Get ready to add a touch of vibrant beauty to your crochet projects with this delightful hexagon granny square pattern featuring a stunning protea flower motif! The protea, known for its bold colors and unique petal structure, translates beautifully into yarn.
Using a combination of simple crochet stitches like double crochet and chain stitches, you'll create individual hexagons showcasing the layered petals of the protea blossom in the center. As you join the hexagons together, watch as an eye-catching geometric pattern emerges, the proteas popping against the lacy granny square background.
The end result is a gorgeous crochet creation, whether it becomes an afghan, pillow, garment or anything else you dream up. This protea granny square is a joy to make and is sure to earn oohs and ahhs from everyone who sees it!
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About This Pattern
Flower crochet hexagon granny square in a digital crochet pattern.
The protea hexagon granny square crochet pattern includes per-row photos to assist with understanding the pattern. Crochet granny square hexagons are versatile and can be used in blankets, cardigans, bags, pillows, sweaters, and scarves. The Protea makes a modern hexagon crochet square.
Hexagon crochet granny square in a unique take on the normal granny square crochet squared, in worked in the round.
Downloadable patterns include: Detailed written instructions, Per-row photo tutorial, Shorthand crochet instructions, and Yarn length requirements.
Suggested yarn for pattern.
Photo tutorial and square examples are made up of cotton yarn, this is only used as a suggestion, any yarn of your choice can be used.
Lightweight yarn using a smaller crochet hook will make a smaller square, and heavier yarn using a larger crochet hook will result in a larger square.
Yarn Usage :
+- 500m / 545 yards to complete 3 to 4 crochet granny square hexagons, depending on the number of colors used per square.
Square size: 23 x 23 cm / 9 x 9 inches, based on using a crochet hook size of: 3.5 mm
Materials & Tools
| Hook | 3.5 mm Crochet Hook |
|---|---|
| Yarn Weight | Double Crochet (DK) Cotton Yarn |
| Fibre Type | Double Crochet (DK) Cotton Yarn |
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Pattern Instructions
Written Instructions
Protea Flower Crochet Hexagon Square Pattern Instructions
This pattern is written and charted using standard US crochet terminology.
Materials used in protea flower crochet hexagon square
Yarn weight: DK - Double Knit Yarn
Crochet hook size: 3.5mm
Yarn length required: 600m / 545 yards to complete squares 3 to 4
Finished measurement of each hexagon protea flower square: 23 x 23 cm / 9 x 9 inches
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Skills required
Understand the basics of working in the round.
Joining different yarn colors and how to end and finish rows.
Techniques
Gauge: stick to the same yarn weight and crochet hook throughout making your squares, or your squares will not match up.
Work in the end, as you go will help you at the end when it comes to finishing the blanket unless you love spending a day at least to work on loose ends.
Pattern Notes
The pattern is worked in the round with (RS) right side facing front.
Pattern Instructions
Abbreviation
rep: repeat
rnd: round
sk: skip
sl: slip stitch
sp: space
st: stitch
sts(s): stitches
tr: treble crochet
V-st: 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc into the same stitch
FPdc-Vsts: front post double crochet v-stitch
Start with a magic ring,
Round 1
Ch3 counts as the first dc st, 1dc. 11 more times into the same space, join with sl into the top of starting chain stitch, ch1, don't finish off color.
(12 x 1dc sts in the magic ring)
Round 2
ch 2, counts as first dc, 1fpdc around post of next dc stitch, * 1 dc into space between the last worked dc and the next dc, 1 fpdc around post of next dc st, repeat from * around, join into the top of start ch with sl, finish off color.
(12 x (1dc in sp, 1fpdc round next post)
Round 3
Join new color in space between fpdc st, and dc st with sc stitch, ch 3, counts as first dc, 1fpdc around post of next dc stitch, * 1 dc into space between the last worked dc and the next dc, 1 fpdc around post of next dc st,
repeat from * around, join into the top of start ch with sl, finish off color.
(24 x (1dc in sp, 1fpdc round next post)
Round 4
Join new color around post of dc stitch, ch3, counts as first fpdc st, * 1 fpdc around post of next dc st,
repeat from * around, join with sl into top of ch 3, finish off color.
(48 x (1fpdc round dc post)
Round 5
Join new color in any stitch from the round before, *1 sc in stitch, ch2, 2 dc into the same st as sc before, skip two st(s), repeat from * around, join with sl into sc, finish off color.
(16 x 1sc, ch2, 2dc in same st, sk2 )
Round 6
Join color in 2 ch-sp between any two dc st(s), ch 3, counts as first dc, 2 dc into the same sp, ch 1.
Skip over the next two stitches, * 3 dc into top of next 2 ch-sp, ch-1, skip over next two stitches, repeat from * rnd, join with sl into the top of first 3 ch, finish off color.
(16 x 3dc in 2ch-sp, sk2 sts )
Round 7
Join new color around 2ch-sp post of round 5, ch4, counts as first dc stitch and ch1, 1 fpdc around the same post, ch1,1 sc in space between 3dc sts from round 6, ch1,* 1fpdc, round 2ch-sp post from round5, ch1, 1 fpdc around same post, ch1, 1 sc in space between 3dc sts from round 6, ch1, repeat from * around, join with sl into top op starting ch3, finish off color.
(16 x 1fpdc, ch1,1fpdc, 1 sc in space )
Round 8
Join new color with sc into sc, * 1 sc into sc, skip fpdc stitch, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in 1 ch-sp, skip next 1fpdc st, repeat from * around, join with sl into first sc stitch. Finish off the color.
(16 x 1sc, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, in 1ch-sp )
Round 9
Join new color round first post of 4dc-shell,ch 3, counts as first 1 FPdc, 1 dc in 1 ch-sp, 1 FPdc around dc post, 1 dc into 1 ch-sp, 1 FPdc around dc post, 1 dc in 1 ch-sp, 1 FPdc around dc post, ch1,
* 1 FPdc, 1 dc in 1 ch-sp, 1 FPdc around dc post, 1 dc into 1 ch-sp, 1 FPdc around dc post, 1 dc in 1 ch-sp, 1 FPdc around dc post, ch1, repeat from * around, join with sl into top of ch 3, finish off color.
(16 x 7dc petals )
Round 10
Join new color with sc in 4th stitch of 7 dc petal, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, in 1ch-sp, between 7dc petal stitches, ch1, * 1 sc in 4th stitch of 7 dc petal, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc,
in 1ch-sp, between 7dc petal stitches, ch1, repeat from * around, join with sl into sc, finish off color.
(16 x 1sc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1 )
Round 11
Join new color with sc around the first post of 5 dc shell stitch from the round before, counts as first 1fpdc st, 1 dc in next 1ch-sp, 1fphdc around next dc post,
1 dc in next 1 ch-sp, 1fphdc around next dc post, 1 dc in next 1 ch-sp, 1fphdc around next dc post, 1 dc in next 1 ch-sp, 1fphdc around last dc post, Skip over sc stitch, *1fpdc st, 1fphdc around next dc post,
1 dc in next 1ch-sp, 1fphdc around next dc post, 1 dc in next 1 ch-sp, 1fphdc around next dc post, 1 dc in next 1 ch-sp, 1fphdc around next dc post, 1 dc in next 1 ch-sp, 1fphdc around last dc post,
skip over sc stitch, repeat from * around, join with sl into starting chain stitch, finish off color.
(16 x 1fpdc, 1 dc, 1fpdc, 1 dc, 1fpdc, 1 dc, 1fpdc, 1 dc, 1fpdc, )
Round 12
Join new color in first fpdc stitch from the round before, ch2 counts as first dc stitch, work 1 dc stitch in each of the next 8 sts, * 1 dc stitch in each of the next 9 sts, repeat from * around, join with sl into the starting chain stitch, finish off color.
(16 x 9 x 1dc sts )
Round 13
Ch 3 counts as first * 1dc st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, 1 hdc in the next 8 sts, 1 dc in the next 8 dc sts, ch 2, repeat from * around, join with sl into the starting chain stitch, don't finish off color.
(6 x 8 hdc sts, 8 dc, 8 hdc sts in round )
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