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DESIGNED BY MARYSE ROUDIER
56" wide × 48" long (142 × 122 cm).
Worsted weight (#4 Medium).
Shown here: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland wool, 220 yd [201 m]/100 g), in Brown (#2403 Chocolate), in Blues (#7816 Bluebell, #8339 Marine, #8892 Azure, #8907 Caribbean, #8908 Anis, #9427 Duck Egg Blue), in Greens (#2409 Palm, #8910 Citron, #8914 Granny Smith, #9430 Highland Green, #9566 Olive Oil), in Orange (#7824 Jack o’lantern), in Pinks (#7804 Shrimp, #9469 Hot Pink), in Purples (#7808 Purple Hyacinth, #8912 Lilac Mist, #9570 Concord Grape, #9571 Misty Lilac), in Reds (#2413 Red, #9552 Maroon, #9565 Koi), in Yellows (#2439 Gelato, #4147 Lemon Yellow, #7827 Goldenrod, #9496 Buttercup), 1 hank each.
Size H/8 (5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge.
Tapestry needle.
4 rnds of hexagon patt = 4" (10 cm) in diameter. Take time to check your gauge.
Beg CL (beginning cluster)
(Ch 2, 1 dc) in same sp.
CL (cluster)
In next ch sp [yarn over, insert hook, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops] twice (3 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through all loops on hook.
Hexagon Motif
Notes
RND 1: With color A, make an adjustable ring, ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch), [1 dc, 1 ch] 11 times, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg t-ch, do not turn, fasten off.
RND 2: Join color B in next ch-1 sp, beg CL, ch 1, [CL, ch 1 in next ch space] 11 times, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, do not turn, fasten off.
RND 3: Join color C in any ch-1 sp, (beg CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in same sp, *(CL, ch 1) in next ch sp, (CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in next ch sp; rep from * 4 times more, (CL, ch 1) in last ch sp, join with sl st into 2nd ch of beg t-ch, do not turn, fasten off.
RND 4: Join color D in any ch-3 sp, (beg CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in same sp, *[CL, ch 1] in each of next two ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 sp for corner; rep from * 4 times more, [CL, ch 1] in last two ch-1 sps, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, do not turn, fasten off.
1st Motif
RNDS 1–4: Work Rnds 1 to 4 of hexagon motif patt with choice colors A, B, C, and D.
RND 5: Join color E in any ch-3 corner sp, (beg CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in same sp, *(CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) for corner in next ch-3 sp; rep from * 4 times more, (CL, ch 1) in each of last 3 ch-1 sps, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, fasten off.
2nd Motif
RNDS 1–4: Work Rnds 1 to 4 of hexagon motif patt with choice colors A, B, C, and D.
ROW 5 (JOINING): Join color E in any ch-3 corner sp, (beg CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in same sp, *(CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 corner space; rep from * twice more, (CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 corner sp, sl st in ch-3 corner sp of previous motif, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 sp of current motif, [sl st in next ch-1 sp of previous motif, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp of current motif] 3 times. Sl st in next ch-1 sp of previous motif, (CL, ch 1) in ch-3 corner sp of current motif, sl st in ch-3 corner sp of previous motif, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp of current motif, (ch 1, CL) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps of current motif, ch 1, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, fasten off.
3rd to 11th Motifs
Rep as for 2nd Motif working Rnds 1 to 4 for motif and joining in Rnd 5 to previous motif.
Lay Strip 1 aside with RS facing up.
Hexagon Motif
Chart Key
1st Motif
RNDS 1–4: Work Rnds 1 to 4 of hexagon patt.
RND 5 (JOINING): Join color E in any ch-3 corner sp, (beg CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in same sp, *(CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 corner sp, (CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 corner sp, sl st in ch-3 corner sp of 1st Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 sp of current motif, [sl st in next ch-1 sp of 1st Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp of current motif] 3 times, sl st in next ch-1 sp of 1st Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1) in ch-3 corner sp of current motif, sl st in both ch-3 corner sps of 1st Motif of Strip 1 and 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp of current motif, [sl st in next ch-1 sp of 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1) in ch-1 sp of current motif] 3 times, sl st in next ch-1 sp of 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1 in ch-3 corner sp of current motif, sl st in ch-3 sp of 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp, (ch 1, CL) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps of current motif, ch 1, (CL, ch-3, CL, ch 1) in ch-3 corner sp, (ch 1, CL) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, ch 1, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, fasten off.
2nd Motif
RNDS 1–4: Work Rnds 1 to 4 of hexagon patt.
RND 5 (JOINING): Join color E in any ch-3 corner sp, (beg CL, ch 3, CL, ch 1) in same sp, *(CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 corner sp, sl st in ch-3 corner sp of 1st Motif of Strip 2, (ch, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp of current motif, (CL, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-3 corner sp, sl st in ch-3 corner sp of 1st Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 sp of current motif, [sl st in next ch-1 sp of 1st Motif of Strip 2, (CL, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp of current motif] 3 times, sl st in next ch-1 sp of 1st Motif of Strip 2, (CL, ch 1) in ch-3 corner sp of current motif, sl st in both ch-3 corner sps of 1st Motif of Strip 2 and 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp of current motif, [sl st in next ch-1 sp of 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1) in ch-1 sp of current motif] 3 times, sl st in next ch-1 sp of 2nd Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1) in ch-3 corner sp of current motif, sl st in both ch-3 corner sp of 2nd Motif of Strip 1 and ch-3 corner sp of 3rd Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp of current motif, [sl st in next ch-1 sp of 3rd Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in ch-1 sp of current motif] 3 times, sl st in next ch-1 sp of 3rd Motif of Strip 1, (CL, ch 1) in ch-3 corner sp of current motif, sl st in ch-3 corner sp of 3rd Motif of Strip 1, (ch 1, CL) in same ch-3 corner sp of current motif, (ch 1, CL) in each of next 3 ch-1 sps, (ch 1, CL, ch 3, CL) in next ch-3 corner sp, (ch, CL) in each of next ch-1 sp, ch 1, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, fasten off.
Foll diagram, rep as for 2nd Motif working Rnd 5 and joinings to Strip 1.
Rep as for Strip 2 foll diagram, working Rnd 5 and joinings to previous completed strips.
With RS facing, join color F in any ch-1 sp along edge.
RND 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch 1), work (1 hdc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp, (1 hdc, ch 1) in each ch-3 sp where joined, and (3 hdc, ch 1) in each ch-3 corner sp (points) around, join with sl st in 2nd ch of beg t-ch, do not turn, fasten off.
RND 2: Join color G to any ch-1 sp, ch 1, (1 sc, ch 1) in same sp, (1 sc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp and (3 sc, ch) in center hdc of each 3-hdc group around, join with sl st in first sc, fasten off.
Weave in ends.
