March Beret by Pam Allen

March Beret

Knitting
February 2012
Sport (12 wpi) ?
see notes below
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
362 yards (331 m)
18” brim circumference
English
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yarn
chickadee / honey 123
2 skeins

needles
One 16” circular needle in size US 7 / 4.5 mm
One 16” circular needle in size US 5 / 3.75 mm
One set double-pointed needles in size US 7 / 4.5 mm

gauge
One 26-st and 24-rnd rep of cable pattern = 3½” wide and 2½” tall

notes
I knitted this beret when I was on vacation last year. It was easy enough to work the body. To bring the traveling ribs together at the crown was a design challenge, but a fun one.

skills required
long-tail cast on, cables, bobbles, increasing, decreasing,
working in the round.
charts and line-by-line instructions provided.
tutorial links provided for long-tail cast on.