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Puff Diamond Hexagon Motif - Free Crochet Pattern

Designed by and Directions Written by Sandi Marshall

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Puff Diamond Hexagon designed by Sandi MarshallPhoto © Sandi Marshall. Licensed to About.com, Inc
This six-sided motif is accented with puff stitch diamond shapes.

Abbreviations: beg = beginning, ch = chain, ea = each, dc = double crochet, sc = single crochet, sp = space, st = stitch, YO = yarn over (wrap yarn over hook)

Materials - any yarn or thread: Examples

Special Stitches: puff stitch - In this pattern, a loop is drawn up 4 times when making each puff stitch: Instructions: Puff Stitch = YO, insert hook in stitch or in chain space in which the puff stitch is to be worked, YO, draw up a loop, (YO, insert hook in same space, YO, draw up a loop) 3 more times, YO, and draw through all loops on hook, chain 1 to close the puff stitch.

Pattern Note: When the pattern says to do a ch 1 after a puff st, that ch 1 is in addition to the chain that closed the puff stitch.
Starting Chain: ch 6, join with a slip stitch in the first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 5 times, then sl st in top of beginning ch-3. (6 groups of 3 dc each)

Rnd 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 2 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 3 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** around, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, sl st in beg ch-3.

Rnd 3: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 3 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 1, puff st in next dc, ch 1 (in addition to the chain that closed the puff stitch), dc in ea of next 2 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 5 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 2 times then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 1, puff st in next dc, ch 1, dc in ea of next 2 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 4: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 4 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 1, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 7 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 2 times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 1, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1 (in addition to the chain that closed the puff st), skip puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 2 dc, sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 5: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 5 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 1, puff st in next ch-1 sp, (ch 1, skip puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp) twice, then ch 1, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 9 dc, **, repeat the directions between * and ** 2 more times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 1, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (skip puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp) twice, ch 1, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 3 dc, sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 6: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 6 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next puff st, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 11 dc, **, repeat the directions between * and ** 2 more times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next puff st, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 4 dc, sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 7: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 7 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 4 dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip puff st, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in ea of next 4 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 13 dc ** , repeat the directions between * and ** 2 more times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 4 dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next puff st, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip puff st, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in ea of next 4 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 5 dc, sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 8: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 8 dc, * (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 6 dc, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in top of puff st, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in ea of next 6 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 15 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 2 more times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 6 dc, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in top of puff st, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in ea of next 6 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in ea of next 6 dc, sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 9: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 8 dc, * skip next dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 15 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 more times, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 6 dc, sl st in top ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 10: ch 1, sc in first dc, sc in ea of next 9 dc, * (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in ea of next 17 dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 more times, then (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in ea of next 7 dc, sl st in first sc of this round.
End off. Weave in ends.

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