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ak
Warming Up

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Posted - 08/27/2007 : 11:22:05 AM

Hi!

I'm crocheting an afghan of hexagons. The hexagons I'm using are 3 rows--Chain 6, join, then (omitting the starting chains at the beginning of each row for ease of describing the instructions)

ROW 1: [dc 3 tog, ch3] around, for 6 clusters

ROW 2: [dc 3 tog, ch3] twice in each of 6 ch3 spaces, for 12 clusters

ROW 3: [3dc, ch3, 3dc] in each "corner" ch3 space, followed by 3dc in each "side" ch3 space. Basically, you just alternate them: corner, side, corner, side - 6 corners and 6 sides. No ch1 or anything between dc groups except at the corners.

Does anyone know how to make a half hexagon based on this to fill in the edges of the afghan? I'd be happy to clarify the instructions in any way.

Many, many thanks!!!

fmarrs
Guardian angel

USA
9776 Posts

Posted - 08/27/2007 : 3:51:59 PM

quote:
ROW 1: [dc 3 tog, ch3] around, for 6 clusters

ROW 2: [dc 3 tog, ch3] twice in each of 6 ch3 spaces, for 12 clusters

ROW 3: [3dc, ch3, 3dc] in each "corner" ch3 space, followed by 3dc in each "side" ch3 space. Basically, you just alternate them: corner, side, corner, side - 6 corners and 6 sides. No ch1 or anything between dc groups except at the corners.

First determine how your hexagons will be joined. Do you need a half hexagon with a point in the center or one with a flat surface in the center? Most of the time it will be a point at the center top.

ROW 1: [dc 3 tog, ch3] around, for 4 clusters and 3 spaces. then turn

Row 2:
For a hexagon with a flat surface in the center: work dc 3 tog in center space.

For a hexagon with a center point: work dc 3 tog, ch 3, dc 3 tog in center space.

Row 2: dc 3 tog in edge stitch using a ch 3 as first dc, [dc 3 tog, ch3, dc 3 tog}in next space, [dc 3 tog] in center space,[dc 3 tog, ch3, dc 3 tog}in next space, dc 3 tog at the edge

Row 3 is worked the same as directions.

Sometimes the appearance is slightly different between hexagons worked in the round and half hexagons worked back and forth.

fran

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