Free Knitting Pattern – Beret

The Beret in Hayfield Bonus Aran is a beautiful and romantic headpiece, perfect for adding a touch of elegance to any outfit. This advanced knitting pattern features a delicate eyelet pattern that creates a pretty lace effect above the rib. The combination of simple stocking stitch and the lace effect creates a stunning contrast that will make this beret stand out.

This pattern requires the use of both 5mm (UK6 – USA8) and 4mm (UK8 – USA6) circular needles, as well as a set of 5mm (UK6 – USA8) double pointed needles for crown shaping. The circular needles can be 40cm in length, or longer if you prefer to use the magic loop method.

The beret is knitted using Hayfield Bonus Aran yarn, which is a versatile and soft yarn that is perfect for creating warm and cozy projects. This pattern is part of Sirdar’s Aran Romance collection, which features a variety of romantic and elegant patterns that are perfect for the winter season.

Design No: 10633 and it’s available for download via the Sirdar website, so you can start knitting your very own Beret in Hayfield Bonus Aran today! So, it’s time to put on your knitting needles and start creating this beautiful and romantic beret!

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Generally I like knitting patterns where I feel like you can use whatever yarn you have (because my stash is big enough and I want to use it, thanks) and make a successful project. This is one of those times when a special yarn makes the process that much easier.

The Floral Bouquet Shawl from Xandy Peters uses a specific extended color pooling yarn from Feisty Fibers, which allows you to place the bobble flowers with increasing frequency as you knit the project.

It starts with a solid color yarn, then the two color yarn is added in, and you make a bobble whenever you encounter the color pops. This would be hard to replicate with other yarn that doesn’t have the extended color pooling built in.

The background of the shawl is ribbed, making the project reversible.

The shawl uses fingering/sock yarn and comes out to be an asymmetrical triangle that’s 54 inches/137 cm long and 36 inches/ 90 cm deep and 60 inches/150 cm across the top edge.

Xandy says the pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. Knowing how to work traditional bobbles would probably help, but there’s a great video tutorial for how to work the floral bobbles so you can practice on other yarn or even incorporate the bobbles into other projects.

The bobbles are five-petaled flowers but they also kind of look like starfish to me, which could be fun on a child’s cardigan or other pattern. They’d also be fun on the leg of a sock or around the brim of a hat for extra whimsy.

The pattern includes photo and video tutorials, and written and charted instructions. It also includes tips on what to look for if you choose to use different yarn for the project, and instructions on how to dye your own yarn to use in the project.

If you want to give it a try, you can find the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Xandy Peters]

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