Red Riding hood Beret
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Well, I didn’t need this beret, but I wanted to make a slouchy, lacy, red beret from the yarn I had left over from my red cardigan….this is the result!
Lace pattern based on “Little and Large Diamonds” from Lace & Eyelets: 250 Stitches to knit from the Harmony Guides.
Materials:
180 yards Aran weight yarn – I used two skeins Debbie Bliss “Stella” (91 yards/83 meters per 50g skein, 60% silk, 20% cotton, 20% rayon), color 38009 (this yarn is discontinued).
1 US size 9 16” circular needle
1 US size 10 16” circular
1 US size 10 dpns (set of 4/5)
Gauge: 4sts/in in St st.
With smaller circular, CO 84 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib for 8 rnds. Switch to larger circular needle and work 2 repeats of lace chart.
Switch to dpns and work Dec rounds as follows:
Dec Rnd 1: K2tog around (42 sts)
Next Rnd: k2tog around (21 sts)
Next rnd: *k2tog* around, K1 (11 sts)
Next rnd: *k2tog* around, K1 (6 sts)
Break yearn w/ 6 inch tail and draw through sts. Weave in ends.
| 18 | ||||||||||||
| \ | O | O | / | |||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||||
| \ | O | O | / | |||||||||
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| \ | O | O | / | |||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| \ | O | O | / | |||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| O | Δ | O | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| O | / | \ | O | |||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| O | / | \ | O | |||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| O | / | \ | O | |||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| O | / | \ | O | |||||||||
| 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Knit | |
| O | Yarn over |
| / | K2tog |
| \ | Ssk |
| Δ | S1, k2tog, psso |
