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.