Maya’s Meadow Part 9: Small Hexagon with One Leaf

Welcome to Part 9 of the Maya’s Meadow CAL. In this part, we will turn our four single-leaf Small Flowers into weird hexagonish shapes. I’m curious to know how you got on with the Little Flowers. Did you have as much fun with them as I did?

Resources

Introduction Post
Abbreviations and Special Stitches
I’ve done a video tutorial for Part 9. You can find that HERE:
- Right-handed US Terminology Video
- Left-handed US Terminology Video

Translations

Part 9: Small Hexagon with One Leaf

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 4 of these motifs, using the four Little Flowers that only have one Leaf each.

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 {Photo 1}. 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 {Photos 2 and 3}. {8 sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, 3 tr, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the first Petal: 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 {Photo 4}. {2 sc, 2 hdc, 1 FPdc, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into Petals 2 – 5: *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 {Photo 5}.*

Rep from * to * 3 more times. {Per Repeat: 4 sc, 6 hdc, 1 FPdc, and 3 ch-1 sps}

Working into the sixth Petal: 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 {Photo 6}. {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. Join to the first hdc with a sl st. {7 sc, 1 hdc}

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 {Photo 1}. Ch 1, skip the next ch-1 sp, make a Modified Puff Stitch in the next st. Ch 1 {Photo 2}. {10 hdc, 2 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 2 ch-1 sps}

Working into the first Petal: 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 {Photo 3}. {4 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 2 ch-1 sps }

Working into Petals 2 – 5: *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 {Photo 4}.*

Rep from * to * 3 more times. {Per Repeat: 13 dc, 1 Modified Puff Stitch, and 3 ch-1 sps}

Working into the sixth Petal: 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 {Photo 5}. {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. Join to the top of the beg ch-2 with a sl st {Photo 6}. {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 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) 4 times.

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. Join to the first sc with a sl st. Fasten off and work away your ends. {108 sc and 7 FPsc, not including ch-2 corner sps}