You Will Need
Yarn
Pure Wool DK by Rowan/Westminster Fibers, Inc. (machine-washable wool, 115 m/50 g)
- 2 balls in color #19 (avocado)
Knitting Needles
- 3.75 mm and 4 mm circular needles
- Set of 4 mm double-pointed needles
Also
- Stitch marker
Beret with Bobble Pattern
Nothing can come between you and high fashion!
This chic hat, resembling a spiny sea anemone, will be a wonderful accessory for any season.
Sizes
М(L)
Finished Measurements
Head circumference 51 (56) cm
Gauge
22 sts and 28 rounds = 10 x 10 cm (4 mm needles).
Special Abbreviations
Increase 1 st (inc 1): knit into the front and back of the same stitch.
Bobble (B): (k1, p1) 3 times into one stitch, pulling the loops to an even height — 6 sts worked into one stitch; then pass the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st stitches over the last stitch worked.
Twisted Rib
(worked over an even number of stitches) Round 1: *k1 through back loop,
p1; repeat from * around. Repeat Round 1.
Grapevine Pattern
(number of cast-on stitches a multiple of 11)
- Round 1: *B, k10; repeat from * around.
- Round 2: *k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, leaving the sts on the left needle, knit the 1st st again, then slip both stitches off the left needle, yo, slip next st as if to knit, knit next st, pass slipped st over, k2; repeat from * around.
- Round 3: Knit.
- Round 4: *k2, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, slip next st as if to knit, knit next st, pass slipped st over, k1; repeat from * around.
- Round 5: Knit.
- Round 6: *B, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, double yo, slip next st as if to knit, knit next st, pass slipped st over, k1, yo, slip next st as if to knit, knit next st, pass slipped st over; repeat from * around.
- Round 7: *k5, p1, k5; repeat from * around.
- Round 8: *k3, yo, slip next st as if to knit, knit next st, pass slipped st over, k2, k2tog, yo, k2; repeat from * around.
- Round 9: Knit.
- Round 10: *k4, yo, slip next st as if to knit, knit next st, pass slipped st over, k2tog, yo,
k3; repeat from * around. Repeat Rounds 1-10.
Beret
With 3.75 mm circular needles, cast on 88 (96) sts. Join to work in the round, place marker at the start of the round. Work 7 (9) rounds in Twisted Rib pattern.
Next increase round: k0 (2), *k1, inc 1; repeat from * around — 132 (143) sts. Change to 4 mm circular needles. Continue in Grapevine pattern, working Rounds 1-10 five times, then Round 1 once more. Knit the next 0 (3) rounds.
Crown
Change to double-pointed needles, distributing the stitches evenly over 3 needles.
Next round: *k2tog; repeat from * around, ending k0 (1) — 66 (71) sts.
Next round: repeat last round — 33 (36) sts.
Next round: *k2tog; repeat from * around, ending k1 (0) — 17 (18) sts.
Next round: repeat last round — 9 sts. Cut yarn, leaving about 15.5 cm. Thread yarn onto a tapestry needle and draw through remaining stitches. Pull tight and secure the yarn.
