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Please Note: Print this pattern using Landscape Orientation.
2013 Coats & Clark
Bridgette Beret
A jaunty beret is just the right touch to accent
your winter wardrobe. For a closer fit, elastic
can be inserted to provide the perfect finish.
Rounds 7-11: Repeat Round 4.
Round 12: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, skip next
ch-1 space, *dc in next 3 dc, skip next ch-1
space; repeat from * around: 90 dc.
Round 13: Ch 1, sc in same space and in
next 6 dc, work Sc2tog, *sc in next 7 dc, work
Sc2tog; repeat * around, join with slip st to
first sc: 80 sts.
Rounds 14-21: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join
with slip st to first sc, at the end of Round 21,
fasten off.
OPTIONAL FINISHING
Cut (1.25 cm) elastic to length of Beret
circumference, allowing a (1.25 cm) for
sewing. Overlap ends of elastic and sew
together with sewing needle and matching
thread. Loop elastic around the wrong side of
Beret between Round 14 and Round 21. Fold
up Round 21 to Round 13, so the wrong sides
are together. Thread yarn needle with a length
of yarn and sew Round 21 and Round 13
together, securing the elastic inside.
ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain; cm = centimeter; dc = double
crochet; mm = millimeter; sc = single
crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); Yo = yarn over; * =
repeat instructions following * as indicated;
( ) = work instructions in parentheses as
indicated.
One size fits most
Finished Size: approximately 21 (53.5 cm)
circumference
Special Stitch
Sc2tog: (insert hook in next dc, Yo and pull up
a loop) twice, Yo and pull through 3 loops on
hook. (1 stitch decrease).
BERET
Ch 5; join with slip st to form a ring.
Round 1 (Right side): Ch 3 (counts as first dc,
now and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 1, (3 dc
in ring, ch 1) 4 times, join with slip st to first
dc: 15 dc and 5 ch-1 spaces.
Round 2: Slip st in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same
space, ch 1, skip next dc, 3 dc in next ch-1
space, ch 1, *skip next dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch
1, skip next dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1;
repeat from * around, join with slip st to first
dc: 30 dc and 10 ch-1 spaces.
Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, (3
dc, ch 1) twice in next ch-1 space, *(3 dc, ch
1) in next ch-1 space, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in next
ch-1 space; repeat from * around, join with slip
st to first dc: 45 dc and 15 ch-1 spaces.
Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, (3
dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 space around to last
ch-1 space, skip last ch-1 space, join with slip
st to first dc.
Round 5: Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, *(3
dc, ch 1) in next ch-1 space, (3 dc, ch 1) twice
in next ch-1 space**, (3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-1
space; repeat from * around, ending last rep
at **, skip last ch-1 space, join with slip st to
first dc: 60 dc and 20 ch-1 spaces.
Round 6: Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, (3
dc, ch 1) twice in next ch-1 space, *(3 dc, ch
1) in next ch-1 space, (3 dc, ch 1) twice in
next ch-1 space; repeat from * around to last
ch-1 space, skip last ch-1 space, join with slip
st to first dc: 90 dc and 30 ch-1 spaces.
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Crochet Hook:
5.5 mm [US I-9]
1 yard of (1.25 cm) wide
elastic (optional), sewing needle
and matching thread, yarn needle
GAUGE: Rounds 1-3 = 3 (7.5 cm)
wide. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use
any size hook to obtain the gauge.
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