Assistance with a crochet pattern

have a pattern that I purchased from Etsy which has instructions for solid hexagons, some flower hexagons and some half hexagons along the borders.
The directions have you make the first hexagon and the directions for joining are as follows:JOINING using I-hook (5.5mm)
It is helpful to go up in hook size, as the slip stitches tend to pull in tightly.
For the 1st hexagon (lower right-hand corner of blanket), fasten off and weave in ends. For each consecutive hexagon, continue with current yarn on hook and join to adjacent hexagon(s) as shown below**. Join with slip stitches worked through the loops on the backside of your motifs. You will have 7 stitches to join on each side of your motifs.

So do I make each hexagon separately and then join?
As it states "for each consecutive hexagon continue with yarn on hook strong text and join to adjacent hexagons.”
The last statement is what has me confused as I’m not totally familiar with crochet patterns!

I’m not familiar with crochet patterns but it does sound like you are to make all the motifs individually first and then this joining instruction is what is to be continued with currect yarn and hook.
Is there perhaps an earlier sentence which says how many of each motif to make?

What is the pattern?

What is the name of your pattern and the designer?
Let’s call in the crocheters: @OffJumpsJack, @GrumpyGramma, @ColoCro and @ZKOhio

It’s called Flowerghan. As I stated earlier I purchased it from Etsy -TheHat&I. What I found confusing is that on pg 3 there’s a notation about don’t break the yarn.
However on pg 6 (The second picture) it tells you to fasten off for the first hexagon and weave in ends. For each consecutive hexagon, continue with current yarn on hook and join to adjacent hexagon as shown below.
I’m taking it that I will have to do each hexagon individually and then join.
Wandering minds want to know for sure!
Thanks MK

Only first motiv is single, every other you need to attach to others working last row of motiv.
Good luck, nice work.

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Yes. Don’t break the yarn when you finish the last round of the hexagon; continue with the same yarn to do the join as instructed without breaking the yarn. You will break the yarn after doing the join. The ends are woven in on the first motif because there is nothing to join it to. You’ve got this.

ETA If you do break the yarn before doing the join, all is not lost. Join new yarn and continue with the join and then weave in the extra ends. The method in the pattern not only avoids sewing all those hexagons together at the end, it also eliminates some yarn ends. Two big plusses!

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For this pattern, make the first hexagon as instructed. Cut the yarn. Weave in the ends. For the second and following hexagons, make another starting at the center per the pattern using the end of the yarn either from the current color or in a different color as instructed. When you finish the last round don’t cut the yarn. This video shows how to join the current motif to the edge of the completed one. Note: Your yarn will already be attached to one piece so you don’t have to join new yarn as in the video.

All the hexagons will start in the middle. After the first one when the last round is completed, use the yarn attached to the hexagon for the slip stitch join. The yarn is cut after the join is completed; at some point you’ll be joining more than one edge of the current hexagon to other edges. Cut the yarn only after any adjoining edges have been slip stitched together.

Once you get the idea you’ll do fine with this.

I’ll try to find a better video. I’ve had not so great luck so far.

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Oh thanks so very much for responding! This was driving me crazy! I’ll check out your video and try to see if I follow your advice correctly!
Thanks again :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
MK

I understand your confusion. It can sound like the next motif is made with the same yarn as the previous one, like one continuous piece of work, but this is not the case as each motif is worked from the centre to the outside, therefore each motif needs to be started with a new end of yarn.
It is the final stage of the motif that relates to the note about joining.
Make a motif break yarn weave in end.
Make a motif, when done do not break yarn, change to larger crochet hook and join motif 2 to motif 1. Now break yarn.
Change back to smaller crochet hook.
Make a motif, when done do not break yarn, change to larger crochet hook and join motif 3 to motif 2. Now break yarn.
Change back to smaller crochet hook.
Make a motif… and so on.
Some of the motifs will have more than one edge that can be joined in a continuous seam before the yarn is broken.
But you do need to make each motif individually. This method of joining to the adjacent motifs before breaking the yarn means you will see the blanket build up piece by piece rather than having a whole bundle of motifs to seam together at the end.

Hope you don’t mind me writing it out like this on your thread, it helped me get to grips with it and although I don’t really crochet (very little) I like to understand how things work.

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Is it like this individual is stating?

No, it is easier and a more simple result than that.

GrumpyGramma posted a great video for the flat slip stitch which is what your pattern is calling for. Your pattern also says to work the back stitches to make the join and in the video the Right sides of the squares are facing but the Back Loop of the motif is worked to join the pieces together, just as your pattern instructs.

On that video there are 2 granny squares. A new piece of yarn is being used for the slip stitch join.
On your project it is asking for them to be joined with the same yarn, not changing to a different colour.
Can you imagine in this tutorial that the second square has just been made and is finished but the yarn not broken off? Then, aligning it with the other square the slip stitch join is made into the back loop.

So each motif is completed individually and then joined?
This is where it gets a little confusing for me as it states:
For each consecutive hexagon continue with current yarn on hook and join to adjacent hexagons as shown in the diagram.
:thinking:

It states at the upper left corner of the page:
Attached is a picture of the layout of the motifs.
Each motif is joined to its neighbor without breaking the yarn. Make motifs in the order shown on the right

Start with motif one and finish with motif 195. OR if you prefer, make all the motifs but allow a long ending yarn to join them later.

SO if I finish motifs 1 and 2 - I should attach motif 2 to the first one.

If I’m doing it this way then I need to do the center of the third motif however my yarn is at the top of motif 2.
I’m still confused. I’m trying to figure out how to MAKE AND JOIN motifs in the order shown in the diagram without breaking the yarn as it’s stated aboveIMG_0100

It is - each motif is JOINED to its neighbour without breaking the yarn.
It is NOT - each motif is MADE without out breaking the yarn.

Yes, attach motif 2 to motif 1 before breaking the yarn.
Then BREAK the yarn.
Then start motif 3, at the centre.
Join motif 3 to motif 2
Then BREAK yarn.
Start motif 4 at the centre.
Join motif 4 to motif 3
Then BREAK yarn.

The pattern is giving another option which is to make each motif individually and leave a long tail when finished. Do not weave in the tail. When all motifs are finished use the long tails to join the motifs.

I want to add.
One of the benefits of joining each motif as you make it is that you know which one you have just made and where it goes.
If you make them all first without joining as you go you end up with a big pile of motifs that need sorting and organising before you can join them.

I’m going to get wild and crazy here and suggest trusting the pattern. Have you made the first motif or is this still all theoretical? Until you have your first motif in front of you it’s very hard to see how this works. Sometimes the only way to understand something is to do it.

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I need to pitch in to. Creations and gma are wright.
Im crocheting very long time. For me is easier to follow graph than written pattern.
As I said before but probably didn’t explain correctly You need to crochet first motif and break the yarn.
Make second motif (use second sheme to see what collor yarn) and in last row of it join (as first pattern shows you) to first motiv and break the yarn.
Continue making next motiv and in last row attach to previous one or more motifs according to sheme than break the yarn.
Every next motiv is made separate than joined to one previous made than break yarn and waive ends. Continue making motifs 1 to 11 and according to sheme attach in last rows and break yarn.
That will make row one of blanket.
Now make motiv 12 and attach to motiv 1 according to sheme .
Make motiv 13 than in last row attach to 12, 1 and 2 according to sheme break the yarn.
Motiv 14 will be attach to 13, 2, and 3 and so on in the second row of blanket.
Third row you continue in same way, always making motivs (according to collor sheme shoving at second picks) attaching to previous row motifs in last row.
It will be easier if you mark off at sheme every motiv done and what next collor will be.
Im sorry I didn’t explain more in my previous message.
Hope you are doing good now, keep coming back every time if you need.
Good luck with project
-Edited to explain more.

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Hello, call me John. This is a propper logic puzzle. :slightly_smiling_face: That is something I like as much as knitting or crocheting.

I hope you have more than one skein or ball of your main color for the hex motifs. I believe you use a second ball to start the second hex. Then use the tail of the first to join it to the second hex (keep the second hex tail in the same clock face position as the first).
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Now it is a question now long do you leave the tails unbroken? Just until you have completed the join. Then you can break off or cut the fiber for the weaving in with out any further fear of loss to 135 tails each losing 1 in or 2.5 cm each block

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The first motif has been completed a few days ago.

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Excellent! With the end of the yarn start the center of the next motif and when you finish the last round we can help you with the joining. One step at a time and soon you’ll be an old hand at this.

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