This is an easy beanie pattern. You only need 1 ball of yarn in your main color and a small amount of yarn from another project for your contrasting color. This pattern has double crochet rows mixed with single crochet rows creating a striped pattern that is interesting and great for boys. The band at the bottom creates a snug fitting beanie. Easy to adjust to fit most head sizes. And for slouchy beanies just add more rows and more stripes. You become the artist!