How to Crochet or Knit a Beret
A beret can add a distinctive flair to any outfit as well as keep your head warm in cold weather. Berets can be purchased in most stores where women's fashions are sold but they can also be sewn from a wide variety of fabric, the most common being felt. You will also enjoy applying your knitting or crocheting skills to create a stylish beret fashioned from yarn. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Start in the center of the beret by chaining four stitches and joining the last stitch to the first stitch with a slip stitch, forming a circle. Chain three. Insert the hook into the circle and make a double crochet stitch. Make 12 more double crochet stitches into the circle. Join the last double crochet to the third chain from the beginning of the circle with a slip stitch.
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Chain three. Make two double crochet stitches in the top of each double crochet from the previous row, for a total of 28 double crochets in the round. Join the circle with a slip stitch. Chain three for the third row. Make one double crochet stitch in the top of the first stitch and two double crochets in the next stitch. Continue alternating one double crochet and then two double crochets for the remaining stitches in this row. End with a slip stitch and a total of 42 double crochets.
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Chain three to start the fourth row. Make one double crochet stitch in each of the first two stitches. Make two double crochets in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern of alternating two double crochets in two stitches followed by two double crochets in each of the following two stitches until the row is completed with a slip stitch, for a total of 56 stitches in the row.
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Chain three to start the fifth row. Make three double crochet stitches in the first three stitches, then two double crochets in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern for every four stitches around the row for a total of 70 stitches. Chain three for the start of the sixth row. Make four double crochet stitches in the first four stitches, then two double crochets in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern for every five stitches around the row for a total of 84 stitches.
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Chain three for the start of the seventh row. Make five double crochet stitches in the first five stitches, then two double crochets in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern for every six stitches around the row for a total of 98 stitches. Chain three for the start of the eighth row. Make a double crochet stitch in each stitch all the way around the row. Repeat this row for the ninth row.
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Chain three for the beginning of the tenth row. Make one double crochet stitch in each of the first four stitches. Skip one stitch to decrease to shape the crown of the beret. Make one double crochet in each of the next five stitches and skip the next stitch. Repeat this sequence of six stitches around the row, ending with a slip stitch for a total of 84 stitches in the row.
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Chain three to begin the eleventh row. Make one double crochet in the next three stitches and skip the next stitch. Make one double crochet stitch in each of the next four stitches and skip the following stitch. Repeat this sequence of five stitches around the row, ending with a slip stitch for a total of 70 stitches in the row.
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Chain one for the beginning of the twelfth row. Make three single crochets in the first three stitches. Skip the next stitch. Make single stitches in the next three stitches and skip the fourth stitch. Repeat this pattern for every four stitches around the row, ending with a slip stitch for a total of 56 stitches in the row.
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Chain one for the beginning of the thirteenth row. Make two single crochet stitches in the next two stitches. Repeat these three stitches around the row, ending with a slip stitch for a total of 42 stitches in the row.
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Chain one to start row fourteen. Make one single crochet stitch in each stitch all around. End the round with a slip stitch. Repeat for the fifteenth row. Fasten off. Clip the yarn, leaving a tail of two to three inches. Weave this tail into the top of the stitches of the final row.
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Tips & Warnings
This pattern produces a beret with a diameter of 11 inches at the crown. If a larger or smaller beret is desire, increase or decrease the size of the hook used accordingly.
If desired, a decorative brooch or crocheted flower can be attached to the beret.
Make a test swatch before you begin this project to determine the gauge of your crocheting to ensure the correct size of beret.
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