sts, sl st to complete

Round 7: Repeat round 6 with the extra 2 side sts, sly t to complete

USE ROUND 7 TO JOIN AS YOU GO

or the hex can be made bigger with more rounds

make a long scarf or blanket 

SPIKE STITCH VARIATION

finger wrap of 5 wraps

Round 1: 12 sc [12dc] into circle (12sts)

Round 2: cluster of 2dc [2tr], into each st with ch1 between (12 clusters)

Round 3: 3tr [3dtr], into each ch1 sp, (36sts)

Round 4: sc [dc], in 2nd and 3rd sts, of group of 3sts, sc [dc] spike st into clusters of 

round 2. (36sts)

Round 5: Att. yarn in any spike st, ch4, [counts as first dc and ch2 corner sp], dc into same st, dc into next 5sts, dc, ch2, dc, into next front post st, dc in next 5sts, repeat end, sl st to complete [6 sides]

Round 6; dc, ch2 dc, in corner sps, dc in all side sts, sl st to complete

Round 7: Repeat round 6 with the extra 2 side sts, sly t to complete

USE ROUND 7 TO JOIN AS YOU GO

or the hex can be made bigger with more rounds