Normal Gretel

We have a normal Gretel!
I repeat...
We have a normal Gretel!
Hooray!
Rasta woman hat is no more. Gretel is nice and tidy and finished and looks smashing!!! (Looks up to the sky and says) I am ready for snow now. Let it come please.


Gretel is back to a normal size

As you may know I started making the Gretel Beret in the slouchy version, with giant consequences! So I ripped back and followed the directions to the normal version provided in Ysolda's pattern et voila! J'ai un beret tres jolie! (I have a nice beret).


It's no longer flopping down into my neck.

I'm quite happy with the result. I think the yarn is very nice and soft. The colour is nice on my hair colour, but sometimes I do think of mushrooms. hehe. If I make another Gretel I would try the slouchy beret version with a lighter weight yarn. One tip if you do make this version: use a smaller needle size voor the ribbing. I used half a size down (5 mm, rest of beret is knit in 5.5 mm), but would use an even smaller size next time (4 mm).

More posts about berets:
Big Gretel
Another Slouchy Beret
Zakka Style Crafts
Slouchy Beret