This weeks hexie is Jord, number 5 of #52weeksofhexies. Bymami crochets/designs a new hexie each week and the plan is to crochet them all together into a blanket in the end. The blanket will be named ‘Valkyrie’. Read more about the project and find the pattern for the first hexie here and see all the hexies here.
Important to know about the hexies: Some hexagons end with a stitch count of 60, while others end with 66 stitches. The uneven number of stitches will be aligned when the blanket is assembled in the end. Also, because of time pressure, the patterns have not been tested, so if you discover any mistakes, please let me know so I can fix it!
Hexie #5 Jord
Crocheted in Drops Lima in colors Pistachio (7219), Moss green (7810) og Dark blue (4305), from Hobbygarn. One finished hexie uses app.10g of yarn.
YOU WILL NEED
Drops Lima
A 5 mm crochet hook
A darning needle for fastening ends
ABBREVIATIONS
st / stitch
ch / chain
sc / single crochet
hdc / half double crochet
dc / double crochet
bp / back post (stitch)
tog / together
SK / skip
sp / space
beg / begin
rep / repeat
SPECIAL STITCHES
Back Post Stitches are made by inserting the hook horisontally over the stitch post, from back to front (between stitches) and then from front to back again, YO and finish the stitch as per usual.
HOW ITS MADE
The pattern states where to begin each round, not how to begin it. All rounds are closed invisibly or using a slip stitch to the 1st stItch. The 1st stitch is replaced by ch1=1sc, ch2=1dc etc.
- In a magic ring, put 6 sc (6)
- In each sc, crochet *[1 sc, ch1, 1 sc] (12 sc, 6 ch)
- Beg in a ch sp: *[dc2tog, ch2, dc2tog], ch1*, repeat 5x more (30)
- Beg in a ch2 ch sp: *5 dc in ch, ch1, 1 sc in next ch sp, ch1*, repeat 5x more (48)
- Beg in a sc: *[2 dc, ch1 (corner st), 2 dc]. Now crochet back post stitches around each of the next 5 st as follows: 1 bpdc, 3 bphdc, 1 bpdc*. Repeat 5x more (60)
- In a corner crochet *[1 sc, ch1, 1 sc], SK the 1st stitch after the corner, 8 sc. Repeat 6x total (66)
Let me see your Bymami makes
Post photos of your Bymami makes from this pattern in a comment below, share it on Bymamis facebook or in your Instagram feed and tag it #groahexie, #valkyrieblanket and #52weeksofhexies. Make sure you tag @bymamidk on the photo or in your caption too if you want to make sure I see it!