The All-Day Beret

I wasn't going to do a knitting post, since technically, this is a food blog, but I get so many compliments on this hat I thought I'd share it with fellow knitters. If you don't know how to knit, this is a really easy pattern; not hard to teach yourself to make.

I wanted a casual hat to wear since it's chilly in the morning and warm during the day. I used cotton yarn because wool would be too hot down here in the south. I loved the look of this beret when I saw the pattern online. It's from Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller.

Everywhere I go I get compliments on this hat. Everyone wants to know where I got it. They are amazed when I tell them I made it. I consider myself an average knitter and it took me a day and a half to knit this. I thought I'd share the pattern with others so they can get compliments, too.

When I knitted the pattern as written it swallowed up my head; I have an extremely small head. It was way too big for me so I experimented by making a few adjustments to the pattern. After much trial and error, I succeeded. I only cast on 92 stitches, instead of 104. And when it came to knit the diagonal sections I made them 2 inches, not 4 inches.

I knitted my hat in the round, not on circular needles. I started the ribbed part with size 5 double pointed needles, then began the diagonal stitch with size 8 double pointed needles.

I'm extremely happy with the result.

Since I used 100% cotton yarn, it has stretched out a bit, but I haven't washed it yet and a quick dunk in the sink should shrink it back down.

I can't believe such a simple, easy hat garners me so many compliments (from men and women of all ages) so I just had to pass it along and share the pattern.

Click here for the pdf, knit it up, wear it out and revel in the compliments you will be sure to receive.

Any questions, ask in the comments.