So I’ve been building up to this post for a while now.
My new blanket design that I absolutely LOVE!
Hexagons and Rainbows – what more could you want?
Well how about a STASHBUSTER too?
Yep
A stash buster! This was my stash of Stylecraft Special DK – accumulated over many years, that sits in a draw.
I should also add this was my first Lockdown 2020 project. If you are coming to this years later, this was the time the world went into Lockdown, the kids stopped going to school, and everything pretty much closed for 3 months – apart from hospitals and supermarkets!
It took me a long time to decide what to do during this weird time. Creativity pretty much went out of the window – I think I was worried I’d use my yarn up and then not be able to make anything else…. well that and home schooling meant I didn’t actually have that much time!
Then one day I just decided I was going to make again.
I swore after my Hexilove blanket – I would never make anything with hexagons again.
But their shape is just too appealing – and so so different to squares.
Rainbows.
Well these were pretty significant during lockdown for the clap for the NHS – I even designed a no sew rainbow.
Crochet rainbow of hope
So a rainbow blanket made from hexagons.
Here it is!
I adore it!
It’s so colourful and so warm.
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So what do you need to know?
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Well it’s made using a lot of my stash – all Stylecraft Special DK (which comes in 98 colours).
Apart from 2 hexagons – made with Cygnet DK – any guesses which ones?
Well it’s the buttercream hexagon (Just above the peach and the pink in the photo above).
Pattern
4mm hook and DK yarn – I used The Stylecraft below.
Finished size: 132 x 106 cm
Tension – each hexagon measures 17.5cm (7 inches)
Colours of yarn:
1: Bluebell
2: Denim
3: Pistachio
4: Lemon
5: Candyfloss
6: Pomegranate
7: Fuchsia Purple
8: Apricot
9: Cygnet – Buttercream
10: Lincoln
[rp4wp]
11: Cloud Blue
12: Blush
13: Raspberry
14: Magenta
15: Vintage Peach
16: Citron
17: Sage
18: Turquoise
19: Fondant
20: Plum
21: Gold
22: Cypress
23: Petrol
24: Wisteria
25: Parma Violet
26: Clematis
27: Burgundy
28: Copper
29: Mustard
30: Meadow
31: Teal
32: Antique Rose
33: 2 balls of Grey for joining
What do you need to know – well – I’m not one for being a great at sewing – so this is a minimal ends project!
Like the sound of it – well carry on reading.
The blanket is made up from 58 hexagons, in 32 colours.
I used from my stash, as the hexagons only needed a small amount of yarn each – but if you want to recreate mine exactly – the colours are listed above and are available from 
Each Hexagon is made as a solid hexagon of 6 rounds.
If you need to know how to do this – head to the post below for the whole written pattern and a YouTube link showing exactly how its done.
Learn how to crochet a hexagon.
So you’ve now got 58 hexagons made, time to join them.
This is the absolutely beauty of this blanket – it’s only as 2 ends to sew in!!!!!
Find out more and how to join them in this post – CJAYG – Hexagons
I changed my mind from the original design when I laid them all out.
When I made the blanket – I joined the hexagons I had made, then realised it needed to be a lot bigger!
So I made some more!
Positioning of the colours was the key here.
Joining – using the continuous join method – you start joining in the top right of the blanket – listed as yarn 1.
Then continue down that row, before joining the right hand sides of the hexgagons.
The yarn numbers above – show what order the hexagons need to be joined.
I love seeing everyones project – so if you do decide to make this – please tag me on Instagram @offthehookforyou
I made the hexi blanket, used the same yarn as u but my hexagons were not 7” even with 6 rounds , wonder where I went wrong
What size hook did you use? The pattern is in USA terms too – (US double = UK treble). It won’t make any difference – as long at they are all the same size, you just might need more balls of yarn to join them!
alright, I have had a bag full of hexagons for months at this point. im finally going to try to comprehend how to put them together! ive already messed up twice, but now I get it. sort of. trying to figure out how to make it continuous and not just get stuck joining only 5 of the 121 that I have lol.
Ha ha…. as long as you go to the same point on the hexagon on each row – you can just keep adding more! So where I stop on number 2 – just add another one and get to the same place as number two. Then when you want to end the row – go as far as I do on number 3. Good luck.