ATTENTION!* A Knit-Along (or KAL) will take place for this pattern beginning January 1, 2014. If you would like to participate, just purchase the pattern and grab your yarn. I will be putting together some kits to sell before the KAL begins, or this would be a great way to use up leftovers of sock/fingering weight yarns you already have. As the KAL gears up I will be posting blank charts for you to color in to find your perfect color progression.**

Nothing is quite so pleasing to me as stacks of perfectly nesting little hexagons. Reminiscent of the quilting technique of English Paper Piecing, these little hexies are a great way to play with color. Pick your own rainbow of colors, or choose a palette of neutrals. If you love one color intensely, highlight it with a background neutral colors as in the smaller version. The color possibilities are endless.

Yarn: Fingering weight yarn. 180{240} yds of MC, 90{120} yds of CC1, and 30{40} yds each of CC2, CC3, CC4, CC5, CC6, OR 90{120} yards of CC2 for alternate chart. Large sample shown in Knitted Wit Fingering (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 200 yds/50 g) in Silver Lining (MC), Madge (CC1), Paprika (CC2), Holly & Ivy (CC3), Buckle My Shoes (CC4), Golden Delicious (CC5), Toffee Crunch (CC6). Small sample shown with alternate chart in Cephalopod Skinny Bugga (80% Superwash Merino/10% Cashmere/10% Nylon; 444 yds/4 oz) in Montauk Monster-C10 (MC), Chester Cricket-C04 (CC1), & Grey Scalloped Bar Butterfly-C07 (CC2).
Needles: 20-inch {24-inch} (50-cm {60-cm}) length circular needles in sizes 3.25mm (US3) & 2.75mm (US2). Plus a needle of the same or longer length in a 2.25mm (US1)
Gauge: 28 sts & 36 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) square in stockinette colorwork after blocking.
Finished Sizes: 24{33} inches (61{83} cm) circumference & 8 inches (20 cm) tall.
Notions: crochet hook & waste yarn for provisional cast on, stitch marker, tapestry needle for grafting and weaving in ends.
Pattern Includes: Colorwork charts and written instructions with links to tutorials.
Stitches Used: knit, purl, k2tog.