Bobble Beret

by Beth Lutz

LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE: Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: One Size – Adult

YARN: ASTRAL by The Alpaca Yarn Company, 50% Tencel, 30% Alpaca, 20% Wool, (100g = 197 yds) 1 Hank

NEEDLES: US # 5 (3.75 mm) & #6 (4 mm) DP and or 16” circular NOTIONS: Tapestry needle & stitch markers.

GAUGE : 5 st = 1” in st st on larger needles. TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Bobble Beret B 43 41 39 B B 37 35 ABBREVIATIONS 33 31 dpn double point needle 29 k knit 27 k2tog knit 2 together 25 lh left hand 23 p purl 21 pm place marker 19 rh right hand B 17 rs right side 15 sl slip 13 ssk slip 2 sts individually, insert LH needle 11 into RH needle from L to R and k the sts 9 together 7 st(s) stitch(es) 5 ws wrong side 3 yo yarn over 1

Beret Legend Cast on 96 sts with smaller needles using a provisional cast on. Join work and place a marker. Work k1, p1 rib Knit for 8 rounds. Next round, k2tog, yo around. Work 8 Yarn Over more rounds in k1, p1 rib. Remove the provisional cast on, placing sts on spare needles. Hold the cast on sts Knit 2 tog behind the stitches just worked and k 1 from front needle SSK and 1 from back needle together. This will invisibly join No Stitch the cast on edge to the top of the ribbed band. K one B Bobble more round. Sl 2 tog as if to K, k1 Begin working chart, knitting all sts on even rows. sl 2 sl st over Note: In round 25, sl the 1st st of the round to the 4th needle to be worked at the end of the round. If working on dpn’s, you will need the first st from the next needle to complete Techniques & Special Stitch Instructions: the pattern repeat. If working on circ needles, change to dpn’s when work becomes too tight to fit on needles. Provisional Cast On – see our website for instructions on both knit & crochet provisional FINISHING cast ons. www.thealpacayarnco.com/ Weave in all tails. Beret can be blocked over a dinner patterninstructions plate or similarly shaped item. Bobble – k in the front, then back, then front, then back, then front of the same stitch. Turn work and p5. Turn work and pass the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th st over the first st on the LH needle. K the stitch again and continue in pattern.