Dreaming of Persia? I have been ever since I began knitting this blanket! Hexagon motifs are grafted together to create a complex web of colorwork, all in eastern inspired motifs. This pattern includes separate charts for the 3 colorways! This is not a quick project, but it is very enjoyable. Each hexagon is knit in the round, from the center out, the colorwork is always on the right side, and the border also is knit onto each hexagon as you go. As you finish hexagons, you can begin to graft them together. Want some support as you work? Join in the KAL in my group. Not ready to commit to this huge of a project, but you love it too much to move on? Try picking your favorite two hexagons and stitch them together into a throw cushion, or choose just one hexagon and work it up in worsted weight for a rug (it will be about 2 feet across in worsted) See the second photo on this page for the chart showing the approximate yardage of each color. This will be helpful if you are planning to substitute a yarn with different yardage than Palette. Should you decide to change up the hexagons, the pattern includes the approximate yardage of each color for each hexagon so you can calculate an accurate idea of how much yarn to buy. As it happens, this is also a perfect project for using up balls of multicolor sock yarn! Just pick a solid for the background, and work all the colors in the multi yarn instead. Please note that the “7500 yds” above includes the partial balls that will be leftover of each color. The actual yardage used in the blanket is about 5200 yds. Each hexagon is charted and the colorwork is written out, so you can use whichever you prefer. There are also a second set of charts adjusted for black and white printing, and step by step photos showing how to graft the blanket together included in the pattern. This pattern can also be found on the Knit Picks website, and was also listed on Patternfish. Errata: in the border written directions Row 11: “{S1, p1, k1 {p1, k1} 26 times, k1} as many times as needed, k1.” Should read: {S1, k1, {p1, k1} 27 times, k1} as many times as needed, k1. Row 15: is “S1, k1, p1, {k1, p1} 28 times” Should have 29 in place of 28 Want to make this in Worsted Weight yarn instead? Check out the worsted weight version of this pattern. Want additional charts? Want to make every hexagon different, or swap out those two hexagons you don’t like? check out the Persian Expansion Pack AND THE NEW Persian Dreams Expansion Pack 2 Don’t want to make a whole blanket in Fingering? Check out my Friesland in Sport weight! Sport weight hexagons take about half the time to knit. Want something a bit more complex? Check out my Indian Nights Blanket! Visual Learner? check out this You-tube to see how it works! Errata: On chart 2, row 42, there is a white box where it ought to be orange. It is on the right side of the crown shaped motif. Palette has 231 yards per ball, not 213 as in pattern. Border instructions, row 10 should be repeat 27, not 26 as stated (this is in written instructions only, not in chart). Chart 3, row 11 has the increase symbol missing on one side