{"title":"How to Crochet an African Flower Hexagon","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crochet/how-to-crochet-an-african-flower-hexagon","category":{"slug":"crochet","name":"Crochet"},"creator":{"name":"Adore Crea Crochet","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSaFFfFGlXk79AomtZqthQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niVT-cqvoDc"},"tldr":"Crochet an African flower hexagon step by step: magic circle, petals, outline and six corners. US terms, a clear photo for every round.","quickAnswer":"Crochet an African flower hexagon step by step: magic circle, petals, outline and six corners. A medium project: about 40 minutes. Materials cost about $1 to $3. You need 5 things, including crochet hook, yarn needle and scissors. The 10 steps start with start the African Flower With a Magic Circle, crochet Round 1 of the African Flower Into the Ring, pull the Magic Circle Tail to Close the Flower Center and join the Pink Yarn to the Yellow African Flower Center.","totalDurationSeconds":879,"videoDurationSeconds":879,"difficulty":"medium","project":{"difficulty":"medium","projectMinutes":40,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":40,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":1,"max":3},"yield":"1 hexagon motif"},"tools":["crochet hook (4 mm)","yarn needle","scissors","stitch markers"],"materials":["DK or light worsted yarn in 4 colors"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Start the African Flower With a Magic Circle","text":"Wrap the yellow yarn twice around two fingers so the strands cross on the back. Slide the hook under the bottom strand, catch the top strand and pull it through. Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook to lock it. That is your magic circle with one chain already made. Slip it off your fingers and hold the ring flat while you work."},{"number":2,"title":"Crochet Round 1 of the African Flower Into the Ring","text":"Chain two more for a chain 3. It counts as the first double crochet. Work one more double crochet into the ring, then chain 1. Now repeat two double crochet and chain 1 five more times. You end with six pairs of double crochet and six chain spaces. Those chain spaces are where every later round starts, so keep them open."},{"number":3,"title":"Pull the Magic Circle Tail to Close the Flower Center","text":"Hold the stitches and pull the yarn tail firmly. The hole in the middle shrinks until the ring closes into a solid yellow disc. Make your last chain 1, then slip stitch into the top of the first chain 3 to join the round. Cut the yarn and pull it through to fasten off. Round 1 is the whole yellow star in the finished motif."},{"number":4,"title":"Join the Pink Yarn to the Yellow African Flower Center","text":"Pick any chain space on the yellow ring. Push the hook through it and pull a loop of the pink yarn back through. Tie the two ends in a small knot to anchor the new color. Put the hook back into the same space, pull up a loop and chain 3. That chain 3 counts as your first double crochet of round 2."},{"number":5,"title":"Crochet Round 2 V-Stitches Around the Flower Center","text":"In the same space as the chain 3, work one double crochet, chain 1, then two more double crochet. That is one V group. Chain 1 and move to the next chain space. Repeat two double crochet, chain 1, two double crochet, chain 1 in every space. You get six V groups. Slip stitch into the top of the chain 3. Do not cut the pink."},{"number":6,"title":"Crochet the Seven-Stitch Petals of the African Flower","text":"Slip stitch into the chain space in the middle of the first V, then chain 3. Work six more double crochet into that same space, for seven in all. Chain 1. Skip the space between groups and go to the middle of the next V. Work seven double crochet and chain 1. Repeat around for six petals, slip stitch to the chain 3, and fasten off."},{"number":7,"title":"Join the Red Yarn Between the African Flower Petals","text":"Round 4 attaches lower down than you might expect. Find a gap between two petals. Push the hook down through it into the round 2 chain space that sits between two V groups. Pull the red yarn through, tie a knot and pull up a loop. Chain 3. It counts as a double crochet and is the first of the long stitches between petals."},{"number":8,"title":"Outline the African Flower Petals in Single Crochet","text":"Single crochet into each of the seven stitches across the top of the next petal. At the gap, yarn over and work a double crochet down into the round 2 chain space below, the same spot you joined in. That long stitch frames each petal. Repeat seven single crochet and one long double crochet all the way around. Slip stitch to the chain 3 and fasten off."},{"number":9,"title":"Crochet the Green Hexagon Corners in Round 5","text":"Join the green into any long double crochet from round 4 and chain 3. Double crochet into the next three stitches. In the stitch after that, work a corner: double crochet, chain 1, double crochet. Then double crochet into the next seven stitches and make another corner. Repeat until you have six corners. Finish with double crochet in the last three stitches and slip stitch to the chain 3."},{"number":10,"title":"Weave In the Yarn Tails on the Finished Hexagon","text":"Fasten off the green and tie a small knot. Thread each tail onto a yarn needle and weave it through the stitches on the back of the hexagon. Go through stitches of the same color so nothing shows on the front. Change direction once or twice so the end stays put, then trim it close. Your African flower hexagon is done."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-30T14:27:42.105Z","published":"2026-10-30T14:27:41.888Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. 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