Adaptable Crochet Shapes- Circle to Hexagon!

Have you often wondered how to create a specific shape when working a granny square idea? or Do you get confused as to where to place the corners and how many stitches to use for each edge?

This Crochet Tutorial Series on how to crochet shapes from one circle will demystify this process for you. We will work through each shape creating it from a simple circle, to show you how one shape can transform into many shapes. You can then apply these principles to craft new shapes from any of your granny squares.

Along the way we will be making small, 3 round, crochet shapes. These are perfect for using up leftover yarn and for quick, easy projects. Each tutorial will focus on a different shape. The center shape is shown in the first of these tutorials and then each subsequent tutorial will focus on the final round where we shape our piece.

I love making these little crochet shapes out of my left over yarns. They make for great take along projects. They’re also fantastic for stash-busting; requiring minimal yarn, you can whip up a bunch after each project and later combine them into larger items like pillow tops, trivets, bags, or even blankets.

Throughout this series, as we explore each shape, I will show you simple methods to calculate the number of stitches for each side. This technique allows you to easily adapt any shape you want to crochet.

Today, we’ll focus on the hexagon, the most common of the crochet shapes. It has 6 corners, which is more than the square and so they don’t have to be as sharp of a turn. I use a ch 2 instead of a ch 3. The edges are also a little shorter than the square and thus I can use the double crochet stitch right across the edge. Stitch wise, this is a much more straight forward piece than the square is to make.

But before we dive into crocheting our hexagon, let’s take a quick look at all the crochet shapes we’ll cover.

The first two rounds will create our central circle, and we will be using the same first 2 rounds for all shapes in this series. In Round 3, we’ll start shaping our hexagon.

The First in this series is the SQUARE

The Third in this series is the OCTAGON – coming soon!

If you’re looking to explore more captivating colour combinations for your squares, hop on over to my Instagram and Pinterest. I love sharing lots of pics of my colour experiments there!

If you would like the ad-free pattern for the 4 Crochet Shapes from 1 Circle as a PDF, with Symbol Charts, Find it in my shop, HERE, coming soon!!

Tools and Supplies:

The Yarn used in this pattern is a Worsted Weight #4

The Colours I’m using today

small amounts of 3 different colours of yarn – less than 4g TOTAL per hexagon

Taupe Heather – Super Value Bernat
Putty – Impeccable ( Michaels )

Caramel – Bernat Premium

Hook: 5.00 mm US 8 / H
My Favourite Hook is the Susan Bates Ergonomic Silvalume

Other Supplies:

Scissors
Yarn needle for darning in ends

Finished Size:

Hexagon – 3 1/2 ″ x 3 1/2 ″ corner to corner and 3 1/4″ x 3/14″ Edge to Edge

More Information on Hooks Sizes, Yarn Weights and Crochet Language

Hook Sizes see the Craft Yarn Council’s Page Here

For Standard Yarn Weight Information See this Page

A Handy PDF from Annie’s on the difference between UK and US Crochet Terms

A Nice Explanation from LoveCraft’s on The UK and US differences

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

st(s)– stitch(es)

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

sc blo – single crochet back loop only

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

lp(s) – loop(s)

yo– yarn over

rnd – round

beg – beginning

prev – previous

sp – space

sk – skip

rep – repeat

dec – decrease

Cont – continue

Crochet Shapes

Let’s take a look at all four crochet shapes

The Hexagon

With 24 sts after round 2, we will work with that number to determine the number of stitches in each edge.

Take the 24 sts and subtract the number of corners, to reserve these stitches for the corners, so 24 – 6 = 18 sts

now take the result of 18 and divide it by the number of edges in a hexagon which is 6

This will give us 18 / 6 = 3 therefore we will be using 3 stitches per edge

Now taking a look at the diagram above we see we will be using 1 stitch for each corner and 3 sts for each edge

Looking at the diagram below with the actual crocheted hexagon, we see that the corners are made up of working a ( dc, ch 2, dc ) into that one corner stitch

Then the edge stitches we use 3 double crochet stitches.

Crochet Hexagon Instructions

Foundation: With Taupe Heather, Make a Magic Ring

alternative to a Magic Ring: Ch 3, sl st in first ch, to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Continue with Taupe Heather, ch 3 { counts as first dc }, dc 11 times into ring, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3, fasten off. { 12 dc }

Rnd 2: Join Putty with a sc in any st of prev rnd, sc again in same st, ( 2 sc in next st ) 11 times, sl st in top of first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 24 sc }

Rnd 3: Join Caramel with a dc in any st of prev rnd, * dc in each of next 3 sts, ( dc, ch 2, dc ) in next st, rep from * four more times, then dc in each of next 3 sts, dc in same st as join, ch 2, sl st in first dc, fasten off { 30 dc, 6 ch-2 sp }