Lately the internet has been buzzing about the Beekeepers Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits. Hexipuffs are popping up everywhere.
I will never knit a hexipuff.
There are several reasons, some justified and some are me just being snarky. Mostly, I don’t think I would ever finish the thing. Too many stupid puffs to make. I would get a basket of 20 or maybe even as many as 100, but this would not be enough, and I would just get bored and never finish.
Instead I found this gem: Juggling Hexes by Wendy Harbaugh
Reasons why I love this:
- Crochet is fast
- Even with sock yarn these babies are almost 3″ in diameter making finishing much more of a possibility
- No stuffing
- No seaming/sewing/tying, these are join as you go – I understand that the hexipuffs don’t need to be sewn, however, you still have to go back and join them in the end
- No annoying video associated with it (ok this is just me being snarky)
And so I’ve started. And I’m in love.
The Start
So far I have completed 17 hexagons in 2 days. I’m using left over sock yarn scraps as well as handspun yarn scraps. Every hexagon has a memory of a project.
Glamour Shot
Each hex takes about 20 minutes and uses a very small amount of yarn. I mean to make one, rip it out and see just how much yarn…but I haven’t been able to bring myself to that yet.
No Sewing!
And while there is no sewing or joining, there are ends to weave in. I have been very good about stopping after every 5 or so and weaving in the ends quick. Another nice thing about crochet is that its basically self finishing, and so weaving in the ends is super simple.
I was looking on the internet to find a picture of a flower I did years ago and came across this link to you. Thank you that was a nice post not snarky at all glad you like the hexagon pattern looks like it is coming along well take care and much love
I absolutely love this idea! I’m also not into the puffs for pretty much the same reasons as you and I’ve been wondering what to do with all the sock yarn leftovers I have. I think I’ll be doing this! Thanks for sharing. Love how yours looks so far
Okay, I LOVE this idea. Speaking as someone who crocheted 120 squares at age 14 to put together a blanket she ~still~ uses (made out of that horrid red heart acrylic yarn in places, but it somehow softened up) this makes me want to do another one! With all those dumb little bits of yarn that drive me nuts floating around, especially the variegated sock yarn, this’d be perfect. Thanks for the inspiration!
Heheh…I had gone looking for a good hexagon pattern to make a sock yarn afghan out of, and wound up just cobbling a hexagon out of a granny square book. I like this idea much better, and the hexagons are closer to what I was looking for! Thank goodness I didn’t get very far on my original idea, otherwise the bitterness from doing all that ripping back would be a little much