Starlight Poinsettia Hexagon Crochet Pattern

The Starlight Poinsettia Hexagon is a single lace-edged motif. It has a cranberry-red poinsettia in the middle, a cluster of gold puff stitches at the heart, and a cream lace frame that pulls the six petal tips into a hexagon. It looks festive and classic, a little like a vintage holiday doily in miniature.

The motif uses three colors: mustard gold for the center, deep cranberry red for the petals, and ivory cream for the border. The petals have a raised, graduated texture that catches the light, and the cream arches leave open windows between the petals so the flower stands out.

This pattern uses US crochet terms. The finished motif measures 5.5 in (14.0 cm) from point to point and 4.75 in (12.1 cm) from flat edge to flat edge.

You work everything in the round in one piece. You start with a gold puff center, change to red for a base round, then make six chain loops and work a petal into each loop. Finally, you change to cream for three border rounds that square the flower into a hexagon. You can use it as an ornament, a coaster, or an appliqué.

Finished Size and Construction

• Finished size: 5.5 in (14.0 cm) point to point; 4.75 in (12.1 cm) flat to flat
• Skill level: Easy-intermediate
• Terminology: US crochet terms
• Yarn weight: DK (#3), cotton or cotton blend
• Hook: 3.5 mm (US E-4)
• Number of pieces: 1 motif
• Layout: Single hexagon, worked in the round
• Piece size: 5.5 in (14.0 cm) point to point
• Size before border: 4.5 in (11.4 cm), petal tip to opposite petal tip
• Border depth: about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) past each petal tip

Materials

Yarn advice: A smooth DK cotton or cotton blend gives the clearest petal texture and the crispest picots. Acrylic DK also works, but it relaxes more when blocked. Avoid fuzzy or brushed yarns, because they blur the petal ridges.

• Color A, gold: 3 g / 7 m
• Color B, cranberry red: 8 g / 18 m
• Color C, ivory cream: 7 g / 16 m

These quantities include a margin of roughly 20% for gauge swatching, tails, and small differences in tension.

Tools:

• 3.5 mm (US E-4) crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Rust-proof pins and a blocking mat or folded towel
• Spray bottle with clean water
• Ruler or tape measure

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• sk – skip
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• sp – space
• MR – magic ring
• rep – repeat

Special stitches

Puff stitch (puff): (Yarn over, insert hook in stitch, pull up a loop to about 0.25 in / 0.6 cm) 4 times. You now have 9 loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw through all 9 loops, then ch 1 to close. The closing ch-1 is the top of the puff.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

Standing sc: With a slip knot on the hook, insert the hook in the stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, and draw through both loops.

Gauge and Checkpoints

Border gauge: 22 sc = 4 in (10.2 cm), which is 5.5 sc per 1 in (2.5 cm), worked in Color C with the 3.5 mm hook.

Treat your first motif as the test piece. Measure it at each checkpoint below before you continue.

• Checkpoint 1, after Round 3: The center disc measures 1.25 in (3.2 cm) across.
• Checkpoint 2, after Round 5: The flower measures 4.5 in (11.4 cm) from petal tip to opposite petal tip.
• Checkpoint 3, after Round 6: The motif measures about 5 in (12.7 cm) from corner to opposite corner.
• Checkpoint 4, after Round 8: The motif measures 5.5 in (14.0 cm) point to point and 4.75 in (12.1 cm) flat to flat.

If your motif is too big: Change to a 3.25 mm (US D-3) hook, or work the ch-13 loops in Round 4 more snugly.

If your motif is too small: Change to a 3.75 mm (US F-5) hook.

If only the border ruffles or cups: Adjust the border tension rather than redoing the flower. Instructions are in Troubleshooting.

Pattern

Center (Color A, gold)

Round 1: Make an MR. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), then work 12 sc into the ring. Pull the ring closed and join with a sl st to the first sc. (12 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1. Puff in the first sc, sl st in the next sc. Puff in the next sc, sl st in the next sc; rep from * 4 more times. Fasten off and weave the tail through the back of the ring. (6 puffs, 6 sl sts = 12 sts)*

The six puffs form the raised gold cluster ring. The sl sts sit low between the puffs.

Petal Base (Color B, cranberry red)

Round 3: Join Color B with a standing sc in any sl st of Round 2. Work 2 sc into the closing ch-1 at the top of the next puff. Sc in the next sl st, 2 sc in the top of the next puff; rep from * 4 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (18 sc)*

This is a growth round: 6 sl sts worked 1 sc each, plus 6 puffs worked 2 sc each, gives 6 + 12 = 18 sc in total.

Checkpoint 1: The center should measure 1.25 in (3.2 cm) across and lie flat.

Round 4: Ch 1. Sc in the first st, ch 13, sk the next st, sc in the next st. Sc in the next st, ch 13, sk the next st, sc in the next st; rep from * 4 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sc. (12 sc, 6 ch-13 loops)*

Each petal sits on 3 stitches of Round 3: sc, skipped st, sc. Six repeats of 3 stitches use all 18 stitches.

Petals (Color B, continued)

Round 5: In the next ch-13 loop, work: sc, hdc, 2 dc, 3 tr, picot, 3 tr, 2 dc, hdc, sc. Sl st in each of the next 2 sc. Rep from * 5 more times. The last sl st of the round lands in the first sc of Round 4. Fasten off. (6 petals, each with 14 sts plus 1 picot tip)*

Here is how the petal shape forms:

• The ch-13 loop folds into a long narrow shape anchored at its base.
• You work up one side of the loop and down the other. The stitch heights rise from sc to tr, so each side tapers like a leaf.
• The picot creates the sharp tip.
• The opening of the folded loop stays as a slight center vein.
• The graduated stitches on both sides create the chevron ridge texture.

Each petal has 7 stitches up the first side and 7 down the second, with the picot between them.

Checkpoint 2: The flower should measure 4.5 in (11.4 cm) from petal tip to opposite petal tip. Pinch each tip into a point before you measure.

Border

Border gauge: 5.5 sc per 1 in (2.5 cm).

A 5.5 in (14.0 cm) hexagon has sides 2.75 in (7.0 cm) long. At 5.5 sc per inch, that side needs about 15 stitches. The border below is built to give exactly 15 stitches per side by Round 7, including the 2 corner stitches.

Round 6 (Color C, cream): arches

Join Color C with a standing sc in the picot of any petal tip. Ch 2, sc in the same picot. This makes the first corner.

Then work one side:

• Ch 3.
• On the descending side of the same petal, sk the 3 tr and sc in the first dc.
• Ch 3.
• On the ascending side of the next petal, sc in the second dc, which is the dc directly before the 3 tr.
• Ch 3.

*Work (sc, ch 2, sc) in the next picot tip for the corner, then work the side sequence above; rep from * 4 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sc.

Count: 24 sc (2 at each corner plus 2 on each side), 18 ch-3 sps, and 6 corner ch-2 sps.

Checkpoint 3: The motif should measure about 5 in (12.7 cm) from corner to opposite corner. The middle arch on each side should bridge the gap between petals without pulling the petals together.

Round 7: solid band

Sl st into the first corner ch-2 sp. Ch 1, then work (sc, ch 2, sc) in the same sp.

Then work one side:

• Sc in the next sc.
• 3 sc in the next ch-3 sp.
• Sc in the next sc.
• 3 sc in the next ch-3 sp.
• Sc in the next sc.
• 3 sc in the next ch-3 sp.
• Sc in the next sc.

*Work (sc, ch 2, sc) in the next corner ch-2 sp, then work the side sequence above; rep from * 4 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sc.

This is a conversion round. Its count is 24 (1 sc in each sc) + 54 (3 sc in each of the 18 ch-3 sps) + 12 (2 sc at each of the 6 corners) = 90 sc, plus 6 corner ch-2 sps.

Per side, counted from one corner ch-2 sp to the next, there are 1 corner sc + 13 + 1 corner sc = 15 sts. Six sides × 15 = 90 sts, which matches the round total.

Round 8: picot edge

Sl st into the first corner ch-2 sp. Ch 1, then work (sc, ch 3, sc) in the same sp.

Then work one side:

• Sc in the next 3 sts.
• [Picot, sc in the next 3 sts] 4 times.

That covers 3 + 12 = 15 sts, so every side stitch is used.

*Work (sc, ch 3, sc) in the next corner ch-2 sp, then work the side sequence above; rep from * 4 more times. Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off.

This is a trim round. Its count is 90 (1 sc in each st) + 12 (2 sc at each corner) = 102 sc, plus 24 side picots and 6 corner ch-3 loops.

Optional hanging loop: At one corner of Round 8, replace the ch 3 with ch 15 to make a loop for hanging.

Why the math works: The flower has 6 tips, and each tip becomes one corner, so the hexagon has exactly 6 sides. Each side gets the same arch sequence in Round 6, so every side has 15 stitches in Round 7. Fifteen stitches at 5.5 sc per inch measure 2.73 in, which is close to the 2.75 in (7.0 cm) side of a 5.5 in (14.0 cm) hexagon. The ch-2 corners let the band turn its 60° angle without cupping. The picot round adds no stitches along the sides, so it does not stretch them.

Checkpoint 4: The finished motif measures 5.5 in (14.0 cm) point to point and 4.75 in (12.1 cm) flat to flat.

Final Blocking

1. Weave in all tails along stitches of the same color, so red tails stay in red petals and cream tails stay in the cream band.
2. Lay the motif right side up on a blocking mat or folded towel.
3. Mist it evenly with water until it is damp but not dripping.
4. Pin each of the 6 corner ch-3 loops so the motif measures 5.5 in (14.0 cm) from point to point.
5. Check that it measures 4.75 in (12.1 cm) from the middle of one flat side to the middle of the opposite side.
6. Pin the tip of each petal into a sharp point under its corner.
7. Use your fingertip to nudge each picot outward and each petal vein into the center line of its petal.
8. Leave it to dry completely before you remove the pins.

Final Quality-Control Checklist

• Six gold puffs sit evenly in a ring, with no gap at the center.
• Round 3 has 18 sc.
• Six petals are all the same length, and each ends in a sharp picot point.
• Each petal tip sits exactly at a cream corner.
• Round 6 has three ch-3 arches on every side.
• Every side of Round 7 has 15 sc.
• Round 8 has 4 picots on every side and a ch-3 loop at every corner.
• The motif lies flat, with no cupping or ruffling.
• It measures 5.5 in (14.0 cm) point to point.
• All tails are woven in invisibly.

Troubleshooting

Puffs lean or look flat. Pull up each loop to the same height, and always close with ch 1 so the top sits centered.

There is a hole at the center. Tighten the magic ring firmly before you weave in the tail.

Petals are different lengths. Recount each ch-13 and keep the chains even. Loose chains make long, floppy petals.

Petals curl forward. Your tr may be too tight. Go up a hook size for Round 5 only.

The border cups. Work Round 6 chains slightly looser, or change to a 3.75 mm (US F-5) hook for Rounds 7–8.

The border ruffles. Work Round 6 chains more snugly, or change to a 3.25 mm (US D-3) hook for the border.

A side count is off in Round 7. Make sure you worked 1 sc in each corner sc as well as 3 sc in each ch-3 sp. Each side must have 15 sts.

Corners look rounded. Make sure every corner has its ch-2 (Round 7) and ch-3 (Round 8), and pin the corners firmly when blocking.

Care

Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent, then press out water in a towel. Reshape the motif and dry it flat, pinning the corners again if needed.

Final Notes

The size of this motif comes from one chain of measurements, and each checkpoint builds on the last:

• Center: 1.25 in (3.2 cm) across.
• Petals: 4.5 in (11.4 cm) from tip to tip.
• Arches (Round 6): about 5 in (12.7 cm) from corner to corner.
• Finished border: 5.5 in (14.0 cm) point to point and 4.75 in (12.1 cm) flat to flat, with 15 stitches on each 2.75 in (7.0 cm) side.

If each checkpoint matches, the finished size will match too. Measure your first motif at every stage, adjust your hook if needed, and the rest will follow.

Happy crocheting!