Learn how to create a fun zig zag design using slip stitch or mosaic knitting! This beanie uses simple color changes and an easy-to-follow four-row repeat to create a unique design without the complexity of Fair Isle or stranded knitting.

The pattern includes a free video tutorial to help you work through the design. Choose your favorite color combination or use as many colors as you’d like to make this beanie your own!

Pattern Details
Skill Level: Intermediate
Pattern Type: Knitting pattern with a four-row repeat
Technique: Slip stitch or mosaic knitting
Video Tutorial: Free video tutorial included
Sizes: Child (Small) and Adult (Large)
Materials

Yarn: Approximately 245 yards of medium worsted-weight yarn total.

Color A (CA): Approximately 125 yards
Color B (CB): Approximately 60 yards
Color C (CC): Approximately 60 yards

You can use any worsted-weight yarn you like and customize the colors to suit your style.

Needles:

US 6 4mm 16” circular needles
US 7 4.5mm 16” circular needles
US 7 4.5mm DPNs, if needed for crown decreases
Finished Measurements

Measurements are for the unstretched brim.

Child Beanie (Small): Fits heads measuring approximately 17.5” in circumference
Adult Beanie (Large): Fits heads measuring approximately 20” in circumference

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© 2026, Designed by Deja Joy (Knit and Crochet Ever After). All Rights Reserved.

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You must already know basic knitting and pattern-reading skills. This pattern is not a teaching guide—it is an instructional guide for the specific design shown.

No alterations are included. Any modifications, such as yarn changes or size adjustments, are your responsibility. I do not offer customizations.

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