Flower Hexi Baby Afghan Pattern

I made this afghan for my baby girl while I was pregnant. It was inspired by an afghan I saw  in Maggie Gylenhaal’s fabulous apartment in the film Stranger than Fiction. I just tracked down an image of it:

My patterns for the solid hexi, flower hexi, and half hexi are below. For the baby afghan, you will need 10 half hexis, 16 flower hexis, and 54 solid hexis. You can make all the blocks first and then sew them together or crochet them together as you go using Attic 24’s tutorial.

For the sample blocks, I used worsted weight yarn and a 6.5 mm hook. If you are using a different weight yarn, try a few solid hexis with different hook sizes to help you decide which hook will work best for your yarn.

Solid Hexi Pattern:

Ch 4, join into a loop with sl st.

Round 1: Ch 3, 11 dc into loop; join with sl st in third st of initial ch 3.

Round 2: Ch 2, dc into same st; make 2-dc bobble: yarn over, insert hook, draw up a loop through next dc, yarn over, draw yarn through first two loops on hook (two loops remain on hook). Yarn over and insert hook into same stitch, draw up a loop through same stitch as if starting a new dc, yarn over, draw yarn through all three loops on hook. *Ch 1, 2-dc bobble in each remaining dc. Join with sl st in second st of initial ch 2. [12 2-dc bobbles]


Round 3: Sl st to next ch 1 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. Ch 1, 3 dc in each ch 1 sp. Join with sl st in third st of initial ch 3.
 Round 4: Sl st to next ch 1 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. *3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc all in next ch 1 sp. 3 dc in next ch 1 sp. Repeat from * 3 times. 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc all in next ch 1 sp. Join with sl st in third st of initial ch 3.

Flower Hexi Pattern:

With first yarn color (white in sample block), ch 6, join into a loop with sl st.

Round 1: Ch 1, 11 sc in loop, join with sl st in first sc. [11 sc]

Round 7: Sl st to next ch 3 loop. Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. *3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc all in next ch 1 sp. 3 dc in next ch 1 sp. Repeat from * 3 times. 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc all in next ch 1 sp. Join with sl st in third st of initial ch 3.