Axolotl Wearing a Winter Hat Coloring Page

A knitted beanie sits tall on this axolotl's head, its crown divided into rows of rounded stitches that curve with the shape of the hat. A thick turned-up brim runs along the bottom with its own line of ribbing, and a large round pompom perches at the very top. The stitch rows are the only repeating pattern on the page and there are enough of them to keep a careful colorist busy for a while.

Under the brim the face peers out with two bright eyes, dot nostrils and a broad smile. The gills have been pushed out sideways into thin stalks with bulb ends, three per side. The body is round and generous, with a tail curving away to the right and a small tail tip showing between the feet.

Knitwear is the whole point here. Pick two tones and alternate them row by row across the crown for a proper striped beanie, or stay with one color and simply let the stitch lines show as white gaps. A contrasting pompom finishes it. Keep the axolotl itself soft and warm so the hat reads as the colder, heavier object.