How to Crochet a Half Granny Square Hexagon - Morine's Shop (2024)

I’m going to teach you how to crochet a half granny square hexagon. These are perfect for filling in the deep valleys left over after crocheting your sunburst granny hexagon.

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If your crochet project has four sides, you will have 2 sides with very deep valleys and 2 sides that have a zig zag shape. You can either choose to leave these gaps, fill them with half hexagons or do a bit of both like I did for the Lexie Hexie Blanket pattern.

How to Crochet a Half Granny Square Hexagon.

Materials:

• Yarn. I used DK yarn in 5 colours for this tutorial. The personality of this crochet hexagon will change drastically depending on the chosen colour palette. Moreover, this piece is perfect for a stash busting project!
• Corresponding hook. I wanted my sunburst granny hexagon a bit loose so instead of a 4 mm crochet hook, I opted for a 5 mm hook instead.
• Scissors and a darning needle

Stitches and terms used:

• Ch=chain
• Sl st=slip stitch
• Hdc=half double crochet
• Dc=double crochet
• Tr=treble crochet
• “=inch(es)
• St(s)=stitch(es)
• Sp(s)=space(s)
• C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5=Colour 1, Colour 2, Colour 3, Colour 4 and Colour 5

Size:With the yarn and hook specifiedHalf Granny Square Hexagonmeasuresapproximately 5.5 inches.

Notes:

• Read through the patternbefore starting your work just to be sure you don’t have any questions that might cause frustration while working on the project.
• This pattern iswritten in US terms.For a conversion into UK terms, get my free eBook with the conversion charts here.
• The pattern is workedin joined rounds.
• Repeating sectionswithin the rounds are shown in round( )brackets followed by the number of times they are repeated e.g.(Dc in next st, 2 dc in next st)11 times means the sequence in the brackets must be repeated a total of 11 times.
• Stitch totalsare shown in square [ ] brackets at the end of each round e.g. [12] means you should have a total of 12 stitches at the end of the round.
• This pattern usespuff stitches.For a detailed tutorial on the same, visit my blog post onhow to crochet puff stitches.

Instructions:

With C1 and a 5mm crochet hook, ch 3. Join with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring

Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), make 5 dc into the ring. Fasten off C1. (6 dc)

So as to make your half hexagons similar in look and feel to your sunburst granny hexagons, instructions on when you need to turn (or not turn) your work are indicated at the beginning of each row. However, if you’re working in one colour, turn after the end of each row.

Row 2: Do not turn. Join C2 in the 3^rd ch on beginning ch 3 and ch 2. ((Yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop) 4 times. There will be 9 loops on the hook. Yarn over, and draw the hook through all loops on hook. Ch 1)Continue to make puff stitches in all the stitches in the previous rnd. as indicated in the bold brackets( ). Dc in last st. Fasten off C2. (5 puff stitches).

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Row 3: Turn. Join C3 in last dc of Rnd 2. Ch 3. Yarn over, insert the hook into the space from Rnd 2, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times. (There will be 5 loops on hook.) Yarn over, draw through all remaining loops on hook. Ch 2. Dc in 3^rd ch of the last st. Fasten off C3 (6 bobble stitches)

Row 4: Do not turn. Join C4 in 3^rd ch of beginning ch 3 and ch 3. Dc in same st. (3 hdc in next space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next space) twice. 3 hdc in last space. Work 2 dc in the last stitch from Rnd 3. Fasten off C4.

Row 5: Do not turn. Join C4 in 3^rd ch of beginning ch 3 and ch 3. Dc in same st. (3 dc in each of the next 2 spaces, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next corner space) twice. Work 3 dc n each of the remaining 2 spaces. 2 dc on top of the last dc from Rnd 4. Fasten off C5.

And there you have it! A gorgeous half granny square hexagon.

You canplay around with different colour combinations and joining techniques.