Any small squares, circles or like these, hexagons, are great ways of using up left-over yarn. You can make them in one colour or change colours as often as you feel like it, or every time a tiny scrap of yarn is used up, like in this hexagon:
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I made the hexagons using double pointed needles. It is easier to work if your needles are bamboo or wood because metal ones or plastic coated metal ones can be too heavy and easily slip. Here’s an example of the kind of needles I like to use for small projects, 13 or 15 cm long (about 5 or 6 inches): http://amzn.to/2E1wcMX
We start to knit on the outside of the hexagon. You need 78 stitches + 1 and then start to decrease. The decreases are in sets of six, which creates the hexagon. Using doubleknitting weight wool and size 4 mm needles my hexagons are 11 cm (4,3 in) in size.
You could use the hexagons for
- scarf or shawl
- baby blanket
- bedspread
- poncho
- cardigan
- cushion cover
- bag
or anything else that comes to mind!
Here’s the video tutorial for making the hexagon:
Pin the knitted hexagon tutorial:
Is there a written pattern?
No, it’s just the video at the moment! Hope it helps you!
Hello from newzealand …can you use two needles only (no points) to knit hexagons …thankyou ,,yvonne
This technique that I am using needs more than two. Wondering if there was a way to creat this shape on just two, right now can’t thihnk of one. But you can use a short circular needle.
I would imagine that knitting it just as you can knit socks on circulars, would work
Yes, the same idea. I haven’t tried but would think so.
I am really struggling on the 1st decreasing, when I get to knit on my 4th needle and after my decrease I have 10 stitches left
I start with 20 stiche on 3 needles then 18 on the 4th after I have joined them
Hope it works out ok!
I love this! Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!
Great to hear, thank you! Happy New Year!
I love the hexagon pattern and was wondering could I use the hexangon squares to make a cardigan that would compare to the look of the crochet ones I’ve been seeing around the web? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
Beverly
Whatever is made using crochet hexagons could be done the same with knitted ones. I wonder if you mean those ones with just a few huge hexagons formed into a cardigan or ones with small hexagons joined. But both would work.
How would u make this smaller I’m planning a project but I need really small hexagons.
You can start with a smaller amount of stitches and otherwise work the same. It’s like starting the hexagon somewhere in the middle of this tutorial.