The Quartz Beanie is designed as a stash buster for your super bulky leftovers. Who doesn’t love using up every bit of yarn? This pattern is written with instructions to use 7 colors, so minimal yardage is required. Feel free to get creative with your color combinations or try to double up on repeats with less color changes. This pattern really is a blank slate. And, this design looks pretty in just one color too, so I have included instructions for zero color changes as well.

I have also included a link to my video tutorial on how to create the twisted texture, so you can follow along with your pattern.

Gauge
Using US 15 (10.0mm) needles:
9 sts and 13 rows make a 4” (10cm) square in stockinette stitch, unblocked

Materials
86 total yards (140g/77m) of super bulky weight yarn (I used Malabrigo Rasta)
Other suggested yarns:
Baah Yarn Mammoth
Wool and the Gang Crazy Sexy Wool
We Are Knitters The Wool

Yardage breakdown
Color A (Brim): 18 yards (30g/16m)
Colors B-F (Body): 10 yards (16g/9m)
Color G (Crown): 18 yards (30g/16m)

US 13 (9.0mm) 16” circular needles
US 15 (10.0mm) 16” circular needles

US 15 (10.0mm) double pointed needles
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Skills/stitches Required
Knit
Purl
Slipped stitches
Knitting in the round on circular needles and dpns
Decrease stitches (ssk)