Using only one color per row, mosaic knitting is able to achieve a design through the use of slipped stitches. Because of this, the finished product is just as stretchy as if only one color were used throughout – the perfect quality for hats and mittens alike.

Note: The charts are a separate pdf from the bulk of the written pattern! Both need to be downloaded!

Note: Each line in the charts represents two rounds of knitting - as is common in mosaic knitting.

Experimentation with mosaic knitting led to this pattern, the Honeycomb Hat, Mitts and Scarf set. The design began as triangles and morphed into its final incarnation: the honeycomb motif.

I often have tunes running through my head as I knit and this pattern is no exception. The tune for this creation is Bob Merrill’s “Honeycomb” which was a number 1 single in 1957 and a song my mother often sang.