Friday, March 5, 2010

Aretha Beret


In January I saw video clip of Aretha Franklin wearing a really nifty hat. This is my copy of the hat:

Sizes 13 & 17 knitting needles
1 ball mohair yarn in cream
1 ball ribbon yarn in white
1 ball chunky yarn in off white

Roll the 3 yarns together into one ball. Using size 13 needles, cast on 33 stitches.
Row 1: (right side) Purl
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl and change to larger needles.
Row 5: K1, (knit into front and back of next st, k 4) 6 times, knit into front & back of next st, k 1 = 40 stitches
Row 6 and every wrong side row, K 1, purl to last st, k 1.
Row 7: Knit
Row 9: P1, k 1, (knit into front & back of next st, k 5) 6 times, knit into front & back of next st, p 1 = 47 stitches
Row 11: Knit
Row 13: P1, k 2 (knit into front & back of next st, k 6)6 times, knit into front & back of next st, p 1 = 54 stitches
Row 15: Knit
Row 17: P1, k1 (k 2 tog, k4) 8 times, k 2 tog, k 1, p 1 = 45 stitches
Row 19: P1, k1 (k 2 tog, k3) 8 times, k 2 tog, p 1 = 36 stitches
Row 21: P1 (k 2 tog, k2) 8 times, k 2 tog, p 1 = 27 stitches
Row 23: P1, k2 (k 2 tog, k1) 7 times, k 2 tog, p 1 = 19 stitches
Row 25: P1, k1 (k 2 tog) 8 times, p 1 = 11 stitches
Row 27: K1 (k 2 tog) 4 times, k 1, p 1 = 7 stitches
Row 29: P1, (k 2 tog) 2 times, k 1, p 1 = 5 stitches
Row 31: Knit the remaining 5 stitches together. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Fasten off last stitch by pulling tail through last stitch.
Sew back seam.
Make "button" at top of head by tying one strand of yarn around outside base of knob created by the last stitches. To tie off, pull yarn through center of the button.
To form the cascade: Cut lengths of yarn (about 20"). Tie these in the center with the yarn from the button. Weave the end of the securing yarn inside the beret.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Very cool and instructions and everything!
Thanks for everything today!
Mary