Blue Beret

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Size: one, for a head circumference of 56-58 cm.

Knitting density, main pattern: 22 sts x 24 rows = 10x10 cm.

Yarn: Seam Angora Fine, 50% mohair, 50% acrylic, 300m/50g – 3 skeins of turquoise (174540).
Knit with 3 strands of yarn! Also, as a decorative addition, a thin viscose yarn with 80% viscose and 20% polyester with silver lurex was used.

Used:

circular needles 40 cm long, 3.5 mm in diameter;
set of double-pointed needles 3 mm in diameter;
tapestry needle;
circular ribbing.

Work description:

Ribbing: on circular needles, cast on 100 stitches using the Italian cast-on method, join in the round and knit 4 rows of tubular ribbing. Then knit a patterned ribbing as follows: 1st (odd) row: purl knit, yarn over, knit, yarn over, knit repeat from * to *, 25 times. 2nd (even) row: purl, 3 knits, purl repeat from * to * 3rd (odd) row knit as 1st, and 4th (even) row: purl, knit, yarn over, knit, yarn over, knit repeat from * to , knitting the knit and pulling through the first slipped stitch, yarn over. Repeat rows 1 to 4 twice, in the 3rd repetition in the 1st row add 50 stitches evenly. When forming the ribbing, knit the increase stitches as in the 1st row. After all increases, there will be 150 stitches on the needles.

Main pattern: knit according to the chart, which shows 1 wedge of the beret. The original version has 10 wedges, but this can vary as desired. When forming decreases at the top, when 6 stitches of the wedge pattern remain after decreasing, switch to double-pointed needles and continue by knitting 5 stitches together in 1 stitch, pulling the last stitch of the wedge through the slipped stitch and using the "tail" yarn.

Assembly and finishing: secure and hide the ends of the yarn. Perform gentle thermal treatment, which includes decatizing the item, steaming or blocking depending on the chosen yarn. In our case, since the yarn is thin and soft, the beret was lightly steamed with an iron from the wrong side through a damp cloth, while the wedges of the beret were slightly stretched in height and pinned, maintaining the rounded edge of the ribbing.

Diagram of one wedge of the beret: