Sunflower Hexagon Bedspread Crochet Pattern
You need to be comfortable with puff stitches, color changes and sewing hexagons together.
Each hexagon takes under an hour, so this is a long and sunny project for many evenings.
Plump yellow petals around a green star bring a bright garden into the bedroom.
About This Sunflower Hexagon Bedspread Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bedspread is made from 140 sunflower hexagons. Each one has a green star in the middle, a ring of plump yellow puff stitch petals, a ruffled yellow scalloped circle and a white lacy hexagon around it.
The hexagons are joined in a honeycomb layout of 14 rows with 10 hexagons in each row, and a yellow scalloped edge goes around the whole cover. The finished size is about 75 by 89 inches. You need ch, sl st, sc, dc and a puff stitch, and a little sewing to join the hexagons.
Why You'll Love This Sunflower Hexagon Bedspread Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love how fast a sunflower grows from a magic ring. The green star turns into petals, the petals turn into a ruffle, and then the white lace makes the hexagon. One hexagon fits in a small bag, so I made mine in the garden and on the sofa.
Yellow is my happy color. This bedspread makes the whole room feel warm, even on a gray day, and it makes a gift that someone will remember.
Switch Things Up
Try pink petals with a brown center, or soft blue petals with a cream center. Make 5 rows of 6 hexagons for a sofa throw, or 3 rows of 4 hexagons for a baby blanket. A single hexagon also makes a pretty cushion front, or you can leave the white lace round off and join the yellow circles on their own.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Sunflower Hexagon (Make 140, green C, yellow A and white B) :
— Layout and Joining :
— Scalloped Edge (yellow A) :
Assembly Instructions
- Weave in all ends on the 140 hexagons, then wet block each one to about 7 inches across the flat sides and let it dry.
- Lay the hexagons out in 14 rows of 10, with odd rows flush left and even rows shifted right by half a hexagon.
- Join the hexagons in each row with a whip stitch in white, matching the corner sps at both ends of each seam.
- Join the 14 rows together with the same whip stitch, working each zigzag seam from one side to the other.
- Block the whole cover flat with pins so that the hexagons lie evenly and the seams are not tight.
- Work Round 1 of the edge in yellow around the whole cover, following the stitch counts for each side, outer corner and inner join.
- Work Round 2 to make the scalloped shell edge, then fasten off and weave in the last ends.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Making puffs that are too loose. Pull each loop up to the same height so the petals are plump and even, and close each puff with a firm ch 1.
Skipping the extra stitches in Round 2 or Round 3. The 3 sc increases make the 8 star points, so count each round before you go on.
Turning a hexagon by mistake. Keep a corner at the top of every hexagon so the seams match.
Seaming too tightly. Sew loosely so the lace stays soft and the cover keeps its drape.
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Important Notes
Gauge: the green star after Round 3 should measure about 2 inches across, and a finished hexagon about 7 inches across the flat sides. Make one hexagon first and change the hook size if needed. The sizes and yarn amounts in this pattern are estimated, so check them with your swatch.
Yarn amounts depend on how tightly you crochet and on how big your puffs are. Buy a little extra of the same dye lot of each color.
Cotton stretches when wet, so block the hexagons gently and let them dry flat.
Wash on a gentle cycle in cold water with a color catcher, because the yellow and green yarns can bleed onto the white. Dry flat.
I hope this sunny bedspread makes you smile as much as it made me smile. Take your time, one hexagon at a time, and send me a photo when yours is on the bed.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
What size is the finished bedspread?
It measures about 75 by 89 inches with the scalloped edge, which covers the top of a full or queen bed and drapes a little over the sides.
Can I use a different yarn weight or make a different size?
Yes. A lighter yarn makes smaller hexagons, so make more of them. For a throw, crochet fewer rows, for example 8 rows of 6 hexagons, and keep the same joining method and edge.
How do I wash and care for it?
Machine wash on a gentle cycle in cold water with a color catcher, reshape while damp and dry flat. Avoid hanging it wet, because cotton is heavy and can stretch.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- sc2tog — single crochet 2 together
- dc — double crochet
- yo — yarn over
- puff st — puff stitch, worked as described at the start of the pattern
- st(s) — stitch(es)
- sp — space
- rep — repeat
- RS — right side
- A — sunflower yellow yarn
- B — white yarn
- C — leaf green yarn