War Bride Beret
Cast on chic elegance with this vintage-style slouchy beanie…
All-over seed stitch provides soft texture for the unique seamless construction of this flared vintage-style tam. A tubular hat band is joined with four-needle bind off (a variant of three-needle bind off, video tutorial provided) and continued on one side to make a faux button tab, then the crown stitches are picked up and knit in the round for minimal finishing. As elegant as a 1940s bride on the railway platform.
Sized for heads from 17 inches / 42.5 cm around (Child Small) to 24 inches / 60 cm around (Ladies’ Large), this cute hat will be the perfect accessory to elevate the winter wardrobe of all the lovely ladies in your life. Cast on today!
PROJECT LEVEL: Intermediate
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Project Level:
Intermediate
Construction:
Hatband is worked in the round from a provisional cast on to make a closed tube, then three of the layers are connected in a circle with four-needle bind off while the fourth is worked back and forth to create a decorative button tab. Stitches are picked up from one side of the tube to make the crown, which is knit in the round.
Sizes:
Measurements given are head circumference, not garment measurements. Age ranges are approximate.
CHILD SMALL - 17 to 18 inches / 42.5 to 45 cm
CHILD MEDIUM - 18.5 to 19.5 inches / 46.3 to 48.8 cm
LADIES’ SMALL - 20 to 21.5 inches / 50 to 53.8 cm
LADIES LARGE - 22.5 to 24 inches / 56.3 to 60 cm
Supplies:
Yarn:
1, 2, 3, 3 x 50 grams / 99.0 metres (1.75 ounces / 110 yards) balls worsted-weight yarn
Approximate yardages:
163 (195, 234, 280) yards /
147 (176, 210, 252) metres
Needles:
Set of five 4.0 mm (US 6) double-pointed needles, eight inches (fifteen centimetres) long, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Optional – Also use a 24-inch (60 cm) circular needle in the same size for crown
Set of five 3.5 mm (US 5) double-pointed needles for four-needle bind off
Notions:
¾ inch / 19 mm (for two smallest sizes) OR 1 inch / 25 mm (for two largest sizes) shank button
yarn needle
scrap of yarn for marker
Gauge:
24 stitches and 36 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) over seed (or moss) stitch in the round
SKILLS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:
Knit
Purl
Make a gauge swatch in Seed Stitch (alternate knit 1, purl 1 each row)
TECHNIQUES USED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:
Knitting in the round using one circular, two circulars, or double-pointed needles
Seed stitch (a.k.a. moss stitch)
Making a buttonhole
INCLUDED RESOURCES:
A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.
Full glossary
Schematic
BOTH SAMPLES:
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash, a plied 100% Highland Superwash wool that works up to 18 to 20 stitches over 10 cm (4 inches) on size 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9) needles
PINK:
Colourway: Blossom Heather
Size 3 (Ladies Small)
WINE:
Colourway: Merlot Heather
Size 4 (Ladies Large)
Publishing Information:
Release Date: January 2019
Most Recent Revision: May 2023
Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing
Knitting pattern type: Single Design Option
Project type: Hat, Tam, Beret, Beanie
Page Count: 7
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish by Talena. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.
Update History:
May 25, 2023:
Revised formatting of PDF to align with current template style. Clarified and simplified language where necessary. Used minimal abbreviations. Converted PDF to be screen reader accessible.
Updated URLs for new store and social links.
Updated garment dimensions to include dimensions for all four sizes.
Updated schematic.
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Left-Handed Inclusive – instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.
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