Crochet Solid Hexagons Throw Blanket – Free Pattern

Keep yourself warm with this crochet Solid Hexagons Throw Blanket! Make it in your favorite color combo or leftover yarn and create the perfect afghan for your living room.

Geometry can really be fun, especially with a crochet hook, and lately, I’ve been creating with all sorts of crochet shapes, including circles, squares, triangles, pentagons, etc.

And I have to admit that I totally fell in love with hexagons and beehive patterns!

So, since I needed a new throw blanket for the couch, I thought of making this crochet Solid Hexagon Throw using some solid hexagons and half solid hexagons, all without any gaps at all.

The half hexagons are necessary if you want a straight border for your blanket, but you could also leave the gaps at the edges unfilled.

The result is a simple and beautiful blanket that is perfect to snuggle up on the couch or even to throw on the bed for an extra layer of comfort.

How to Crochet a Hexagon Blanket

The idea behind a hexagon afghan is simple. You first crochet all the hexagon motifs that you need and later join them to make a blanket.

You can use any kind of hexagon pattern, including:

• Granny hexagons;
• Classic solid hexagons;
• Solid hexagons without gaps;
• or any other hexagon.

Since it’s done in pieces and using very basic stitches, making a hexagon blanket is a fun and accessible project also for beginners.

How many Crochet Hexagon for a Blanket?

The number of crochet hexagons that you’ll need varies depending on the size of your hexagons and the size of the blanket that you want to make.

For my Solid Hexagons Throw (55″ by 70″), I used:

• 58 hexagons that measured 7.5″ (19 cm) from side to side and 9″ (23 cm) from tip to tip on the longest dimension;
• 14 half hexagons with a pointy side;
• and 10 hexagons with a flat side.

Adjust the pattern for any blanket and hexagon size

If you don’t want to crochet an entire throw, you can easily make any blanket size by dividing the width of your blanket by the width of your hexagons, and the height of your blanket by the tip-to-tip length of your hexagons.

Then, multiply the numbers you got, and you’ll know the minimum number of hexagons you’ll need for your blanket!

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AD-FREE PRINTABLE PATTERN

The ad-free, printable PDF pattern of the crochet Solid Hexagons Throw Blanket is available on Ravelry, LoveCrafts, or Etsy!

Materials

• 5.5-mm (I/9 USA, 5 UK) Crochet Hook
• Aran (4, Medium) Weight Yarn
• Tapestry Needle

Yarn & Yardage

I used Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran in the following colors and amounts:

• A – Champagne White (202) – 728 yds (666 m)
• B – Pistachio Green (224) – 1007 yds (922 m)
• C – Slate Green (226) – 1051 yds (962 m)
• D – Jewel (72) – 406 yds (372 m)

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• BLO – Back Loop Only
• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double Crochet
• MC – Magic Circle
• Sc – Single Crochet
• RS – Right Side
• Sl St – Slip Stitch
• St – Stitch
• Tr – Treble
• Yo – Yarn Over

Special Stitches

Back Loop Only (BLO)
Read more about crocheting in the BLO HERE.

Magic Circle (MC)
Learn how to make the MC HERE.

Slip Stitch or Zipper Joining
Learn how to join crochet pieces together with the slip stitch or zipper joining method HERE.

Size

55″ (140 cm) by 70” (178 cm)

Gauge

Two rounds of a solid hexagon should measure 2.5″ (6.4 cm) from side to side, and 2.75″ (7 cm) from tip to opposite tip in the longest dimension.

Pattern Notes

• If the pattern says “dc 2”, you have to crochet 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts.
• (…) – Repeat the instructions within round brackets for the indicated number of times.
• […] – Crochet the instructions within square brackets all in the same indicated st.

Construction

This blanket is constructed by joining hexagons and half hexagons together. After seaming, the border is crocheted all around.

Solid Hexagons Throw Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

Solid Hexagons

• Make 7 with A, 22 with B, 23 with C, and 6 with D;
• Work in the round without turning.

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 2 (does NOT count as a st here and throughout), dc 12 in MC, sl st in first st to join. (12 sts).

Round 2. Ch 2, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in first st, dc inc 1) 6 times, sl st in first st to join. (30 sts).

Round 3. Ch 2, dc 1, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 4) 5 times. [Dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 3, sl st in first st to join. (42 sts).

Round 4. Ch 2, dc 2, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 6) 5 times. [Dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 4, sl st in first st to join. (54 sts).

Round 5. Ch 2, dc 3, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 8) 5 times. [Dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 5, sl st in first st to join. (66 sts).

Round 6. Ch 2, dc 4, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 10) 5 times. [Dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr, dc 6, sl st in first st to join. (78 sts).

Fasten off and weave in your ends.

Half Hexagons – Pointy Side

• Make 5 with A, 2 with B, 2 with C, and 5 with D.

Rows 1-4. Follow the pattern for the half hexagon with a pointy side HERE.

Row 5. Ch 2, turn. Dc 4, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next st, dc 8) twice, [dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next st, dc 4. (30 dc, 3 tr)

Row 6. Ch 2, turn. Dc 5, ([dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next st, dc 10) twice, [dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next st, dc 5. (36 dc, 3 tr)

Fasten off and only weave in the last end (i.e. the yarn you cut after row 6).

Half Hexagons – Flat Side

• Make 1 with A, 4 with B, 4 with C, and 1 with D.

Rows 1-4. Follow the pattern for the half hexagon with a pointy side HERE.

Row 5. Ch 2, turn, dc inc 1 in first st, (dc 8, [dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr) twice, dc 8, dc inc 1 in last st. (32 dc, 2 tr)

Row 6. Ch 2, turn, dc inc 1 in first st, (dc 10, [dc 1, tr 1, dc 1] in next tr) twice, dc 10, dc inc 1 in last st. (38 dc, 2 tr)

Fasten off and only weave in the last end (i.e. the yarn you cut after row 6).

How to join hexagons

Place the hexagons and half hexagons with all RS facing up according to the assembly scheme below.

Then, use the slip stitch joining method or your preferred sewing method to join the hexagons.

Fasten off and weave in your ends (with the exception of the MC tails of the half hexagons!).

Blanket Border

RS facing, join A in any st along the outside edge of the blanket.

Round 1. Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), sc all around. Along the post of each dc, place 2 sc sts. Also, crochet a sc on the side of each joining point and in the center of each MC. At the corners, ch 1 and start crocheting along the next side. Join the round with a sl st in the first sc.

Round 2-3. Ch 1, sc all around. At the corners, [sc 1, ch 1, sc 1] in the ch-1 space from the previous round. Sl st in first sc to join.

Fasten off A, and join B.

Round 4. BLO sc all around. At the corners, [sc 1, ch 1, sc 1] in ch-1 space from the previous round.

Fasten off B, and join C.

Round 5. BLO sc all around. At the corners, [sc 1, ch 1, sc 1] in ch-1 space from the previous round.

Fasten off and weave in all your ends.

YOUR crochet Solid Hexagon Throw Blanket IS READY!

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