Celtic Beauty Beret Hat Pattern

This stunning Celtic-inspired knit hat pattern is great for knitters who want to try their hand at stranded knitting!

By: Patons Design Team from yarnspirations.com

By: Patons Design Team from yarnspirations.com

It's not every day that you see a fair isle pattern on a beret, but this pattern really makes it work. This Celtic Beauty Beret Hat is just the epitome of fashionable. Knit berets, and other slouchy hat patterns, are completely in right now, so you might even just impress your teenage daughter by wearing this hat. The two charts will teach you how to apply the unique color designs, teaching you how to knit a hat that breaks free from the standard single-color beanie.

Intermediate

Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm, 7 or 4.5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge20 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] with larger needles in stocking st.

Materials List

Patons® Classic Wool Worsted™ (100 g/3.5 oz; 192 m/210 yds)
Main Color (MC): Moss Heather (77525) - 1 ball
Contrast A: Natural Mix (00229) - 1 ball
Sizes 4 mm (U.S. 6) and 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) circular knitting needles 16" [40 cm] long.
Set of four size 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) double-pointed knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
Stitch marker.

Pattern

Note: When working from chart, carry yarn not in use loosely across WS of work but never over more than 5 sts. When it must pass over more than 5 sts, weave it over and under color in use on next st at center point of sts it passes over. The colors are never twisted around one another.

Hat

With smaller circular needle and A, cast on 96 sts. Join in rnd, placing marker on first st.
1st rnd: (With MC, K2. With A, K2) 24 times.
2nd to 8th rnds: (With MC, K2. With A, P2) 24 times.

Change to larger circular needle and proceed as follows:
1st rnd: (Braided rnd). With MC, P1. *Bring A under MC and P1. Bring MC under B and P1 (this twists yarn as you purl across). Rep from * to last st. Bring A under MC and P1.
2nd rnd: With MC, (K2. M1. K3. M1) 18 times. (K1. M1. K2. M1) twice. 136 sts.

Proceed as follows:
1st rnd: Knit 1st row of Chart I, reading row from right to left, noting 34-st rep will be worked 4 times. Chart I is now in position.
Cont working Chart I to end of chart.

Shape Top

Knit Chart II to end of chart, reading rows from right to left and shaping top as follows:
Note: Change to set of four double-pointed needles when necessary.
1st rnd: *ssk. Pat across 28 sts. K2tog. With A, K2. Rep from * 3 times more. 128 sts.
2nd rnd: *ssk. Pat across 26 sts. K2tog. With A, K2. Rep from * 3 times more. 120 sts.
3rd rnd: *ssk. Pat across 24 sts. K2tog. With A, K2. Rep from * 3 times more. 112 sts.
4th rnd: *ssk. Pat across 22 sts. K2tog. With A, K2. Rep from * 3 times more. 104 sts.
5th rnd: *ssk. Pat across 20 sts. K2tog. With A, K2. Rep from * 3 times more. 96 sts.
Keeping cont of Chart II, dec 8 sts on every rnd, as before, to 16 sts. Break yarn, leaving a long end. Draw end through rem sts tightly and fasten securely.

Abbreviations

Cont: Continue(ity)

Dec: Decrease(ing)

inc: Increase 1 with a KFB

k2tog: Knit two sts together

M1: Make 1 stitch

Ssk: Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together

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yettaw 2111551

Jan 02, 2018

Just finished hat. Chart II does line up when you knit 1st row of chart with no decreases. Line 2 of chart corresponds with 1st rnd of instructions line 3 of chart with 2nd rnd, and so on. Took me a while to figure it out

The Designing Peng uin

Dec 12, 2016

a beautiful beret - shall have to study the charts and see how to make it work as I really want to knit it

slevitt4 4837762

Dec 10, 2015

I have finished chart 1 and want to go on to chart II. I can't get the chart to line u with the directions. Can someone please help me out here? thanks

ppointon 7205952

Aug 02, 2016

The charts do not line up--at least I couldn't figure it out. The instructions didn't make much sense either, it actually looked like the main part of the hat pattern was complete, so I just finished the hat using the main color. This was the decrease pattern I used. K18 K2tog, SSK, K30 K12 K17 K2tog, SSK, K28 K11 I continued this until the last few rows when I added some extra decreases to finish it up a little quicker as it was getting a little long for me.

ppointon 7205952

Aug 02, 2016

My decrease pattern didn't format correctly. 1st decrease row K18, K2tog, SSK, K30, K2tog, SSK, K30, K2tog, SSK, K30, K2tog, SSK, K12. 2nd decrease row K17, K2tog, SSK, K28, K2tog, SSK, K28, K2tog, SSK, K28,K2tog, SSK, K11.

jennimari7 6743165

Jul 07, 2015

i love this shape is there a plain version please 8