The Hexagon Blanket, Ta-dah!

Hello, hello, thank you so much for calling in to the Attic, it's good to see you! Today my friends, as you can see, it's a Ta-dah sort of a day. A bright, hooky, blankety, hexagonal sort of day. Yes, welcome to the big Hexagon Blanket Show n Tell.

Gosh, I have been so hard at work on this blanket the past week or so, I feel as if I've been through something of a hooking marathon with it. I know this because my finger joints are all stiffy and my little finger feels as if it's gotten permanently stuck in that sort of bent over crook that controls the tension when you are crocheting. But all the hard work has paid off and last night, at precisely 10.01pm, the last thread was darned in. Yes, last night, I was on a mission. Husband was away for the night (a very rare occasion) and I took the opportunity to get right on with some serious hooky action. The Little People went to bed at 8pm, and so did I. Although of course I didn't go to sleep, nope, I created myself a very cosy little nest in bed and off I went, into the last miles of my hooking marathon. My fingers were a blurr. I did not stop for two hours. And when I had finally finished, I was suddenly soooooooo overwhelmed with tiredness that I did not even take a look at the finished blanket. I slung my hook, yarn and scissors onto the floor, switched the light out and went straight to sleep in an instant, the blanket still draped over the bed where I had been working on it.

So this morning when I woke up, I had the most delightful surprise. Instead of my ripple blanket greeting me, I had the ripple and the hex, and oh! It was the most wonderful thing to see when I opened my eyes! I took a picture of my bed this morning so you can see what I mean :: it's no shrinking violet this newest blanket of mine. It positively yelled at me this morning to GET UP and GET BUSY! No, it's not a calming, softly rippling bedroom blanket this one, it's far too noisy and energetic to keep in the bedroom.

So downstairs it has come, to live in neighbourly fashion with the Granny.

And here it is, in all it's glory....please do click on the above picture to pop up a bigger window and feast your eyes on all this colourful hexagonal beauty.

One hundred and fifty nine hexagons, all jostling along together to create this field of vibrant colour.

I confess I am ridiculously proud of it.

I ended up making two rows of edging :: one straightforward row of double crochet, followed by a time consuming, yarn guzzling row of shell-edging. And I love the way it has turned out, the way it has given the blanket a very definite finished look.

It has been quite a labour of love, this hexagon blanket. Can you recall when I first started it? It was early May. So seven months we've been together, and it's not been true love for the whole of our journey. No, there were times when I was temporarily peeved with these hexagons, when they did not turn out to be the soothing, relaxing type of activity that I am used to with crochet.

But when I look at them now, when I look at my beautiful, colourful, vibrant blanket, I have to say they were worth it. Yes, they absolutely were worth it.

The hex blanket has been living for some time on the Big Chair in the bay window of the living room, and I have come to love seeing it there.

It fits so well in this room, it looks as if it has always been here.

And as vibrant and decorative as it is, it's also exceptionally Blankety and good for a top-notch snuggle-session. It's soft, and warm and just the right size. It wraps itself around you and provides instant comfort, warmth and happiness.

Do you remember when I did the Ripple Reveal back in August? Do you remember the Riveting Ripple Facts? Well here are some corresponding Riveting Facts for the Hexie ::

Measures :: 100cm x 150cm
Hexagons :: 159
Time :: haven't a clue, but many many hours across seven months.
Balls :: 28
Weight :: 1400g / 3.086 lb
Cost :: £3.50 per ball = ninety eight pounds sterling
Mileage :: 28 balls @ 85m each ball = 2380 metres = 1.48 miles of yarn (!)

 

Photo :: me snuggled on the sofa, camera held high in my left hand
Blanket :: gorgeous
Me :: happy.

Edited to add :: thank you SO VERY MUCH for all your comments, for the hexagon love that has poured into the Attic. Your comments have wrapped themselves around me in a blanket of warmth, it has been so joyful reading your words. Thank you very, very much.

xxx

Comments

[Joy]

I have had this pattern for 8 years now and during Covid I made two enormous blankets using this pattern, which I donated to raise funds for dementia.
Although I do not consider myself to be a crocheter I have and am so enjoying this pattern.
It has been something of a trial to find out where I had found it. The light dawned and today and I found you again and am delighted to see what you have been doing.
Now I have found you I hope you will inspire me to do more.
I am so please to see you are now teaching face to face as well as on line
Keep up the good work

[Prue Nel]

Im just crazy about your simply glorious blanket. Those colours. Your creations are the reason I started crocheting. But the truly beautiful pieces are so hard for my butter fingers...

[Hazel Vernon]

Hi Lucy. Thanks for sharing your hex blanket. Is there a tutorial or pattern for the border?

[Melanie]

I just finished something similar to this and I love EVERYTHING about what you've done :D

THOSE COLOURS!! <3

Thank you also for being the only picture on the entire internet that doesn't have half-hexis and filler stitches to make this lovely-shaped afghan a big boring rectangle :D

[Janb]

Have you a pattern for a hexagon please - or have i missed it!?!?
Love your bright colours!

[alicja]

Piękne.Bardzo lubię Twojego bloga Lucy. nie mam czasu na takie robótki, ale lubie je oglądać. Jesteś wspaniała:)

[Kristi]

I am working on one now and was just googling images to see how it was all put together. What is your trick?

[DD Donnelly]

Very nicely done! You deserve to be proud that is a labor of love there! I have been looking for along time for a wonderful hexagon and you have done it in spades!! I look forward to my journey into the hexagon universe!

[Tamar]

It is a question, not a comment: How big the hexagon blanket, how many hexagons?
Thanks,
Tamar

[Chau]

It beautifuly

[Tracy cullen]

I've made a hexagon blanket but have no idea how to edge it! Can you offer some advice? I'm a complete novice x

[maggie]

YOU ARE THE BEST !

LOVE YOUR WORK.

REGARDS MAGGIE

[Kathy]

You should be extremely proud of all your beautiful, colorful work. All the wonderful colors give a rush to my eyes that is joyous. You are extremely talented and have gifted eyes for colors.

[Thea]

Hi Lucy,
I'm Thea and I'm 14 years old and loove to crochet :P
I discovered your blog by accident last summer and love it :P.
When I saw your blog I barely knew how to crochet but thanks to you ive made my own rainbow sky wreath with family of 2 big birdies and 2 babies birdies and loads of flowers for myself and my best friend :) I even started a hex blanket. Still needs a bit to be finished... Anyway thanks a billion for your generosity for sharing EVERYTHING, it's amazing how generous you are :)
Oh, btw, did you spay the blanket with water or starch or something? If so what did you use? Where can I buy it?( if it's available here in Malta, that is).

Thanks Lucy,

Love;
Thea xx

[Yoka]

It is the most beautiful blanket I have ever seen Lucy. Love Hexagons and your s is just stunning.

[Marie]

Ive just completed a baby blanket with hexagons and absolutely love it, as much as I love the person I am giving it to, I will be sad to see it go. Just wondered about the edging?

[Danielle Johnson]

This is a very beautiful blanket! "Round of Applause!"

[Lottie]

I have just got in to crochet and loved your hexs.... followed your instructions (which were very easy to follow even for a begginer!) and am making a folky waistcoat! Will send u a pic when finished! Thanks

[Daci]

Dear Attick,
You are my inspiration and I love your creativity and mixed colors :) I'm from Macedonia and here we don't have large choice of yarns. So, I would like to make Hexagon blanket, but from pure cotton yarn - 50 gr. and needle 3.00 mm. What do you think, how much balls I will need for this blanket?
Greetings from Macedonia,
Daci
http://cvetoviiprikazni.blogspot.com/#

[Sara Jenkins]

Hi Lucy
I was inspired by your blog earlier this year and have picked up the crochet bug which had been hidden for the last 20 years. I was looking to knit some hexagons to make a shawl. I've now nearly finished a hexagon blanket! I'm not sure if you have time to reply directly to questions? But I thought I'd try anyway. :)
I'm struggling with edging my blanket. Can you recall if you put a double crochet in every stitch when you were creating the edging? Mine looks as if there are too many stitches but I wondered if it righted itself when you put some scallops on the next round? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks. X

[Ana Angelica Clemente]

Lucy, as every single piece of art your hands touch this blanket shows your primorous work and love in whatever you do. Thank you for sharing this for us too. Have a great evening.

[Donna Davis]

You have such a talent for color! I have crocheted on and off for about 50 years. (More off than on as life and other crafts intervene.) Your hexagon afghan has inspired me to make a blanket-sized one for my bed. I am curious on how you are able to be so "random" with your color combinations? I love the mixes but am not for the life of me able to do it! Does it just come natural to you? Maybe I'm just too "controlling" and symmetrical. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thank you!

[Elena]

It's gorgeous! It did inspire me as well and mine is on its way! Already crocheted half of it, hard work! I'll post a photo when it's finished! :-)

[sandy]

I love this! You have inspired me to make my own. I plan on painting my bedroom and have been looking for a quilt or coverlet, but when I spied this, I decided to keep using my creamy coverlet and throw this on top for cover! Thank you! I cannot wait to go yarn shopping.

[Sheila]

How exactly do you do the shell edging and would it work for bigger hexagons? I am using a different hex pattern than yours but I love the way the shell looks on yours and would love to put it around my own when I am done I just need some basic instructions if you don't mind.