Beach Day Swim Suit Cover Up CAL – Part 1

Beach Day Swim Suit Cover Up CAL – Part 1: Let’s Make a Hexagon!

Welcome to Week 1 of the Beach Day Swim Suit Cover Up Crochet Along! I’m so excited you’re here and ready to get started. This week, we’re keeping things simple and fun by focusing on the foundation of the entire project: the granny hexagon!

Whether you’re making a child or adult size (or both!), this post includes the written pattern for each size and a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you through your very first hexie.

Take your time, enjoy the stitches, and don’t forget to share your progress with our crochet community—we love cheering each other on!

Ready to hook your first hexagon? Let’s go!

It’s not too late to join this crochet along! Get all the details about the Beach Day Cover Up Crochet Along HERE.

Beach Day Cover Up CAL – Part 1

Get the full pattern below or download the ad-free, printable PDF for KID’S SIZES HERE and ADULT SIZES HERE

Materials
Caron Cotton Cakes (2 cakes for 2/4 & 6/8, 3 for 10/12 & 14/16) (3 cakes for S/M, 4 for L/XL & 2X/3X, 5 for 4X/5X)
I/5.5 mm hook – or hook used to obtain gauge
Yarn needle
Scissors
stitch markers

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet

· written in US terms

· ch 2 counts as dc

· The hexagon will end up wavy. It will not lay flat.

Sizes:
(2/4, 6/8, 10/12, 14/16) (S/M, L/XL, 2X/3X, 4X/5X)- The pattern is written in these sizes consecutively.

Hexagon measured from center to edge: (6”, 7”, 8”, 9”) (10”, 12”, 14”, 16”)

BEACH DAY COVER UP CAL – PART 1

VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR PART 1

ch 4

Round 1: ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, *3dc, ch 2* repeat from * to * 4 more times, join to first ch 2 with sl st (18 dc)

Round 2: sl st to ch-2, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2space, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each ch-2 space around, join to first ch 2 with sl st (36 dc)

Round 3: sl st to ch-2, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 space, 3 dc in between 3 dc’s from previous round, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 space, 3 dc in between 3 dc’s from previous round* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch 2 with sl st (54 dc)

Round 4: sl st to ch-2, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 space, 3 dc in between each 3 dc’s from previous round, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 space, 3 dc in between each 3 dc’s from previous round* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch 2 with sl st  (72 dc)

Round 5 – Round (13, 15, 17, 19) (21, 25, 29, 33): repeat round 4 – each round will increase by 18 stitches

Or until desired size is reached.

To check sizing: fold one corner to the opposite to make an “L” shape. Measure from the corner to the edge. This is about 1/4 of the total chest measurement.

Fasten off. Leave a long end for sewing.

And that’s it for Part 1! See you next Friday for Part 2.

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