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Lace Pattern Beret & Mitts by woolly-minded-knits

I designed this pattern to produce a neat, French styleberet with just enough ‘slouch’ to give a fashionably

casual air when worn.

MeasurementsRim of beret measures approx. 21” when blocked. Mittsto fit average hand. Remember that natural yarns are

quite elastic, so your beret and mitts will grow a littlewith use.

 Yarn notesI was inspired to create this pattern by the delightfulalpacas and their gorgeously soft yarn available justdown the road from me at lattonalpacas.co.uk – I thinkthat yarn miles matter as much as food miles! This yarn

comes as a worsted double knitting weight in 50g/110mballs, available in environmentally friendly un-dyednatural fleece colours. The beret and mitts each took

about one and a half 50g balls of Latton Alpaca yarn; so3 balls should be just about enough to knit both.

Of course, any double knit yarn can be used but thesemay give differing results and differing quantities maybe needed.

Materials2.75mm knitting needles

3.25mm knitting needles

  Although this beret is knit flat and then seamed, you may find circular needles easier to use than straight 

needles as there are a lot of stitches.3 x 50g Latton Alpaca DK yarn should be sufficient for both the beret and the mitts

Darning needle to sew seam

Tension:In my experience, tension varies greatly betweendifferent yarns types and also depends on the mood of the knitter!

Abbreviations:k knit

kfb knit into the front and back of the nextstitch, thus increasing one stitch

k2tog knit 2 stitches together  

p purlp2tog purl 2 stitches together  p3tog purl 3 stitches together  

rs right sidessk slip 2 stitches one at a time from LH

onto RH needle as if to knit, insert LHneedle into front of these stitches and

knit them together, thus decreasing one

stitchsssk as above, but slipping 3 stitches, thus

decreasing 2 stitchessts stitchesws wrong side

yo yarn over: bring yarn to the frontof the work, as if to purl, beforeknitting the next stitch

Lace Pattern Beret

With 2.75mm needles, cast on 121 sts and work 6 rowsin K1, P1 rib.

Next row: (K1, Kfb) repeat to end (181 sts)Next row: Change to 3.25mm needles and purl allstitches

Continue with the following eight row lace pattern,working a total of 5 repeats. If you wish to make adeeper beret you can simply work another repeat or 

two.

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Lace Pattern Beret & Mitts by woolly-minded-knits

Row 1: p1 (p3, k5, p4) repeat () section to end

Row 2: purl all stitchesRow 3: p2tog (p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, p3tog) repeat ()

section to end of row, ending with p2tog on last repeatRow 4: purl all stitchesRow 5: p2tog (p1, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, p1, p3tog) repeat ()section to end of row, ending with p2tog on last repeatRow 6: purl all stitches

Row 7: p2tog (k2, yo, k5, yo, k2, p3tog) repeat ()section to end of row, ending with p2tog on last repeatRow 8: purl all stitches

Continue with decrease rows as follows:Row 1: p1 (k2tog, k2tog, k3, ssk, ssk) repeat () section

to end of rowRow 2: purl all stitchesRow 3: p1 (k3tog, k1, sssk) repeat () section to end of 

rowRow 4: purl all stitchesRow 5: (k1, k3tog) repeat to end of rowRow 6: purl all stitches

Break off yarn leaving a long thread. Using darningneedle draw thread through remaining stitches andfasten off.

To make up beretFasten off securely and weave in all ends. Join seam

using an edge to edge seaming method to avoid leavinga ridge. If you are unsure about this there are someu s e f u l t i p s herehttp://knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/mattress.html.

Dampen beret using a teaspoon of hair conditioner toabout half a pint of warm water (I use a spray bottle for this), gently pat into shape and leave till dry.

Lace Pattern Mitts

Lace Pattern MittsWith 3.25mm needles cast on 48 sts. Work in k1, p1 ribfor about 2.5” or until cuff is of desired length ending

with a ws row. Make a note of the number of rowsworked so that your second mitt will match the first.

Continue with the following eight row lace pattern,

working a total of 4 repeats. If you wish to make longer mitts you can simply work another repeat.Row 1: p1 (p3, k5, p4) repeat () section to end

Row 2: purl all stitchesRow 3: p2tog (p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, p3tog) repeat ()section to end of row, ending with p2tog on last repeatRow 4: purl all stitches

Row 5: p2tog (p1, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, p1, p3tog) repeat ()

section to end of row, ending with p2tog on last repeatRow 6: purl all stitches

Row 7: p2tog (k2, yo, k5, yo, k2, p3tog) repeat ()section to end of row, ending with p2tog on last repeatRow 8: purl all stitches

Change to 2.75mm needles and work in k1, p1 rib for 1.5” or until length desired ending with a ws row. Make

a note of the number of rows worked so that your second mitt will match the first. Cast off in rib using3.25mm needles.

Make a second mitt in exactly the same way.

To make up mittsFasten off securely and weave in all ends. Join seamusing an edge to edge seaming method to avoid leaving

a ridge.

Dampen mitts using a teaspoon of hair conditioner to

about half a pint of warm water (I use a spray bottle for this), gently pat into shape and leave till dry.

Enjoy your knitting – wear your beret

and mitts with pride!

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