Kiku Flower Beret (Knitting Pattern PDF)

Kiku Flower Beret -oversized loose-fit beret- Knitting pattern PDF 8 pages (925 kb)

• Professionally edited knitting pattern
• Two hat sizes and three brim sizes for each hat
• The stitch pattern and crown part are charted. Easy to understand the pattern

Skill Level: Intermediate. 

Sizes: Small 1 (2, 3): For approximately 6-month-old to 4-year-old 

      Large 1 (2, 3): For youth and adults

Finished Measurements 

Brim Circumference: Sizes Small 16 (17, 18)" [40.6 (43.5, 46) cm] 

                  Sizes Large19 (21.25, 23.25)" [48.5 (54, 59) cm]

Widest Diameter: Sizes Small 8.5" [21.5 cm]

               Sizes Large 11.25" [28.5 cm] 

Materials  

Hand Dyed DK Merino Yarn / The Wandering Flock (3.5 oz [100 g], 230 yd [210 m], 100% Extrafine Merino Wool): Fool’s Gold, All Size Small 1 skein and all Size Large 2 skeins.

or

DK weight yarn, All Size Small 90g, 207 yd [189 m] and all Size Large 130 g, 299 yd, [273 m]

Size 6 [4.0 mm] 16" [40 cm] circular needle. 

Size 7 [4.5 mm] 16" [40 cm] circular needle and One set of double-point needles. 

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Stitch markers 

Tapestry needle

Gauge (after blocking)

23 sts and 27.5 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Knit1 x Purl1 Ribbing Stitch (slightly stretched) using Size 6 [4 mm] or the smaller needles

17.5 sts and 37.5 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Kiku stitch using Size 7 [4.5 mm] or the larger needles

To save time, take time to check the gauge. 

Pattern Notes

This is a beret worked in the round from the brim to the top of the hat, starting on circular needles and changing to double-point needles. There are two different hat sizes and each size has three brim sizes.