With a pop of color at the brim from a contrasting facing and a band of swirling colorwork, this beanie sized for the whole family will soon become a favorite. It works up quickly in DK-weight yarn and makes a statement with a stranded motif that’s easy even for a beginner.

To knit this pattern, you need to know how to:

• work in the round (in knit and purl),
• pick up stitches from a cast on edge,
• read and work from a colorwork chart, and
• do simple decreases (k2tog).

Yarn requirements: approximately 55, 70 (95, 115, 140) yds./50, 64 (87, 105, 128) m of the main color and 35, 40 (45, 50, 55) yds./32, 37 (41, 46, 50) m of the contrast color

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