A hexagon shaped motif with crossed double crochet stitches giving the look of mini cables. When I was writing the instructions, I included guidelines for the motif rounds to be continued to reach any size you wish it to be. Click on the photo to see a second photo showing the look of 12 rounds completed.
Abbreviations: beg = beginning, ch = chain, crdc = crossed double crochet, ea = each, dc = double crochet, sc = single crochet, sp = space, st = stitch, sts = stitches
Materials: Use any weight of yarn or size of thread. Some popular choices could be:
worsted weight yarn, US size H hook
sport weight yarn, US size F or G hook
size 10 thread, US size 7 or 8 steel hook
Other thread sizes: Matching Hook Size to Thread Size
Finished size will vary according to the materials that you choose, your personal crochet tension and the number of rounds that you decide to use for each motif.
Special Stitches: crossed double crochet (crdc) -
crdc how-to, with photos
crdc Text Instructions: skip the next stitch, make a double crochet in the stitch that follows the skipped stitch, then make a double crochet in the stitch that was skipped.
Back Loop Only - Instructions link, with photos:
back loop how-to
Starting Chain: ch 5, join with a slip stitch in the first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ring, ch 2, (2 dc in ring, ch 2) 5 times, then sl st in top ch of beginning ch-3. (6 groups of 2 dc each)
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in next dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 2 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** around. End with a sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in ea dc until you reach the ch-2 sp, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea dc until you reach the next ch-2 sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 times then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea remaining unworked dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4: ch 3, dc in ea dc until you reach the ch-2 sp, * (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea dc until you reach the next ch-2 sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 times then (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea remaining unworked dc, sl st in back loop of top ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 5: ch 3, dc in back loop of next dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of next dc, * (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in back loop of next dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea of next 2 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of next dc **,
repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times then (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 sp,dc in back loop of next dc, crdc over next 2 dc, sl st in back loop of top ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 6: ch 3, dc in back loop of next dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea dc until you reach the next ch-3, * (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in back loop of ea dc until you reach the next crdc, crdc over next 2 dc (directly above the crdc of previous row), dc in back loop of ea of next 2 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea dc until you reach the next ch-3 **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times then (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in back loop of ea dc until you reach the next crdc, crdc over next 2 dc (directly above the crdc of previous row), sl st in back loop of top ch of beg ch-3.
Rnds 7 and 8: Repeat Rnd 6.
Rnd 9: ch 3, dc in back loop of next dc, crdc over next 2 crdc, dc in back loop of ea of next 3 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, * (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch-3 sp, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea of next 3 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea of next 2 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea of next 3 dc,
crdc over next 2 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times then (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch-3 sp, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of ea of next 3 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, sl st in back loop of top ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 10 and any additional rnds: ch 3, dc in back loop of next dc, crdc over next 2 crdc, dc in back loop of ea of next 3 dc, crdc over next 2 dc, dc in back loop of any remaining dc until you reach the ch-3 sp (each time that there are 5 dc after a crdc, work the pattern of making a dc in the back loop of ea of the next 3 dc, then crdc over next 2 dc). Work (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ea ch-3 corner sp as you come to it. After each ch-3 sp, each time that there are 5 dc before the next crdc, work the pattern of making a crdc over the next 2 dc, then dc in back loop of each of next 3 dc. You will always crdc directly above any crdc that was made in a previous round. In the center of the straight section (between ch-3 corners), there are only 2 dc between the crdc closest to the center (as already established in previous rows). Each round ends with a sl st in the back loop of the top chain of the beginning ch-3. Following these basic guidelines, you can make any number of additional rounds to make the hexagon as large as you want.
