Iced Latte Beret

This was made with the last of my DK silk from The Knitting Goddess. This beret was made to match my Iced Latte Mittens, that are a version of the Cafe au Lait, fingerless mitts, by Paula McKeever. Both my Beret & my Mittens were made from one single skein of yarn that was approx 360 yds, I did have a back up skein that wasn't used, but it was very close at the bind off of the beret. If you like your beret with more than just the tiny ribbed section I have, or you like it quite slouchy, you're going to need that 2nd skien. Materials; Approx 180 yds DK / 8ply (11 wpi) weight yarn I used hand dyed DK Silk purchased from The Knitting Goddess 5mm Circular needles or DPN 3mm Circular needles or DPN I used Circular needles & Magic loop to knit this beret, and I advise you to do the same, as there are up to 192 stitches at one point! About 32 Stitch markers to mark the start of each pattern repeat. I used waste yarn from other projects instead of actual markers. This beret is knit top down with a gauge of 5 stitches / 6 rows per inch over the Cross Hatch lace Pattern, in the round, if you have back up yarn then you won't need to worry too much about it, as you can adjust your beret as you go, if you don't you should check your gauge and adjust your needle size, but you will need to frog the swatch to complete the beret. Cross-Hatch Lace Pattern Row 1: K3, K2tog, YO, K1, Row 2: K2, K2tog, YO, K2, Row 3: K1, K2tog, YO, K3, Row 4: K2tog, YO, K4, Row 5: K1, YO, ssk, K3, Row 6: K2, YO, ssk, K2, Row 7: K3, YO, ssk, K1, Row 8: K4, YO, ssk, CAST ON 4 Stitches Round 1: Kfb all stitches (Total 8 stitches) Round 2: *PM, kfb* repeat till end (16) Round 3: *kfb, k to marker* (24 - 3 stitches between each marker) Round 5: Knit all Round 6: *kfb, k to marker * repeat till end Repeat rounds 5 & 6 till 6 stitches between markers (48 Stitches total)

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We're going to begin the lace pattern, but we're still increasing each round too. Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round 7: *Kfb, k1, K2tog, YO, K2 * repeat till end 8: *K1, pm, row 2 * repeat till end 9: *Kfb (2 between ) / row 3 * repeat till end 10: *K2 / row 4 * repeat till end 11: *Kfb k1 (3 between) / row 5 * repeat till end 12: *K3/ row 6 * repeat till end 13: *Kfb k3 / row 7 * repeat till end 14: *K4 / row 8 * repeat till end 15: *Kfb k3 / row 1 * repeat till end 16: *K5 / row 2 * repeat till end 17: *Kfb k4 / row 3 * repeat till end 18: *K6 / row 4 * repeat till end 19: *Row 1 / row 5 * repeat till end 20: *Kfb, k1, K2tog, YO, K2 / row 6 * repeat till end 21: *K1 / row 3 / row 7 * repeat till end 22: *Kfb / row 4 / row 8 * repeat till end 23: *K2 / row 5 / row 1 * repeat till end 24: *Kfb k1 / row 6 / row 2 * repeat till end 25: *K3 / row 7 / row 3 * repeat till end 26: *Kfb k2 / row 8 / row 4 * repeat till end 27: *K4 / row 1 / row 5 * repeat till end 28: *Kfb k3 / row 2 / row 6 * repeat till end 29: *K5 / row 3 / row 7 * repeat till end 30: *Kfb k4 / row 4 / row 8 * repeat till end 31: *Row 1 / row 5 / row 1 * repeat till end 32: *Kfb, k1, K2tog, YO, K2 / row 6 / row 2 * repeat till end 33: *K1/row 3/ row 7 / row 3 * repeat till end 34: *Kfb / row 4 / row 8 / row 4 * repeat till end 35: *K2 / row 5 / row 1 / row 5 * repeat till end 36: *Kkb k1/row6/ row2 / row 6 * repeat till end 37: *K3/row7/row3/row7 * repeat till end 38: *Kfb k2/ row 8/ row4/row8 * repeat till end 39: *K4 /row1/row5/row1 * repeat till end 40: *Kfb k3/row2/row6/row2 * repeat till end 41: *K5/row3/row7/row3 * repeat till end 42: *Kfb k4/ row 4/row8/row 4 * repeat till end

Straight Rounds(192 stitches) I only completed the 4 straight rounds as written, if you want a beret that flops more, then add in extra, but you'll need to make a note of the rows of the Cross Hatch Lace pattern as you're beret won't match up with mine for the decrease rounds.

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Round Round Round Round 43: 44: 45: 46: Row 1/row5/row1/row5 * repeat till end Row2/row6/row2/row6 * repeat till end Row3/row7/row3/row7 * repeat till end Row4/row8/row4/row8* repeat till end

Decrease Rounds Theses decrease rounds will give an approximate head circumference of 21 inches (for my big hair & my big head!) Change to smaller needles Round 47: Row5/ row1/row5/k3 k2tog k1 * repeat till end Round 48: Row6/row2/row6/k2 k2tog k1 * repeat till end Round 49: Row7/row3/row7/k1 k2tog k1 * repeat till end Round 50: Row8/row4/row8/ ssk k1 * repeat till end Round 51: Row1/row5/row1/ssk * repeat till end Round 52: Row2/row6/k2 k2tog yo k1 k2tog * repeat till end Round 53: Row3/row7/k1 k2tog k3 * repeat till end Round 54: Row4/row8/k2tog k3 * repeat till end Round 55: Row5/row1/k1 ssk k1 * repeat till end Round 56: Row6/row2/k1 ssk * repeat till end Round 57: Row7/row3/ssk * repeat till end Round 58: Row8/ k2tog yo k3 k2tog * repeat till end Begin k2 p2 ribbing decreasing by 16 stitches as you go so that 80 stitches are remaining for the ribbing I only just got about an inch of ribbing & JSSBO (that I learnt over at Knitty.com ) from the yarn and about 2 inches left over!! But I knew if it got too close I had more of the yarn in a very similar colour way, so Perhaps knit this 1st and then the Mitts to go with it! This is the 1st draft of this pattern based on the notes I made as I went along. If you have any comments or spot any errors please let me know either via my blog http://milligansknitting.blogspot.com/2010/05/iced-latte-beret.html or over on Ravelry via the pattern page or directly, my user name is Milligan. The direct link to the matching mittens is; http://milligansknitting.blogspot.com/2010/05/cafe-au-lait-mittens.html and the original mitts, by Paul McKeever are at; http://snapperknits.blogspot.com/2008/10/cafe-au-lait.html
This Pattern is for Personal Use Only and is adapted from the Original Cafe au Lait Pattern Copyrighted by Paula McKeever 2008, also for Personal Use Only. Cross-hatchh Lace pattern from Charlene Schurch's More Sensational Knitted Socks. For more about my knitting please visit http://milligansknitting.blogspot.com