St David's Day - Free Daffodil Hexagon Pattern!!!

It's St David's Day!  Yay!!!  Whoo Hooo.  I love, love, love this day more than all the other festivals and events in the year - except maybe Christmas day if my presents are good.

For me, its an opportunity to revel in the fact that I am Welsh.  That my land is beautiful, my flag is cool, my national anthem is heart-rippingly good and my people are wonderful.  Oh, and also that the Welsh rugby team is awesome.  Its also a chance to wear a daffodil and eat cawl.

So, in celebration of all things Welsh I have designed a Daffodil Hexagon to share with the world.  Think of Wales when you make it!

Leonie x

Hexagon Daffodil

Yarn: Light Worsted / DK weight yarn in:

Colour A – Dark Yellow

Colour B – Light Yellow

Colour C - Green

Hook: 5mm / H Crochet Hook. When using heavier or lighter weight yarn use an appropriate hook size.

This pattern uses US crochet terminology.

Stitches: Cluster

[yo, pull up loop in next dc, yo, pull through two loops on hook]. Rep in next two dc (4 loops on hook). yo and pull through all loops on hook.

Daffodil Hexagon:

With Colour A make a Magic Ring.

R 1 – ch1 and work 6 sc in the ring. Join by sl st to first sc made. - 6 sc made.

R 2 - Working in the Front Loop only, ch3 in same place (counts as 1 dc). Work 1 dc in Front Loop of each sc around. Join by sl st in 3^rd ch of initial ch3. - 6 dc made.

R 3 – ch1 and sc in same place, ch1. In each st work sc, ch1. Join by sl st to first sc made. End Colour A. - 6sc and 6 ch1sps made.

R 4 - You will now be working in the back loop which you didn't work into on Round 2.

Join Colour B in any back loop of stitch on R 2. ch3 (counts as 1 dc), 2dc in same, ch2. In back loop of next stitch work 3dc, ch2. Rep * to * three times. In next stitch work 3dc. Join in 3^rd ch of initial ch3 by working a hdc.

R 5 - * ch3, Cluster, ch3, sl st in ch2 *. Rep * to * five times. End Colour B. - 6 petals made.

R 6 - Join Colour C in top of any petal. Ch1. * sc in top of petal. In ch2sp of Round 4 work 2dc, tr, 2dc *. Rep * to * five times. Join by sl st to first sc made.

R 7 - ch3 (counts as 1 dc). Dc in next three sts. * In tr work (dc, tr, dc). Dc in each stitch to next tr *. Rep * to * four times. In next tr work (dc, tr, dc). Dc in each st to start of round. End Colour C.

Weave in ends.