How to Crochet a Beautiful Violet and Black-and-White Beret

Materials Needed

You'll need:

• 100 g of violet or 50 g of white and 50 g of black yarn Schachenmayr original Miracle (88% cotton, 12% polyester, 50g/145m);
• Crochet hook 4.

Head Circumference

52-56 cm

Patterns Used

Placket Ornament

On a chain of chain sts make single crochet in spiraling circles, i.e., don't finish the circle, crochet with single crochets continuously.

Ornament from Arches

The quantity of sts is multiplied by 7. Crochet according to the scheme. Make chain st increases at the beginning of the row before the first single crochet, make the needed quantity of chain sts increases before 1 double crochet, and finish each row with 1 slip st in the marked chain st of increase.

Stitches Control

14 sts and 9 rows = 9 x 9 cm.

Instructions

Violet Beret

The beret is crocheted in circle rows from bottom to up. Start with a chain of 91 chain sts and 4 rows with the placket ornament. Finish the 4th row with 1 slip st in the first st. Then crochet according to the scheme. Make rows 1 to 6 three times, then rows 1 to 3 once. For the top of your beret, make decreases from rows 7 to 15. Cut the yarn and draw the end of the yarn through the remaining sts with a tambour needle and tighten. Finally, fasten the yarn.

Black-and-White Beret

Crochet in the same way as the violet beret. Start with the setup chain using black yarn. Make the placket ornament with white yarn. Then crochet using the arches ornament, alternating 1 row of black yarn with 1 row of white yarn.