Continued from page 1 of this pattern ... Rnds 9 - 16: The directions for those rounds can be printed from crochet.D106/od/motifs/a/hexagon23rnds.htm

Rnd 17:Note: In this round, where the directions say to "skip sts", that includes skipping the next double crochet stitches and/or slip stitches in the number of stitches that the pattern says to skip. Rnd 17 directions: sl st in next sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 more dc in same place as ch-3 just made, skip next 3 sts, (4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp, * ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 3 dc, (4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3 of this round.

Rnd 18:Note: In this round, where the directions say to "skip sts", that includes skipping the next double crochet stitches and/or slip stitches in the number of stitches that the pattern says to skip. Rnd 18 directions: sl st in next sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 more dc in same place as ch-3 just made, skip next 3 sts, (4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 sp, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp, * ch 1, skip next dc, skip next ch-1, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch-1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 2, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 3 dc, (4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, skip next ch-1, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then ch 1, skip next dc, skip next ch-1, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch-1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 2, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3 of this round.

Rnd 19: sl st in next dc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 more dc in same place as ch-3 just made, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, (2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc) twice, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp, * ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, (ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp) twice, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, (2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc) twice, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, (ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp) twice, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3 of this round.

Rnd 20:Note: Each sc made in rnd 19 was an sc decrease that was made over two stitches, so it will look a bit different than a regular sc. In this round 20, where the directions say to make an "sc in next sc", you will be working into the top of an sc decrease that was made in round 19. Rnd 20 directions: sl st in next dc, ch 1, sc in same place as sl st just made, ch 3, skip next dc, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in corner chain space, * sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, ch 2, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc) twice, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip next dc, skip ch sp, (sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip ch sp) twice, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip next ch sp, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in corner chain space **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, ch 2, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc) twice, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, skip next dc, sl st in beg sc of this round.

Continue to page 3 of this pattern for Rnds 21 - 23.
Design and Directions by Sandi Marshall
Continued from page 1 of this pattern ... Rnds 9 - 16: The directions for those rounds can be printed from crochet.D106/od/motifs/a/hexagon23rnds.htm

Rnd 17:Note: In this round, where the directions say to "skip sts", that includes skipping the next double crochet stitches and/or slip stitches in the number of stitches that the pattern says to skip. Rnd 17 directions: sl st in next sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 more dc in same place as ch-3 just made, skip next 3 sts, (4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp, * ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 3 dc, (4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3 of this round.

Rnd 18:Note: In this round, where the directions say to "skip sts", that includes skipping the next double crochet stitches and/or slip stitches in the number of stitches that the pattern says to skip. Rnd 18 directions: sl st in next sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 more dc in same place as ch-3 just made, skip next 3 sts, (4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 sp, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp, * ch 1, skip next dc, skip next ch-1, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch-1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 2, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 3 dc, (4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 4 sts) twice, 4 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, skip next ch-1, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then ch 1, skip next dc, skip next ch-1, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch-1, skip next dc, 4 dc in next dc, (ch 2, skip next 4 sts, 4 dc in next dc) twice, skip next 3 dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3 of this round.

Rnd 19: sl st in next dc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 more dc in same place as ch-3 just made, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, (2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc) twice, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp, * ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, (ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp) twice, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, (2 dc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc) twice, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in corner chain sp **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, (ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, 2 dc in ch-2 sp) twice, ch 2, skip next dc, sc decrease over next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, sl st in top of beg ch-3 of this round.

Rnd 20:Note: Each sc made in rnd 19 was an sc decrease that was made over two stitches, so it will look a bit different than a regular sc. In this round 20, where the directions say to make an "sc in next sc", you will be working into the top of an sc decrease that was made in round 19. Rnd 20 directions: sl st in next dc, ch 1, sc in same place as sl st just made, ch 3, skip next dc, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in corner chain space, * sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, ch 2, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc) twice, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip next dc, skip ch sp, (sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip ch sp) twice, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip next ch sp, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in corner chain space **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then sc in next dc, (ch 1, skip ch-1, sc in next dc) twice, ch 2, skip ch sp, sc in next dc, (ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc) twice, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip ch sp, skip next dc, sl st in beg sc of this round.

Continue to page 3 of this pattern for Rnds 21 - 23.