The Crochet Beachtide Puzzle Sorter is an easy and simple-to-follow pattern used to organize your tabletop puzzle pieces.
Design Inspiration
When I think of summer one of the places that always comes to mind is the beach. I’m transported back to childhood vacations filled with sand and sun. We had so much energy! In the evenings (or on rainy days), my family would turn our focus to assembling a puzzle. We would open the box, spill all the pieces on the table, separate edges, and go. Now, I would love to bring this tradition to my little one. This pattern is reminiscent of the tide washing up and down the sand, and it helps to keep all puzzle pieces on the table. It’s perfect for long time puzzle lovers and newbies alike!
PATTERN
Description
An easy and simple crochet puzzle sorter that you can make to organize your puzzle endeavors.
Materials
Yarn: Lily Sugar’n Cream (weight 4 – medium)
Color A – Light Blue (2.5oz / 70.9g, 120yd / 109m) – 1 skein
Color B – Beach Glass (2.5oz / 70.9g, 120yd / 109m) – 1 skein
Color C – White (2.5oz / 70.9g, 120yd / 109m) – 1 skein
Color D – Jute (2.5oz / 70.9g, 120yd / 109m) – 1 skein
Hook: H/8 – 5.00mm
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Sizing
Gauge: 12 sts x 6 r = 4″ in dc
Finished Dimensions: 6.00″ length x 5.50″ width x 1.50″ height
Abbreviations (US)
st – stitch
sk – skip
sp – space
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
fpdc2tog – front post double crochet two together
Special Stitches
Puff Stitch: *yarn over, insert hook into st, yarn over and pull through the st (3 loops on hook), repeat from * twice (2nd, 5 loops on the hook; 3rd, 7 loops on the hook), pull through all loops
Notes
Each beginning ch 2 counts as a double crochet
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Crochet Beachtide Puzzle Sorter – Instructions
Hexagon
*colors and details will be outlined in specific sections below this pattern*
Make a magic circle
Round 1: ch 2, dc 11 into the magic circle, sl st into the top of the beginning ch 2 (12 dc)
Round 2: ch 1, [puff stitch, ch 1] in the same st and in each st around, sl st into the top of the beginning puff (12 puffs, 12 ch1-sp)
Round 3: sl st into the first ch1-sp of the previous round, ch 3, dc in the same ch1-sp, *[dc 1, ch 1, dc 1] in the next ch1-sp, repeat from * around, sl st into the second ch of the beginning ch 3 (24 dc, 12 ch1-sp)
Round 4: sl st into the first ch1-sp of the previous round, ch 2, dc 2 in the same ch1-sp, *[dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in the next ch1-sp, dc 3 in the next ch1-sp, repeat from * around, end with [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in the last ch1-sp, sl st into the top of the beginning ch 2 (18 dc, 6 ch2-sp)
Round 5: ch 2, trun, dc 2 into the gap between groups of 3 dc from the previous round, *[dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in the ch2-sp, dc 3 in the next gap between dc groups, repeat from * around, sl st into the top of the beginning ch 2 (24 dc, 6 ch2-sp)
Finish off and weave in ends
Sides
In the area between corners, sl st around the post of the st farthest to the right (make sure hexagon is facing right side up)
Round 1: ch 2, fpdc 7, *fpdc2tog around the next two sts (in the corner), fpdc 10, repeat from * four times, fpdc2tog, fpdc 2, slst into the top ogf the beginning ch 2 (66)
Round 2: ch 2, hdc in each st around (66)
Ocean
Work in color A
Side Round 3: change color to B, *ch 3, sk 2, sl st into the next st, repeat from * around, sl st into the bottom of the starting ch (22 ch3-sp)
Tide
Work the hexagon in color B rounds 1-4, change to color C for round 5, change back to color B for side rounds 1-2
Side Round 3: change to color C, ch 1, turn, *sc 1, hdc 1, dc 2, ch 2, sl st, repeat from * around, sl st into the bottom of the starting ch (11 “waves”)
Sand
Work the hexagon in color D for rounds 1-2, change to color C for round 3, change to color D for rounds 4-5, change to color C for side round 1, change to color D for side round 2
Side Round 3: ch 1, sl st into the same st, *sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, sl st, repeat from * around, sl st into the bottom of the starting ch (11 “sand mounds”)
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