My Accidental Beret

Since this is my first post for this blog, i’m sharing this free pattern i originally made.

MATERIALS

● Size 4.50mm (G) crochet hook
● “Monaco” acrylic yarn (4 – 5 balls)

ABBREVIATIONS

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

hdc – half double crochet

ea – each

st – stitch

sl st – slip stitch

rep – repeat

beg – beginning

yo – yarn over

FO – finish/fasten off

GAUGE

18 dc’s = 4″

STITCH GLOSSARY

FPDC (Front Post Double Crochet)

Yo, insert hook from front to back to front again around post of st, yo and draw up a loop, (yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice

BERET

ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring.

Rnd1: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 10 dc’s in ring, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3 – 11 dc.

Rnd2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 hdc), hdc in same st, 2 hdc’s in each dc around, join with sl st in top of beg of ch-3 – 22 hdc’s.

Rnd3: Rep Rnd 2, dc instead of hdc in this round – 44dc’s

at the end of this round, i will stop the counting since it will be more confusing. just follow your st. it’s okay to make mistakes, you can always correct them.

Rnd4: Ch 3 *FPDC on the next dc, dc on the next st, skip 1 dc, rep from *, join with sl st in top of beg og ch-3

Rnd5: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, *FPDC on next dc, dc on the next 2 st, rep from *, join with a sl st in top of beg of ch-3.

Rnd6: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, dc on the next st, * FPDC on the next dc, dc on the same st, dc on the next 2 st, rep from *, join with sl st in top of beg of ch-3 – (3 dc’s between FPDC)

Rnd7: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, dc on the next 2 st, *FPDC on the next dc,  dc on the same st, dc on the next 3 st, rep from *, join with a sl st in top of beg  ch-3 – (4dc’s between FPDC)

Rnd8: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, dc on the next 3 st, *FPDC on the next dc,  dc on the same st, dc on the next 4 st, rep from *, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3 – (5dc’s between FPDC)

Rnd9: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, dc on the next 4 st, *FPDC on the next dc,  dc on the same st, dc on the next 5 st, rep from *, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3 – (6dc’s between FPDC)

Rnd10: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, dc on the next 5 st, *FPDC on the next dc,  dc on the same st, dc on the next 6 st, rep from *, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3 – (7dc’s between FPDC)

Rnd11: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) dc on the same st, dc on the next 6 st, *FPDC on the next dc,  dc on the same st, dc on the next 7 st, rep from *, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3 – (8dc’s between FPDC)

Piece should measure approximately 11″ across.

Rnd12: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) skip 1 space

the skipping of spaces in this round is intended for the beret to curl up.

*FPDC, dc on the same st, skip 1 space, dc on the next next space, rep from *, join with a sl st in top beg ch-3.

don’t mind the pattern. just skip one space after a dc and just keep in mind that 1 FPDC is between a dc

TIP: FPDC in line with the previous FPDC of the previous round.

Rnd 13, 14, 15: Rep procedure in rnd12 until there’s only 2 dc in between 2 FPDC.

Rnd 16, 17, 18, 19: Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc) sc around each st, join with a sl st in beg of ch 1. Fasten off.