Instructions for the Chart “Crochet Beret in Melange Yarn”
Sizes
Head circumference – approx. 54–56 cm
You Will Need
Yarn (65% viscose, 35% linen; 115 m/50 g), 100 g red melange;
4.5 mm crochet hook.
Stitch Patterns and Charts
Band Stitch Pattern
Work in half double crochet in rounds, beginning each round with 2 turning chains instead of the first hdc, and ending with 1 slip stitch into the 2nd chain.
“Fan” Stitch Pattern (Worked in Rounds)
Number of stitches is a multiple of 6. Work following Chart 2.
Begin each round as indicated, with 3 chains instead of the first dc, and end with 1 slip stitch into the 3rd chain. Repeat the pattern repeat continuously. Move from one round to the next as shown on the chart.
Work rows 1–7 once, then repeat rows 2–7 continuously.
Gauge
18 sts x 7 rounds = 10 x 10 cm, worked in band stitch pattern;
16 sts x 14 rounds = 10 x 10 cm, worked in “Fan” stitch pattern.
Instructions
For the beret’s band, chain 86 and join into a ring with 1 slip stitch. Then work in the band stitch pattern.
After 5 cm = 7 rounds from the starting edge, continue working in the “Fan” stitch pattern in rounds, beginning with round 3 of the “Fan” pattern, and in round 1 work 126 sts = 21 repeats.
After 11.5 cm = 8 rounds from the band, begin working decreases to shape the crown of the beret. From this point on, work only in dc. Begin each round with 3 turning chains instead of the first dc, and end with 1 slip stitch into the 3rd chain.
Round 9: continuously work 2 dc together = 63 dc. Round 10: 63 dc.
Round 11: * 2 dc, work 2 dc together, repeat from * continuously, end with 3 dc = 48 dc.
Round 12: * 1 dc, work 2 dc together, repeat from * continuously = 32 dc.
Round 13: continuously work 2 dc together = 16 dc.
Round 14: work as round 13 = 8 dc.
Pull the working thread through the top loops of the dc, pull tight to close, and weave in the end on the wrong side of the beret.
