Hexagon Motif Pattern #6022

MATERIALS:

SINGLE SIZE
CLARK'S O.N.T. MERCERIZED BEDSPREAD COTTON,
22 balls of White, Ecru or Cream.

DOUBLE SIZE
CLARK'S O.N.T. MERCERIZED BEDSPREAD COTTON,
29 balls of White, Ecru or Cream.

Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 7 or 8.

GAUGE:

Each block measures about 6¼ inches across center (from side to side) before blocking. For a single size spread, about 70 x 110 inches, make 214 blocks. For a double size spread, about 91 x 110 inches, make 280 blocks.

FIRST BLOCK … Starting at center, ch 6, join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 4 (to count as tr), make 2 tr in ring, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr; thread over and draw through all loops (a cluster made). * Ch 5, 3 tr in ring, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, and complete a cluster as before. Repeat from * 4 more times, ch 5, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made. 2nd rnd: Sl st in next loop, ch 3, 7 d c in same loop; (ch 2, 8 d c in next loop) 5 times; half d c in top st of ch-3 first made. 3rd rnd: Sl st under half d c just made, ch 6, d c in same place as sl st, ch 2, skip ch-3 and 1 d c, * d c in next 4 d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, in next sp make d c, ch 3 and d c. Ch 2, skip 2 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, sl st in 3rd st of ch-6. 4th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 6, d c in same sp as sl st, * ch 2, d c in next sp, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next 2 d c, ch 2, d c in next sp, ch 2; in next sp make d c, ch 3 and d c. Repeat from * around; join.

5th rnd: Sl st in sp, ch 3, 2 d c in same sp, ch 3, 3 d c in same sp; * (ch 2, d c in next sp) 4 times, ch 2; in next sp make 3 d c, ch 3 and 3 d c. Repeat from * around; join. 6th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 2 d c, * in next sp make d c, ch 3 and d c; d c in next 3 d c, d c in next sp; (ch 2, d c in next sp) 4 times; d c in next 3 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d c in last sp, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 7th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 3 d c, * in next sp make d c, ch 3 and d c; d c in next 5 d c, d c in next sp; (ch 2, d c in next sp) 3 times; d c in next 5 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d c in last sp and in next d c; join. 8th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 4 d c, * in next sp make d c, ch 3 and d c; d c in next 7 d c; d c in next sp; (ch 2, d c in next sp) twice; d c in next 7 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with d c in next 2 d c; join. 9th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 5 d c; * in next sp make d c, ch 3 and d c; d c in next 9 d c, d c in next sp, ch 2, d c in next sp, d c in next 9 d c. Repeat from * around, end­ing with d c in next 3 d c; join.

10th rnd: Sl st in next 2 d c, ch 3, 2 d c in same place as last sl st, holding back on hook the last loop of each d c; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a d c-cluster made). Ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (a p made). Ch 2, skip 3 d c, 3 d c in next d c, holding back on hook the last loop of each d c and complete a cluster as before. * Ch 2, p, ch 2, cluster in next sp, ch 2, p, ch 2, cluster in next d c; (ch 2, p, ch 2, skip 3 d c, cluster in next d c) twice; ch 2, p, ch 2, cluster in next sp, ch 2, p, ch 2, skip 2 d c, cluster in next d c. (Ch 2, p, ch 2, skip 3 d c, cluster in next d c) twice. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-2 to tip of 1st cluster made. Fasten off. This completes one block.

SECOND BLOCK … Work 1st 9 rnds as for first block. 10th rnd: Work as for 10th rnd of first block to 1st cluster inclusive of sp. Then ch 3, sl st in correspond­ing p on 1st block, ch 1, sl st in ch preceding sl st-joining; ch 2, cluster in next d c and continue as for 1st block, joining all p's of one side of hexagon to corresponding p's of 1st block as 1st p on second block was joined to first block (8 p's joined in all).

Make necessary number of blocks, joining as second block was joined to first (see diagram). For single size, disregard blocks to left of heavy line.