Picture this: you, your crochet hook, and a riot of colorful yarns coming together to create something absolutely magical - a Large Sunburst! It's not just crochet; it's like painting with yarn, weaving sunny rays into a masterpiece that pops with joy.
Crochet Large Sunburst
Materials Needed:
- 5 mm (H) crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn (Comfy Cotton Acrylic in Silver Sage or equivalent)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Pattern Overview:
- The pattern is for a large Sunburst Half Hexagon, starting with a half Sunburst pattern and then transformed into a half hexagon. The tutorial includes a joint-as-you-go method for those who wish to join their hexagons this way. But it also explains slip stitching them together as an alternative.
Starting the Half Sunburst:
- Start with a slip knot on your hook.
- Chain 4 (ch 4) and join with a slip stitch (sl st) into the fourth chain from the hook to form a ring.
- Chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet [dc]), then work 9 dc into the center of the ring for a total of 10 stitches (sts).
Creating the Half Circle:
- After completing 10 sts, fasten off and leave about a 4-inch tail. Weave in the tail through the back loops of your starting sts to secure it.
Transforming Into a Hexagon:
- For the joining round, attach yarn at the right side of the work into the top of the chain 3.
- Create puff stitches around, amounting to a total of 8 puff stitches for the curve of the half-circle.
- Work a dc on the very last stitch to create a straight edge.
- Fasten off your work.
Building the Hexagon Edges:
- For the next round, start in the right side of your work, chaining 3 and performing a series of double crochet clusters around the half circle. Spaced with chain 2s between them.
- Repeat this step, increasing the size of your clusters by adding more dc stitches in each, to continue building the hexagon shape.
- In corners, work 4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc to create the hexagonal corners, and continue with 3 dc clusters along the sides.
Finalizing the Half Hexagon:
- Continue expanding the hexagon by repeating the pattern of clusters and corner creations until reaching the desired size of the half hexagon.
- Finish off with a series of dc clusters around the edge of your hexagon, chaining appropriately to maintain the hexagonal shape.
- Fasten off and weave in all the ends.
Joining (Optional):
- If you're adding this piece to a larger project. The video also explains how to join the hexagons using a join-as-you-go method, which can be applied as desired.
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