Another Slouchy beret

You may have seen my blog post on Le Slouch, a slouchy beret designed by Wendy Bernard. That one is free and quite simple as it's a moss stitch. The one I'm making at the moment is a £2 ($4) pattern from Ysolda. It's called Gretel and it has absolutly fantastic cabeling in it. I'm making the slouchy version, but the pattern also allows you to make a cap or normal beret version.


a slouchy beret in the making..

I'm using 3 skeins of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in creamy white (colour 300001)which I got on discount at John Lewis for £1.95 each. So this beret will cost me £6. Not bad and it's sooo nice and wintery thick. Last week when it was so cold I wished it was already done....

I came across one problem in the pattern so far. There is a round where they say pbf, without it being in the key and as I'm still a novice and not having done that before I didn't realise it was an increase. Two rounds on it didn't make sense the way the pattern worked and I discovered it. Then I went online and realised what pfb was. Purl in front (don't let the original stitch slip off, but hold it on the left needle) and then purl in back. You let the original stitch slip off and you have two stitches on your right needle. An nice increase. Anyway now I know and you might think it stupid I didn't look it up before, but I was on the train and wanted to knit. Now I know as I've learned from it :D hehe.

Am currently making the crown and hope to wear it sometimes next week and will post a nice finished pic then. Then I might do it all over again as it's a great project for a Christmas gift. My friend Marjolein wouldn't mind a beret, but I don't think a slouchy one would look on here, so I might try the normal version then.