Slouchy

Beret Pattern (found here)

Bulky weight yarn, size K hook. For Worsted weight use a J hook The numbers in the [] say how many stitches there should be. Puff stitch: (YO, insert hook in next st, YO, pull up a loop) 4 times, YO, and draw through all loops on hook. You do not have to join rounds, and this will create a spiral, and there will be no seam. Use a stitch marker if you do this, and keep the stitch count the same. 1: ch 4, 12 dc in first st, join in ch. (Just grab one loop from top of the chain. This makes the seam less visible, and this will make a circle.) [12] 2: ch 3, work 1 dc where chain is (in same st as join - ch3 counts as first dc), 2 dc in each stitch, join with sl st (remember, the ch counts as a st!). [24] 3: ch 3, work 1 dc where chain is, (work 1 dc, 2 dc in next stitch) around. Join. [36] 4: ch 3, work 1 dc where chain is, (work 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st) around. Join. [48] 5: ch3, work 1 dc where chain is, (work 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc) around. Join. [60] 6: ch 3, 1 dc in each st around. Join. [60] 7: ch 3, 1 dc in each st around. Join. [60] 8: ch 3, 1 dc in each st around. Join. [60] 9: ch 3, puff st in same st as join, dc in next st, (puff in next st, dc in next st) around. Join in top st of first puff. [60 sts: 30 puffs, 30 dc] 10: ch 1, (sc in top of puff, sc in next dc) around. Join. [60] * It will look like you are skipping stitches here, but you arent. Just remember, sc in top of puff, skip spot, and sc in top of dc post. Make sure you have 60 sts here! 11: same as row 9. [60 sts: 30 puffs, 30 dc] 12: sc around, same as row 10. [60] 13: same as row 9. [30 puffs, 30 dc] 14: sc around, same as row 10. [60] 15: ch 1, sc in each st around. [60] 16: ch 1, (sc in next 3 sts, dec over next 2 sts) around. Join. [48] 17: ch 1, sc in each st around. Join. [48] 18: same as row 17. [48] 19: same as row 17. [48] 20: same as row 17. [48] 21: ch 1, (slip st in next st, ch1, slip st in same st) around. Join in first sc. Fasten off, weave in ends.