This pattern is seeing the light of day because a Ravelry friend visited my Etsy shop and saw a hat that he liked.

I’d never considered releasing this design as a pattern. When I started crocheting hats, I was trying a lot of things and making a lot of mistakes.

This hat was one of the mistakes: When I made a beret, I stacked all of the increases and decreases. And I didn’t work any plain rounds between the decreases and increases. As a result, instead of a nice circle, I got a dodecagon with 12 points that refused to block out.

I’ll admit it now (since my friend’s pointed it out to me): The charm of this beanie/small beret lies in its pointy-edged crown. The matching or contrasting crocheted tie can attach a button (one that has big holes) or create a whimsical topknot.

It’s worked from the top down in joined rounds.

SIZES
Small (Medium, Large, Extra Large)
to fit head circumferences of
21 (22, 23, 24) in./53 (56, 58, 61) cm

YARN
DK Weight (#3 Light)
Hat:
• Approx. 143 (150, 157, 164) yd./
131 (137, 144, 150) m
Tie:
• 3 yd./3 m