This simple beret happened quite by accident. The designers at Churchmouse were re-scaling their favorite beret in Shetland DK and it turned out comically large. "Hey," they thought, "might as well felt it!" The result was pretty cool. And remarkably soft after all the washing. This sparked another innovative idea and they tried it with a fingering weight wool. The result was a lightweight, lofty and not too warm beret! You can also view all Churchmouse Classics Patterns.
I knit English style, so this scarf took forever to do. But the colorwork was so much fun that I didn't mind. Great project to work on while you're chatting with friends (like, at knitting group ;->). Will be making more of these for gifts.
This is an easy pattern -- the only part that was a little tedious was casting on 648 stitches. Just make sure to use the markers ever 50 stitches as recommended. A scarf that is a little different!
Product Information
(for Felted Shetland Beret Pattern)
Finished Gauge:
22 (5.5 sts. / inch)Project Type:
Hats and MoreSuggested Needles:
US 5 - 16" and US 6 - 16" circulars, US 6 dpnsSuggested Yarns:
Isager Wool 1Wearer:
UnisexYarn Gauge:
Fingering (27-32 sts/4 in)Yarn Yardage:
330 yds