Granny Hex Afghan

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materials:
2 - 3 oz. skeins each: Pop'n Yarn Pastel Pink, Pastel Blue, Lavender Orchid and White
size "H" hook

notes:

--beg ch-3 counts as first dc
--turn after each Rnd. of half hex

pattern:

full hex:

ch 7
join with sl st to form ring
sl st in ring
Rnd. 1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in ring 5 times, join with sl st to 3rd ch; 6 3-dc groups
Rnd. 2: ch 6, (3 dc in ch-sp, ch 3) 5 times, 2 dc in last sp, join with sl st to 3rd ch; 6 3-dc groups, 6 ch-3 sps
Rnd. 3: sl st in 1st sp (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1) in same sp, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in remaining 5 sps, join with sl st to 3rd beg ch; 6 corners
finish off

half hex:

ch 7
join with sl st to form ring
Rnd. 1: ch 3, dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc, ch1) in ring twice, 2 dc in ring, ch 5, turn
Rnd. 2: (3 dc, ch 3) in space twice, 3 dc in next sp, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of prev. Rnd, ch 3, turn
Rnd. 3: 2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch1) twice] in each of next 2 sps, 3 dc in last sp
finish off

layout:

1/2 blue - 4 (1/2B)
1/2 pink - 2 (1/2P)
1/2 lavender - 4 (1/2L)
blue - 20 (B)
pink - 21 (P)
lavender - 20 (L)

P

B

L

P

B

L

1/2L

P

B

L

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B

1/2L

L

P

B

L

P

B

1/2B

L

P

B

L

P

1/2B

B

L

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B

L

P

1/2P

B

L

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B

L

1/2P

P

B

L

P

B

L

1/2L

P

B

L

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B

1/2L

L

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B

L

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B

1/2B

L

P

B

L

P

1/2B

B

L

P

B

L

P

I apologize if the graph is a bit confusing. It does make more sense once you have the hexes made.

joining:

using white - with wrong sides together, join hexes with sc

border:

using white - sc around afghan once