Heavenly Hexagons

Hexagons are a particular favourite polygon for many because they happily interlock and yield a honeycomb sort of fabric. They are a nice little modular piece that is a decided upgrade from many other modular pieces.

The basic flavours remain the same geometric or swirl and the geometric might might require a bit of fudge factor depending upon your gauge and/or your increase method of choice.

Thomas's instructions for hexagons have you arranging your stitches on 3 needles and knitting with a 4th. This presumes that you will have two sides of the hexagon on each of the needles. Avoid confusion and errors by using markers to delimit your virtual needles/side -- at the cast on 2 stitches = 1 virtual needle/side.

The Geometric Hexagon

To knit a Geometric Hexagon -- cast on 12 stitches, divide evenly onto three needles, join, do not twist, knit with a fourth needle. Place markers after every 2 stitches.
Round 1: Knit

Round 2: Increase into every other stitch (18 stitches/6 on each needle/3 on each side)

Round 3: Knit

Round 4: On each physical needle: (Increase 1, knit 1, increase 1, move marker)2x (30 stitches 10 on each needle/5 on each side)

Rounds 5 & 6: Knit

Round 7: On each physical needle (Increase 1, knit to 1 stitch before marker, increase 1, move marker)2x

Round 8 & 9: Knit

Repeat from Round 7

As given the instruction is 1 increase round in every 3 rounds knitted with the caveat that YMMV and you may or may not need an extra "no increase round" or a 1 increase round in every 4 rounds knitted ratio to achieve a hexagon that lies flat.

The Swirl Hexagon

p>To knit a Swirl Hexagon -- cast on 12 stitches, divide evenly onto three needles, join, do not twist, knit with a fourth needle. Place markers after every 2 stitches.
Round 1: Knit

Round 2: (Increase 1, knit to marker, move marker, increase 1 knit to end of needle)3x (18 stitches/6 on each needle/3 on each side)

Round 3: Knit

Repeat from Round 2

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The Geometric Hexagon
	To knit a Geometric Hexagon -- cast on 12 stitches, divide evenly onto three needles, join, do not twist, knit with a fourth needle. Place markers after every 2 stitches. Round 1: Knit Round 2: Increase into every other stitch (18 stitches/6 on each needle/3 on each side) Round 3: Knit Round 4: On each physical needle: (Increase 1, knit 1, increase 1, move marker)2x (30 stitches 10 on each needle/5 on each side) Rounds 5 & 6: Knit Round 7: On each physical needle (Increase 1, knit to 1 stitch before marker, increase 1, move marker)2x Round 8 & 9: Knit Repeat from Round 7 As given the instruction is 1 increase round in every 3 rounds knitted with the caveat that YMMV and you may or may not need an extra "no increase round" or a 1 increase round in every 4 rounds knitted ratio to achieve a hexagon that lies flat.
The Swirl Hexagon
	p>To knit a Swirl Hexagon -- cast on 12 stitches, divide evenly onto three needles, join, do not twist, knit with a fourth needle. Place markers after every 2 stitches. Round 1: Knit Round 2: (Increase 1, knit to marker, move marker, increase 1 knit to end of needle)3x (18 stitches/6 on each needle/3 on each side) Round 3: Knit Repeat from Round 2