Star Hexagon Motif

Materials

• Red Heart Soft, wine
• Red Heart Soft, white
• Red Heart Soft, royal blue
• 5 mm crochet hook

Gauge & Sizing

Using the supplies above, your finished quilt-inspired crochet star hexagon will measure 15.5” across, from point to point and 13.5” across, from flat side to flat side.

Abbreviations

• Ch — Chain
• Dc — Double Crochet
• Dtc — Double Treble Crochet
• Hdc — Half Double Crochet
• Rsc — Reverse Single Crochet
  or Crab Stitch for edge
• Sc — Single Crochet
• Slst — Slip Stitch
• Tc — Treble Croche

If you are unfamiliar with the reverse single crochet, take a look at the tutorial @: http://www.bhookedcrochet.com/2015/08/13/reverse-single-crochet/.

Pattern Note

This pattern is made up of 12 diamond crochet motifs. Log on to B. Hooked on Crochet for a tutorial.

Instructions

Crochet the Diamonds

• Make 6 diamonds in the wine colorway for your star
• Make 6 diamonds in the white colorway for your background

Round 1: Ch. 3 Join with the first chain to form a ring. Ch 7. In center of ring, [tc, tc, dc, dc, ch, dc, dc, tc, tc, ch 3, tc, tc, dc, dc, ch, dc, dc, tc]. Join with 4th chain. (16 sts)

Round 2: Ch 6. Dc 2 times in ch 3 gap space. Dc once in the next 4 sts. In ch 1 gap space, [dc, ch 2, dc]. Dc in next 4 sts. In ch 3 gap space, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc]. Dc in next 4 sts. In ch 1 gap space, [dc, ch 2, dc]. Dc in last 4 sts. Dc once in gap space from prev round. Join with 3rd ch.

Round 3: Ch 6. Dc 2 times in ch 3 gap space. Dc once in the next 7 sts. In ch 2 gap space, [dc, ch 2, dc]. Dc in next 7 sts. In ch 3 gap space, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc]. Dc in next 7 sts. In ch 1 gap space, [dc, ch 2, dc]. Dc in last 7 sts. Dc once in gap space from prev round. Join with 3rd ch.

Weave in all of your ends.

For best results, I recommend blocking your diamonds before moving on.

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Putting it Together

Step 1:
Using the image at left and your wine colorway, crochet your six “star” diamonds together in the shape of a star using the reverse single crochet. It helps if you lay your diamonds out on a flat surface first. Work it one diamond at a time, making only one Rsc in each stitch of the diamonds.

Reverse Single Crochet Tuitorial here.

The diamonds will not fit together perfectly at first. I recommend laying them in position and blocking them into the star shape before crocheting them together. It isn’t required but I think you’ll have better results if you do.

Step 2:
Using the image above and your wine colorway, crochet your six “background” diamonds together using the reverse single crochet.

Fasten off and weave in all of your ends.











Add the Border

Bind on the white colorway at any point of the hexagon.

Round 1: Ch 1 and single crochet in same space (only counts as one stitch).

*Make one sc in each of the next 10 stitches. Make one sc in the corner of red diamond. Make 2 sc in the ch 3 gap space of next white diamond. Make one sc in the next 10 stitches. In the next ch 2 gap – 2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc.*

Repeat instructions beginning with *

Repeat until you have made it around the hexagon. Join with a slst to the first stitch. (29 stitches each flat side)

Fasten off white colorway and weave in your ends.

Join royal blue colorway in any of the chain two points from round 1.

Round 2: Ch 1.

*Sc in next 4 sts. Hdc in next 3 sts. Dc in next 4 sts. Tc in next 3 sts. Dtc in the next stitch. Tc in next 3 sts. Dc in next 4 sts. Hdc in next 3 sts. Sc in next 4 sts. Sc once in the ch 2 space.*

Repeat instructions beginning with *

Repeat until you have made it around the hexagon. Join with a slst to the first chain.

Blocking one last time is a good idea to get a clean hexagon shape!