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How To Crochet African Flower Hexagon -Tutorial, Color Ideas and Free Patterns

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How To Crochet African Flower Hexagon -Tutorial, Color Ideas and Free Patterns
Collage of African Flower Hexagons crocheted in many different colors

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 I’m playing in the fields of African Flowers today! Do you want to join me? These crochet ideas will make your hearts beat faster. Have you already found your favorite African Flower Hexagon crochet pattern? Or maybe you are still looking for your one and only? Don’t worry! I have prepared a special treat for you. First, we need to ask ourselves a very important question though. How To Crochet African Flowers? You will find the answers under the links below! Ready to explore? Obviously! It will surely be an exciting journey!

This pattern was originally designed by Lounette Fourie and Anita Roussouw and published in a South African magazine called ‘Sarie’ in 2009. Since then it developed into many amazing projects and shapes.

In this post, I will focus on 6-petal African flower square and African Flower Hexagon. We also go through an African Flower Pentagon and explore the topic wider to see variation of colors and free patterns to chose as your next WIP. At the end I show you my favourites color combinations of African Flower Hexagon Blankets and beautiful African Flower Crochet Patterns. Throughout here, you will find more than 50 different African Flower Hexagons to get your imagination wild!

For even more amazing color combos of over 70 8-Petal African Flower Granny Squares go to my previous post HERE

Collage of African Flower Squares in variety of colors
8-Petal African Flower Granny Squares

How to crochet African Flower Hexagon

African Flower Hexagon is based on the 6 Petal Flower. The 6 Petal African Flower, when surounded by a border, creates a hexagon shape, which gives this pattern more uses, as it is more flexible to incorporate in smaller and irregularly shaped projects, such as African Flower amigurumi toys, crochet tops, bikini bras, etc.

photo source: Your Crochet

Materials you’ll need

Medium worsted weight yarn (or any yarn you have)

the crochet hook in the size corresponding with your yarn.

You will find a recommended hook sizes on a yarn label.

scissors to cut yarn tails

a yarn needle or tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)

Abbreviations Used and the Pattern Notes

This written pattern is in US crochet terms. The standard crochet abbreviations I used in this tutorial are:

  • ch = chain stitch
  • dc = double crochet
  • hdc = half double crochet
  • yo = yarn over
  • sl st = slip stitch
  • st /sts = stitch/es
  • ldc = long dc
  • sp = space

African Flower Hexagon Tutorial

Foundation

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

Using color A (I’m using yellow): ch5 and sl st into the 1st ch to make a ring.

Round 1

Photo tutorial how to make African flower square crochet pattern

Using color A (yellow): ch3, (count as 1st dc), dc in the ring, ch 1, * (2 dc, ch 1) – repeat * 5 times. Sl st into the top of ch3 from the beginning. Fasten off. [6 clusters of (2dc, ch1)]

Round 2

Photo tutorial how to make African flower square crochet pattern

Join a color B (white) to any ch-1 sp. Ch 3, (1 dc, 1 ch, 2 dc) in the same sp, * (2dc, 1 ch, 2 dc) in each following ch-1 sp repeat * around.

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

Finish with an sl st in the top of the 1st dc. [6 clusters of (2dc, ch1, 2dc)]

Round 3

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

Continue with color B (white). Sl st into next st and sl st in ch-1 sp. Ch3, 6dc into the same ch-1 sp.  *7dc into the next ch-1 sp – repeat * around 5 times.

Photo tutorial how to make African flower square crochet pattern

This round has 6 arches of 7dc (our petals). Finish with a sl st in the top of 1st dc. [6 arches of 7dc]

Round 4

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

Attach colour C (red) in 1-st st of 7dc from the previous round, sc. Sc in each of the next 6 sts.

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

ldc into the round 2 sp separated by arches.

A point where to insert your hook is marked in the photo.

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

To ldc = long dc (spike) – yo, instert the hook in between (2dc, 1 ch, 2 dc) sp from round 2, grab a yarn and pull up high, yo and pull through 2 loops, yo and pull through.

Photo tutorial how to crochet African flower hexagon pattern

*(Sc in the next 7 st, ldc) – repeat * around for the rest of 5 arches. Sl st in 1st sc. Fasten off.

Round 5

Photo tutorial how to make African flower hexagon crochet pattern

Attach new color D (brown) in any ldc, ch3, dc in the next 3 st. (dc, ch1, dc) in the next st.
*dc in the each of the 7 following st, (dc, ch1, dc) in the next st.

Crocheted 6-petal African flower in a hexagon

Repeat * 5 times, dc in the reminded st and join with sl st of beginning ch2. Fasten off.

Round 6

You may continue to make your project bigger. Each next round will have dc in each st, except corner sts, where you should make dc,ch,dc.

African Flower Hexagon Crochet Ideas and Free Patterns

Below you will find some examples of this beauty and versatility gorgeous theme. I hope that you will find just right pattern for you or will be inspired by amazing color creations.

Don’t forget save this post to find it in the future 😉

Collage of African Flower Hexagons crocheted in many different colors

African Flower Hexagon Blanket by Sinem Torun

Colorful Crocheted Flower Hexagon Blanket

photo source: Sinem Torun@Instagram

African Flower Blanket by Gemini & Crochet

stylecraftyarn

African Flower Hexagon Blanket Crocheted in Dusty Pink

photo source: Gemini & Crochet



African Flower Hexagon Blanket by Ella and the Ricks


Yarn: Stylecraft Special Double Knit and Woolly and Warmy Papatya Batik

photo source: EllaandtheRicks

African Flower Blanket by Little Dove Crochet

photo source: Little Dove Crochet

Rainbow Hexagon Blanket by Ella and the Ricks

Yarn:
Ice Yarns Magic Light and Stylecraft Special Double Knit

photo source: EllaandtheRicks

Spring Hexagon Blanket by Sinem Torun

Colorful Crocheted Flower Hexagon Blanket

photo source: Sinem Torun@Instagram

African Flower Hexagon Blanket by Lizzie Montgomery

photo source: Instagram – Lizzie Montgomery

African Flower Hexagon Pillow by Knitwork by Ina

african flower pillow

photo source: Knitwork by Ina paid pattern on Ravelry.

African Flower Hexagon Blanket by Sinem Torun

photo source: Sinem Torun@Instagram

African Flower Hexagon Potholder Free Crochet Pattern

Free Crochet Pattern of African Flower Potholder – here. Photo source: Ravlery

African Flower Hexagon Bag by Coco_Hook

African Flower Hexagon Bag crocheted in pink, brown and yellow yarn

photo source: Coco_Hook

African Flower Bag by Lunedi777

African Flower Hexagon Crochet Bag

photo source: Instagram – Lunedi777

African Flower Hexagon Oversized Sweater Pullover by TSCrochetDesign

Etsy Store

African Flower Hexagon Pullover Sweater

photo source: TSCrochetDesign_ Etsy

Coastal Coaster Set

Who would have thought that African Flowers would suit the marine style so well? We are so surprised by this project based on the genius pattern by Yankee Yarns. The author’s creativity is so impressive! Are you already imagining this set on your table? Girl, yes!

African Flower Coasters

The original pattern and the photos are available on Ravelry:

 African Flower Pentagon

Info about this version by N1ck1 and the photos are on Ravelry here

How To Crochet African Flower Pentagon

Even more ‘flexibility’ to create your desired shape give you African Flower Pentagon. It is a pattern you really need to learn, if you like to make 3D crochet projects with African flower motifs. The African Flower Pentagon will be useful in every difficult ‘moment’ to shape the toy as it should be. Look at the photos below:

Crochet African Flower Pentagon Free Pattern
Photos: Heidi Bears (upper), Woolytoons (middle), Heidi Bears (lower)

 To show you how to use the pentagon, I used photos of Happypotamus, the Happy Hippo created by Heidi Bears (if you are interested in that pattern you can buy it here), and Miss Wooly by Woolytoons (you can find the pattern here). The lower photo shows the diagram of the flower pentagon. The more details available on Heidi Bears Creative: African Flower Pentagon.

After an in-depth look, you can notice that the pentagon areas were used very frequently to make this beautiful “hippopotamus” (The Happy Hippo) and fewer, but still necessary, to bring together the shape of this cute sheep (Miss Wooly).

As you can see on a diagram above, African Flower Pentagon is basically the same pattern as hexagon, except each round has one section less (5 not 6).

African flower motif pentagon free crochet pattern and video tutorial

Watch the video tutorial here.

African Flower Square Toys

An African flower pentagon or hexagon can be incorporated as a motif into crochet toys and softies, especially easy ones with more complicated shapes. Here are examples of African Flower Toy Free Crochet Patterns:

A crocheted owl rests in hand, accompanied by a giraffe and snake, each adorned with vibrant African flower patterns.
find out more how to incorporate your African Flowers into amigurumi HERE.

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