I love knitting stripes. Changing colors back and forth keeps my interest, even when making a super simple project like this beanie. But, I am utterly lazy. I absolutely detest stopping my flow of knitting to attach and reattach new balls of yarn. And weaving in all those thousands of tiny ends at the end of a project is pretty much the worst. The Lazy Susan Beanie avoids both of these issues by working both colors at the same time, knitting them in a spiral pattern that ends up looking like perfect one-row stripes (get it? Lazy Susan? Because it spins and is for lazy people… like me).

Also, this pattern is a great way to experiment with color and dying your own yarn. I knit the sample with a turquoise variegated yarn and a dark purple/black semi-solid which I dyed using food coloring. (You can read my blog for more information about dying yarn with food coloring.) Try using different color combos for different results!