​Crochet Beret with Heart

You’ll need:

1 skein of Lion Brand Touch of Alpaca yarn in Purple Aster;

Odds of cream yarn;

Crochet hook 6 mm;

Tapestry needle.

Stitches control: 3 sts x 2 rows = 1″ x 1″ in Hdc

Instructions

Parisienne Beret

Band

Ch 6

Row 1: Sc in 2nd Ch from hook and each Ch across (5)

Row 2: Ch 1, t, Sc in back loops only across (5)

Rpt Row 2 64 more times

Hold first and last rows together

Join: Ch 1, t, work thourgh first and last rows at once, sl st in each across to join, don’t fasten off

Body of Hat

*work in continuous rounds

Rnd 1: Ch 1, work into rows along edge of band, work 44 Sc evenly spaced around

Rnd 2: 2 Hdc in each st around (90)

Rnd 3: Hdc in each st around (90)

Rpt Rnd 3 8 more times

Shaping the Crown

Rnd 12: Hdc in next 13 sts, Hdc2tog; rpt around (84)

Rnd 13: Hdc in next 5 sts, Hdc2to; rpt around (72)

Rnd 14: Hdc in next 4 sts, Hdc2tog; rpt around (60)

Rnd 15: Hdc in next 3, Hdc2tog; rpt around (48)

Rnd 16: Hdc in next 2, Hdc2tog; rpt around (36)

Rnd 17: Hdc in next 1, Hdc2tog; rpt around (24)

Rnd 18: Hdc2tog around (12)

Rnd 19: Hdc2tog around (6)

Finish off leaving a long tail

Thread yarn tail through sts of last Rnd to gather, weave ends.

Stem

Ch 7

Row 1: Sl st into back bump of 2nd Ch st from hook and in each Ch st across

Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew onto gathered last Rnd of your beret & weave ends.

Cross Stitch Heart

With a tapestry needle and cream colored yarn, sew cross stitches in a heart shape via the chart below, treating each Hdc stitch as a box on the chart. Begin stitches just above the brim of your Beret. Weave ends.