Gerbera Octagon

OCTAGON DAISY MOTIF PATTERN
HERE

A bit like a Gerber flower 

Found this picture that I added to Pinterest many moons ago, I couldn't
find the pattern so i've re-written it link above.

I've used a random dyed yarn for this sample but you can use a plain yarn and  change colour each round

DK 4mm hook
or
Aran 5mm hook

Join as you go 2 points at sides and in the corners using a sl st. 
long trtr, petals, and infill pattern 

MINI OCTAGON TURNS HEXAGON

NEW HEXAGON WHEEL PATTERN

Finger wrap of 4 wraps.

Round 1: ch2 counts as first dc, 17dc into wrap, sl st, to complete. [18dc]

Round 2: ch3, counts as first dc and ch1 sp, 1dc ch1 in next st, repeat to end, sl st, into first ch3 sp, to complete. [18 spokes]

Round 3: 2sc in each ch1 sp, sl st to complete. [36sc]

Round 4: ch2, counts as first dc, dc in next 5 sts, ch2, dc in next 6sts, repeat to end, sl st, to complete. [6 sides x 6 dc]

Round 5: sc, in each st, sc, ch3, sc, in corner sps, sl st to complete. [8sc each of 6 sides]

JOIN AS YOU GO IN every stitch or just in the corners of in corners and after 4sc stitches.

No in fills required for a Hex pattern 

ORIGIANL OCTAGON PATTERN

An Octagon with an in fill

USA Terms

DK, 4mm Hook

Aran 5mm hook

Chunky 6mm hook or 2 strands of dk

 MINI OCTAGON MOTIF

Magic Circle or finger wrap or Ch6, sl st into a circle.

Round 1: 16 dc into the circle, sl st to complete round.

Round 2: chain 4 as first 'spoke', *dc into next st, ch 2, repeat from * until you have 16 'spokes', sl st to complete round.

Round 3: 2sc in each chain space, sl st to complete round.

Round 4: attach yarn in any stitch, 1dc in the next 4 sts, ch3, 1dc in next 4 sts, sl st to complete round.

Join as you go side by side, will give quite a large 'hole' this can be left or filled with a small square.

Filler Pattern

A very simple granny square of 4dc per side.

Ch4, sl st into a circle.

Round 1: chain 2 as first dc, 3 more dc (4 in total), ch2, sl st though joined motifs, ch2, repeat for all four sides.

Ooops! Lost pattern OCTAGON DAISY WITH INFILL

Octagon Daisy Pattern

top two motifs have a filled in centre to do that start with a circle of 8dc, I prefer the holes. 

PATTERN
US Terms
4mm hook dk yarn
5mm hook Aran yarn

change colour for each round 

Make a loose finger wrap of 5 wraps, or you can ch5, but the finger wrap saves on yarn, has no end, and looks neater.

ROUND 1: ch2(counts as first dc), 15dc into wrap, sl st to complete. (16dc)

ROUND 2: 2sc into each st, sl st to complete. [32sc]

ROUND 3: clusters of 4 trtr, [yarn over 4 times, pull through 5 times] but worked over 2st, and held after the 4th pull through on the hook so the last pull through is through all 4 sts, clustering the petal tog. ch3 repeat for all 16 petals, sl st to complete. [16 petals of 4trtr clusters]

ROUND 4:3dc, ch3 3dc, [corner] in any ch3 sp, 4dc in next ch3 sp, [side], repeat for all 8 sides. [10dc each side x 8]

join as you go between each 4dc at sides and the 3dc in corners, use a sl st to join the the first competed octagon.

INFILL

Finger wrap of 5 wraps, 

ROUND 1: ch2 counts as first dc, 3dc ch3, 4dc, ch3, 4dc, ch3, 4dc, ch3, sl st to complete. [4dc each side]

ROUND 2: Join as you go in the corners by using a sl st to replace the 2nd ch st.

2dc, ch1, sl st, ch1, 2dc, [corner] in first ch3 sp, 1dc in next 4sts, repeat to end joining in each corner, sl st, to complete. [8dc each side]