Skill level: Intermediate

The Zig Zag Knit Beanie is a great introduction to mosaic, or slip stitch, knitting. Instead of other methods like fair isle, mosaic uses one color per round. The color changes are made with super simple slip stitches.

The color change portion is a simple four-row repeat. The pattern comes with a free video tutorial that will walk you through that repeat. I use three colors for this beanie, but you can customize with as many colors as you like.

The beanie comes in two sizes for both kids and grown-ups.

The pattern includes full written instructions as well as a chart for the mosaic portion.

Recommended Yarn
approx. 125 yards of Knit Picks Mighty Stitch in Mulberry (26828) CA
approx. 60 yards of Knit Picks Mighty Stitch in White (26807) CB
approx. 60 yards of Knit Picks Mighty Stitch in Fairy Tale (26835) CC
or any medium worsted weight yarn

Recommended Tools

• US 6 4mm 16” circular needles
• US 7 4.5mm 16” circular needles
• One set US 7 4.5mm DPNs (if needed for decreasing on the crown).

Finished Measurements (unstretched brim)
Child Beanie (small): 17.5” circumference
Adult Beanie (large): 20” circumference

The beanie pattern is in .pdf format so you will need Adobe Reader to open the document and print it.

Just a quick reminder, this is my original design (and tutorials) and they are not to be copied and reproduced for monetary purposes, I’d love if you made as many as you liked for yourself or to give as gifts, or even sell for profit (see store policies for more on this), but please do not make copies of the pattern or tutorials. Thanks!