What yarn and hook size do I need for The Gourmet Beret?

The pattern requires bulky weight yarn and a 7mm crochet hook, which is a US size K. The designer recommends Bernat Fluffee for its light and lofty texture, but any bulky yarn works well. You will also need scissors and a smaller hook for weaving in ends.

How can I adjust the size of The Gourmet Beret pattern?

You can change your hook size by half a millimeter to make the beret larger or smaller. Working additional increase rounds in the hexagon motif section before the shaping rounds will also change the overall size. The pattern uses several decrease rounds to shape the crown and create the floppy fit.

What is the waistcoat stitch and how is it worked in the brim?

The waistcoat stitch, also called the center single crochet, is worked by inserting your hook into the center post of the single crochet stitch from the previous row. This creates a dense, woven-like ribbing that gives the brim a neat finish. Keeping your tension slightly loose on these rounds makes the stitch much easier to perform.

How do I make and attach the nubbin finishing touch?

The nubbin is a small decorative knot that finishes the top center of the beret. It is made separately by wrapping the yarn tail over the hook and pulling the working yarn through the loops. You attach it by weaving the ends in opposite directions under the first round of chain stitches and pulling tightly to close the center ring.

The Gourmet Beret: Oversized Floppy Beret Crochet Pattern

Name: The Gourmet Beret
Ingredients: Bulky weight yarn; 7mm hook; Scissors; Smaller hook for weaving in ends

Description

Materials The Gourmet Beret begins with a simple hexagon motif, and that is exactly why it looks so relaxed and artistic. There is no complicated stitch pattern to memorize, just clusters and chain spaces that grow into a floppy, oversized beret.

Ingredients

Scale

Materials
Bulky weight yarn
7mm hook
Scissors
Smaller hook for weaving in ends

Instructions

Top of the Beret (Hexagon motif)
1-Start with a slipknot, ch 4, sl: Start with a slipknot, ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a ring. Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in ring, *ch 1, 2 dc in ring; repeat from * 4 more times, ch 1, sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (6 sets of 2-dc clusters with ch-1 between)
2-Ch 3, turn, 1dc in the ch: Ch 3, turn, 1dc in the ch sp below, ch1, 2dc in the same ch sp, ch1. *2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 2 dc in same sp (corner made), ch 1*; repeat from * around, sl st to top of starting ch-3. (6 corners)
3-Ch 3, turn: Ch 3, turn. 1 dc in the ch sp below, ch1. *work a corner (2dc, ch1, 2dc) into the corner ch sp, ch1. 2dc, ch1 into regular ch1 spaces*; repeat from * around, ending with sl st to top of starting ch-3.

Shaping the Beret
4-Ch 3, turn: Ch 3, turn. 1dc in the ch sp below, ch1, *2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1*; repeat from * around, sl st to top of staring ch-3.
5-Ch 3, turn: Ch 3, turn. 1dc in the ch sp below. Counting that first 2dc cluster, work a total of 5 clusters with ch 1s bewteen them. *dc3tog decrease across the next two ch spaces (work the center dc of the decrease between the 2dc of the prev row). Then, work 10 2dc clusters*; repeat from * until you’ve worked 3 dc3tog decreases total, then work 5 more 2dc clusters. Sl st to the top of your starting ch3 to complete the rnd.
6-Ch 3, turn: Ch 3, turn. 1dc in the ch sp below. Counting that first 2dc cluster, work a total of 10 clusters with ch 1s bewteen them. *skip the next ch sp, Then, work 10 2dc clusters*; repeat from * until one ch sp remains, sl st to the top of your starting ch3, skipping that last chain space.
7-Ch 3, turn: Ch 3, turn. 1dc in the ch sp below. Counting that first 2dc cluster, work a total of 5 clusters with ch 1s bewteen them. *skip the next ch sp, Then, work 9 2dc clusters*; repeat from * until you’ve completed 3 decreases (skipping ch spaces) and 4 ch sps remain, work 4 2dc clusters and sl st to the top of your starting ch3 to complete the rnd.
8-Before chaining or turning, slip stitch into: Before chaining or turning, slip stitch into the top of the next dc, and slip stitch to the next ch sp. Then, ch2 and turn. Begin completing a dc3tog across the next 2 ch sps. *Ch1 and work a total of 7 clusters with ch 1s bewteen them. dc3tog decrease across the next two ch spaces; repeat from * until you’ve worked 3 dc3tog decreases total, then work 7 more 2dc clusters. Sl st to your first dc3tog to complete the rnd.

Brim
9-Ch 1 (no need to turn) sc: Ch 1 (no need to turn) sc in same st, *sc in next ch-1 sp, sc between next 2 dc; repeat from * around, sl st to first sc. (you make work 1sc in the dc3togs from the prev row as well)
10-Ch 1, sc in center of each: Ch 1, sc in center of each sc post around, sl st to first sc.
11-Fasten off: Fasten off.

Finishing Touch: The Nubbin
12-With a new yarn, make a slipknot: With a new yarn, make a slipknot with a tail about hand-length long.
13-Wrap the tail over the front of: Wrap the tail over the front of the hook, cross it over the working yarn.
14-Yarn over with working yarn, pull through: Yarn over with working yarn, pull through 2 loops.
15-Repeat steps 2-3 twice more: Repeat steps 2-3 twice more.
16-Cut working yarn and pull through: Cut working yarn and pull through.
17-Attach the nubbin to the top center: Attach the nubbin to the top center of the beret, weaving both ends, in opposite directions, under the first round of stitches and secure tightly to close up the ch4 ring.

Method: other

Keywords: The Gourmet Beret, crochet pattern