The tweed made me do it. I had some yarn left over from my Cherie pullover, and when I re-discovered it in my stash this past summer, I knew it had to be a hat. Not a matchy-matchy hat to wear with my Cherie pullover, but a stand-alone hat. A hat that would look great and be functional. I loved Kat Coyle’s pattern in Greetings from Knit Cafe (especially after seeing Nonnah’s sassy version) so I decided to try my hand at it. I cast on for this hat in July, during Project Spectrum’s red, black, and metallics month. I had a few rows left on the needles, and I finally decided to finish it up.
…maybe it is because I knew that I could actually wear the hat now – now that the temperature has begun to correspond with the calendar month…
Kat Beret
Pattern: Beret from Greetings from Knit Cafe
Yarn: Dale of Norway Sisik (leftover from Cherie)
Needles: Size US4/3.5mm circular and DPNs
It’s a little bigger than I intended, and you can see the evidence of that in the above photograph. However, I think going down a needle size would have made it too tight, and I wanted to keep it as a beret. I love the little “dimple” details about 2 inches up where the increases switch to decreases. It adds an little more depth to the pattern.
The hat is flattering, cute, and simple. I will probably make another one at some point… most likely after my sisters see it and ask for one! I considered giving this one as a holiday gift actually, but once I put it on, I thought that I may need to keep it… does that make me selfish? It just seems that the beret’s shape is better suited for short hair styles!
This looks like a keeper. That color is so becoming on you!
You [and the hat] look hot! I love the colour.
Oh la la! C’est tres chic! It looks very European to me, especially with your haircut. I must make a beret for this winter!
You look too darn cute in that beret! Ooh la la!
That hat is so cute, you look like a dashing flapper girl (my, I sound like I’m about 95)
You inspired me…. I am almost done with my beret too (well a little over 1/2 done, but if I hit it hard I could be done by tomorrow!).
Now I have to go to ravelry and add it to my queue….
Love the color on you Lolly! The first picture of you looking away is really good too! You look like a real deal model.
Love your blog…
Marly aka Yarn Thing
Oooh, way cute! You look like an Anthropologie girl.
Your beret is lovely & it is too funny because I have made this beret 2 times now – the exact pattern you have used
I really love that book.
The first one I did was bigger as well but the next one I did, I used a smaller size needle for the rib & that really helped (3mm). If you want to tighten up the rib on this one, just get some elastic and thread it through the inside. If you make another one, I used for the first one (which I love-love-love) Jo Sharp Alpaca Kid Lustre and the yarn works a treat – it falls absolutely beautifully. I am going to start another beret soon in the same yarn in a beautiful green. I found a fab pattern you might want to try: – http://www.veronikavery.com/blog/2007/11/10/beret-gaufre/ it is free pattern so check it out!