Knitted beret Dartmoor-knitting pattern

Classic beret design uses a herringbone stitch for a dense, warm fabric and a tweedy yarn for added interest

TWEED YARNS are hugely popular with knitters at the moment, and Lang’s new Donegal Tweed is a great example. The single ply yarn has slight slubs of tonal colours in its single ply, which varies between loosely and tightly spun to give it great texture. The dense nature of the herringbone stitch allows the light yarn to be used to create a cosy fabric ideal for the coldest months of the year.

SIZE
To fit average woman’s head (large woman’s head)
Circumference: 50 (58) cm unstretched Depth to start of shaping from end of ribbing: 9 (10) cm

YARN
Lang Donegal (4ply weight; 100% merino wool; 190m/50g balls)
Shade 0097; 2 x 50g balls

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
1 set 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) circular knitting needles (60cm long), or 2 short circular needles or double-pointed needles for your preferred method of knitting in the round 1 set 6mm (UK 4/US 10) circular knitting
needles (60cm long), or 2 short circular needles or double-pointed needles for your preferred method of knitting in the round .Stitch marker

TENSION
25 sts and 40 rounds to 10cm over twisted rib patt using 3.25mm needles. 30 sts and 20 rounds to 10cm over herringbone patt using 6mm needles. This hat will stretch slightly due to the nature of the yarn used.

HERRINGBONE STITCH
Round 1: *K2tog, dropping only 1st of 2 sts
knitted together off LH needle, leaving
new st on RH needle, and leaving 2nd of 2
sts knitted together on LH needle. Rep
from * to 1 st before end. Move last stitch in
round to RH needle, remove marker, lift 1 st
off LH needle, twist and replace so that the
stitch is ‘back to front’ (allowingyou to
K2tog tbl more easily), return st from RH
needle to LH needle. K2tog tbl, dropping
only 1st of 2 sts knitting tog off LH needle,
replace marker.
Round 2: *K2togtbl, dropping only 1st of 2
sts knitted together off LH needle, leaving
new st on RH needle, and leaving 2nd of 2
sts knitted together on LH needle. Rep
from * to 1 st before end. Move last stitch in
round to RH needle, remove marker, lift 1 st
off LH needle, twist and replace so that the
stitch is ‘front to back’ (allowing you to
K2tog more easily), return st from RH
needle to LH needle. K2tog, dropping only
1 st of 2 sts knitted tog off LH needle, replace
marker.
Rep, alternating rounds 1 and 2.
HAT
Using 3.25mmneedles and long-tail
cast-on method, cast on ll2 (128) sts, place
marker and join to knit in the round, being
careful not to twist sts.
Roundl: *K2tbl,P2;repfrom *toend.
Rnds 2 to 9: As Rndl.
RndlO (incrnd): *K2, Ml; rep from * to end.
168 (192) sts. ]

Change to 6mm needles.
Work in Herringbone Stitch for 18 (20)
rounds, endingwithaRound2. You will
now decrease for the crown.
Next round: ‘Work 6 sts as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 147 (168) sts.
Next round: As Round 2 Herringbone
Stitch.
Next round: ’Work 5 sts as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 126 (144) sts.
Next round: As Round 2 Herringbone
Stitch.
Next round: “Work 4 sts as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 105 (120) sts.
Next round: As Round 2 Herringbone
Stitch.
Next round: ‘Work 3 sts as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 84 (96) sts.
Next round: As Round 2 Herringbone
Stitch.
Next round: ‘Work 2 sts as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 63 (72) sts.
Next round: ‘Work 1 st as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 42 (48) sts.
Next round: *K2tog; rep from * to end. 21
(24) sts.
1ST SIZE ONLY
Next round: “ Work 1 st as Round 1
Herringbone Stitch, K2tog; rep from * to
end. 14 ( )sts.
2ND SIZE ONLY
Next round: *K2tog; rep from * to end. –
(12) sts.
Break yarn. Draw yarn through rem sts and
fasten off. Block gently over a dinner plate
if desired.