Maya’s Meadow Part 10: Small Hexagon with Two Leaves

Welcome to Part 10 of the Maya’s Meadow CAL. In this part, we will turn our sixteen double-leaf Small Flowers into diamonds. I LOVE these diamonds!!! I haven’t had such fun crocheting something in ages!

Resources

Introduction Post
Abbreviations and Special Stitches
I’ve done a video tutorial for Part 10. You can find that HERE:
- Right-handed US Terminology Video
- Left-handed US Terminology Video

Translations

Part 10: Small Hexagon with Two Leaves

Chart and Abbreviations

Charts by Masako Kawahara from Crochet_hmmm

Please see Abbreviations and Special Stitches for instructions to make the Modified Puff Stitch.

Instructions

Using Colour P, make 16 of these motifs, using the Little Flowers that have two Leaves each. The instructions for this part are written-only. If you need photographic help with any aspect, please see ‘Small Hexagon with One Leaf’ or consult the videos linked above.

Round 1

Working into the Leaf: Starting in the ch-1 corner of the leaf with a standing st, *[hdc, dc, tr, ch 1, tr, dc, hdc] in the ch-1 corner sp. Skip the first (hidden) st. Sc in the next 8 sts, hdc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts and make a tr in the next st of both motifs, which will contain a join. Ch 1. {8 sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, 3 tr, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the first Petal of this side: Skip the next 2 sts. Hdc in the next st, sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next st, FPdc around the next st, ch 1. {2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 FPdc, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the second Petal of this side: Skip the next st, which will be hidden. Hdc in the next st, sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st. [Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next st. Hdc in the next st, sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next st, FPdc around the next st, ch 1. {4 sc, 6 hdc, 1 FPdc, and 3 ch-1 sps}

Working into the third Petal of this side: Skip the next st, which will be hidden. Hdc in the next st, sc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next 2 sts and make a tr in the next st of both motifs, which will contain a join. Ch 1. {2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 tr, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the Leaf: Skip the next 2 sts on the leaf. Hdc in the next st, sc in the last 7 sts.* {7 sc, 1 hdc}

Rep from * to * once. Join to the first hdc with a sl st.

Round 2

Sl st in the next 2 sts and into the ch-1 corner sp. Ch 2 (counts as hdc). [Hdc, dc, ch 1, dc, 2 hdc] in ch-1 corner sp. {4 hdc, 2 dc, and 1 ch-1 sp}

*Working into the Leaf: Skip the first (hidden) st. Hdc in the next 10 sts, make 2 dc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a Modified Puff Stitch in the next st. Ch 1. {10 hdc, 2 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the first Petal of this side: Skip the next ch-1 sp and the next st. Dc in the next 2 sts, make 2 dc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a Modified Puff Stitch in the next st. Ch 1. {4 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 2 ch-1 sps }

Working into the second Petal of this side: Skip the next ch-1 sp and the next st, dc in the next 4 sts. [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in the next ch-1 sp. Skip the next (hidden) st. Dc in the next 3 sts, make 2 dc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a Modified Puff Stitch in the next st. Ch 1. {13 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 3 ch-1 sps}

Working into the third Petal of this side: Skip the next ch-1 sp and the next st. Dc in the next 2 sts, make 2 dc in the next st. Ch 1, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a Modified Puff Stitch in the next st. Ch 1. {4 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the Leaf: Skip the next ch-1 sp and the next st, make 2 dc in the next st, hdc in the next 9 sts.* [2 hdc, dc, ch 1, dc, 2 hdc] in the ch-1 corner sp.

Rep from * to * once. Join to the top of the beg ch-2 with a sl st. {First Repeat: 13 hdc, 4 dc, and 1 ch-1 sp; Second Repeat: 9 hdc and 2 dc }

Round 3

Sl st in the next 2 sts and into the ch-1 corner sp. Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st).

*[Sc, ch 2, sc] in ch-1 corner sp. Skip the first (hidden) st. Sc in the next 14 sts, sc in the next ch-1 sp, FPsc around the Puff Stitch, sc in the next ch-1 sp. Sc in the next 4 sts, sc in the next ch-1 sp, FPsc around the Puff Stitch, sc in the next ch-1 sp. Sc in the next 6 sts. [Sc, ch 2, sc] in the next ch-1 sp.

Skip the first (hidden) st, sc in the next 6 sts, sc in the next ch-1 sp, FPsc around the Puff Stitch, sc in the next ch-1 sp. Sc in the next 4 sts, sc in the next ch-1 sp, FPsc around the Puff Stitch, sc in the next ch-1 sp. Sc in the next 14 sts.*

Rep from * to * once. Join to the first sc with a sl st. Fasten off and work away your ends. {120 sc and 8 FPsc, not including ch-2 corner sps}