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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:

It’s great, right? I just remembered that I really need that couch too. Oh. And maybe the lamp.
The baby afghan is made up of solid color hexagons, flower hexagons, and a few half hexagons, and then finished off with a contrasting picot edge. I really love the way it turned out, and I am contemplating a larger version for my couch.
I started crocheting hexagons after stumbling upon Attic 24‘s beautiful and incredibly helpful hexagon tutorial. She also includes some great information and images on how to join hexagons as you go. I would definitely recommend checking it out! For my afghan, I ended up using a slightly different hexagon than what is described at Attic 24.

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 2: Ch 1, sc in same stitch. *Ch 2, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * 5 times. [6 ch 2 loops, 5 sc]
Round 3: Ch 1. (Sc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, sc) all into each of next 6 ch 2 loops, join with sl st in first sc. [6 petals]
Round 4: Ch 1, sc into same st. *Ch 4 behind petal, sc between next 2 sc. Repeat from * 4 times. Ch 4 behind petal, join with slip st in first sc. [6 ch 4 loops]
Round 5: Ch 1. (Sc, ch 3, 5 dc, ch 3, sc) all into each of next 6 ch 4 loops, join with sl st in first sc. [6 petals] Break off yarn.
Round 6: Join second yarn color between any two sc. *Ch 3. Inserting hook from back to front, sl st around post of center dc in petal of previous round (See image below). Ch 3, sc between next 2 sc. Repeat from * 4 times. Ch 3, sl st around post of center dc in petal of previous round. Sl st in first sc. [12 ch 3 loops]

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.

Half Hexi Pattern:
 
Ch 4, join into loop with sl st.
Row 1: Ch3, 6 dc into loop. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 4, Ch 1, 2-dc bobble in next 5 sts. Ch 1, dc in third ch of previous row. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 4, 3 dc in next ch 1 space. *Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 space. Repeat from * five times. Ch 1, dc in third ch of previous row. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 4, 3 dc in next ch 1 space. *3 dc in next ch 1 space. 3 dc, ch2, 3 dc all in next ch 1 space. Repeat from *once. 3 dc in next ch 1 space, 3 dc in next ch 1 space, ch 1, dc in third ch of previous row.
Below is a pattern for laying out your hexi blocks. After my afghan was all pieced, I added two rows of dc in the main color to the zig-zaggy edges. Then I finished it off with a row of sc in a contrasting color adding picots to the zig-zag edges.

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  1. [email protected] says

    April 27, 2011 at 2:26 pm

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  5. ~The Bargain Babe says

    April 29, 2011 at 2:21 am

    I can&#39;t crochet worth beans! This is the cutest, girly blanket though! If I ever have a girl, I MUST have one like this!<br /><br />(Saw you on the OMTWI contestants. Congrats and good luck!)<br /><br />Hope you can swing by my little blog and say hi when you have time. :)<br /><br />~TheBargainBabe<br />zucchinisummeretsy.blogspot.com

  6. Beth says

    May 1, 2011 at 6:46 pm

    Very gorgeous! you totally need a bigger one for your couch :-)<br /><br />Thanks for linking up to Fibers on Friday….and Welcome!!

  15. Pamela Bey says

    January 7, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Has anyone else actually try to make this blanket? It&#39;s taken me 4 months. And now I&#39;m finally down to the half hexi&#39;s. <br /><br />What I don&#39;t understand in Row 3, it says to Ch4, Ch1. Does that mean to Chain 5? Or does it mean Ch4 and in Ch1 of the previous row do a 2 bobble? I&#39;ve tried both ways and I&#39;m getting some strange half hexis.

  16. EM says

    March 4, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Just finished this (about 5 minutes ago). I made it for my best friends baby girl. I hadn&#39;t finished it at her shower yesterday but I showed it to her with only have the trim done. I made it in a light grey with coral flowers and white trim. Everyone gave lots of compliments!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! <br /><br />@pamela I had issues with the half hex is too I had redo a few

  17. Jennifer Mueller says

    June 19, 2012 at 5:16 am

    I just made this blanket for my cousin&#39;s daughter. It turned out beautifully! It is Camille&#39;s first afghan, and she loves it! Thank you so much for posting the pattern! <br />I used off white for the background, purple mist for the flowers, and rose mist to sew the pieces together and do the edging. If you would like to see how it turned out, you can fan my facebook page at

  18. Anonymous says

    May 26, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    The blanket pictured in Stranger than Fiction sure looks like the pattern, Charleston Garden. The petals in particular are just like it. Thanks for posting your pattern! It&#39;s lovely!