I love Granny Squares! I love squares and even more, I love these hexagons. I love the modern designs and how much fun these are. I also love how versatile these can be, and that I am only limited by my imagination and the colours in my yarn stash, but let's be honest, how many am I really missing? maybe some greens and yellows, honestly, mostly because they're not really my faves, like blues, greys, teals, purples and pinks are. I also love how I can stash bust like crazy with these little guys.
What can we use these for?
Well, I may just use mine for some coasters.
I have also seen some Pinterest Inspiration joining a bunch in a long section to make a scarf, or just into a fun blanket. I've even seen a few animals made from several.
We may need to do a half hexagon for squaring things up, for some of us that don't like the wavy edges of a hexagon blanket, without the halfs added. (Is my OCD showing?) It's ok to just like the finished nature of a nice square blanket. Anyway, I can totally see doing, maybe, 2 wide with a border, to make a fun scarf. There's a free pattern on my Pinterest board, if you want to check it out, under granny squares!
Let's get to the tutorial!
To begin, we use our magic loop, which I talked about in this post, but also in the video below.
We're using our 4.5mm crochet hook and some Red Heart Super Saver in the Charcoal and White, and the light grey is called Bernat Cozy style, but I can't find it anymore, so try this one instead.
Row 1: Chain 2, loop tail around and dc 11 into the circle. Pull tail to tighten the circle and slip st to the top of the chains.
Row 2: chain 2, dc into the base, ch 1, 2 more dc into the same st. skip 2 stitches, and make another corner: 2dc ch, 2dc, all into the same st. *Skip 2 stitches, make another corner, repeat all the way around, 6 corners, then slip to the top of the chains at the beginning of the row.
For row 3, I changed colours, tying on my light grey.
Begin with our Chain 2, dc into the base, skip 2 stitches, to the corner, and make another corner into the chain st, as in row 2.
By now, you may be wondering, why are we only using 2dc clusters instead of 3, like in a normal granny. Well, that's because, if we make our initial row have 3dc into each cluster we would need to use 18 stitches. When pulling the center loop tight, it tends not to sit flat and the more rows we add the more wavy it'll be. I've made tons of magic loop circles and to keep it flat, about 12 stitches total is the way to go.
For row 4 and beyond, continue working it the same as row 3, crocheting 2dc into the spaces between the cluster on the previous row, and our corners are 2dc ch, 2dc.
So in the video, I asked you guys to tell me about this square:
Do you like the white around the outside, or should I keep it with the charcoal around the outside? Comment below!
As always, I want to see what you make from this tutorial, so tag us on Instagram, and we'll share your post to our stories!!!
Check out our video tutorial for this post below.
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