Remember the Day Beret? And the Early Morning Beret? Knitters have been asking me if these berets will be available in other gauges. The answer is yes, and all in one! Here is the Simple Beret, written for fingering, sport, worsted and bulky weight yarns.
fingering weight
YARN: 1 skein The Fibre Company Canopy Fingering (50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 20% Bamboo; 200 yd per 50 g skein) in Obsidian OR 200 yd of fingering weight yarn
GAUGE: 28 sts and 40 rnds = 4" / 10 cm in St st
dk weight
YARN: 2 skeins The Fibre Company Acadia
(60% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk;
145 yd per 50 g skein) in Bog OR 200 yd of DK
weight yarn
GAUGE: 23 sts and 32 rnds = 4" / 10 cm in St st
worsted weight
YARN: 1 skein The Fibre Company Canopy Worsted (50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 20% Bamboo; 200 yds per 100 g skein) in River Dolphin OR 200 yd of worsted weight yarn
GAUGE: 20 sts and 28 rnds = 4" / 10 cm in St st
bulky weight
YARN: 1 skein The Fibre Company Tundra
(60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 10% Silk;
120 yd per 100 g skein) in Taiga OR 120 yd of
bulky weight yarn
GAUGE: 14 sts and 18 rnds = 4" / 10 cm in St st
ALSO, thanks to my husband Abe I launched a new website today! It's much easier to navigate, particularly the patterns page. Soon I'll be adding a tutorial section as well.
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