CAP. AUTHOR - VALENTINA V.

Cast on 88 stitches on circular needles size 3 (tight), knit a 2x2 ribbing to a height of 7cm, then switch to needles size 4.5 and knit with the "hedgehog" stitch... without adding any stitches (the stitch is bulky), knit loosely for 12 cm (this is exactly 12 repeats of the hedgehog in height), then in the 13th repeat of the hedgehog, close 3 stitches together (i.e., one hedgehog bobble) 15 times, then knit two repeats in height of the hedgehog without increases and in the 16th repeat close 10 times 3 stitches (i.e., 10 hedgehog bobbles), then knit one repeat of the hedgehog in height without increases and after the 17th repeat gather all stitches onto a thread and pull tight. The height resulted in 17 repeats of the hedgehog which is 17cm... the circumference of the beret is 80cm, the circumference of the ribbing is 53cm. Description of the "hedgehog" stitch:
Row 1 – ribbing 1x1 (1 edge, 1 knit, 1 purl, …., finish with 1 knit, 1 edge).
Row 2 – knit the knit stitches, purl the purl stitches with a yarn over that is not knitted.
Row 3 – to the stitch with one yarn over, add a second yarn over and transfer the stitch to the right needle without knitting, knit the purl stitches as knit.
Row 4 – knit the stitch with two yarn overs as purl, knit the purl stitches as knit.