Tosca Beret Free Knitting Pattern

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Tosca Beret
Haley Waxberg

- 2 balls Lang Tosca in the same colour (i used colour 62) 50g/92m
- 6mm/16" circular needles
- 7mm/16" circular needles
- 7mm DPN
- 6mm crochet hook
- scrap yarn in complimentary colours (noro kureyon here)
- darning needle
- stitch marker

NOTE:
- hat is knit with 2 strands of yarn held together.
- the coloured effect is created by taking the yarn from different parts of the colourway.

ABBREVIATIONS:
K knit
L Left
M1 make one stitch (lifted, twisted increase: lift yarn between the 2 sts with R needle, place it onto L needle, twist it again with R needle, knit into it)
P purl
R Right
rep repeat
rnd round
sts stitches
st st stocking stitch (in the round this is just knitting)

DIRECTIONS
A. (working with 2 strands of yarn at the same time from different part of the colourway) with 6mm neddles cast on 60 sts and join, do not twist sts. place marker. work in K2 P2 rib for 6 rounds

B. *k3, m1; rep from * to end or rnd. work 8 rnds in st st.

C. *k6, m1; rep from * to end of rnd. work 8 rnds in st st.

D. *k5, k2tog; rep from * to end of rnd. work 4 rnds in st st.

E. *k9, k3tog; rep from * to end of rnd. work 4 rnds in st st.

F. *k7, k3tog; rep from * to end of rnd. work 4 rnds in st st.

G. *k5, k3tog; rep from * to end of rnd. work 3 rnds in st st.

H. *k3, k3tog; rep from * to end of rnd. work 2 rnds in st st.

I. *k1, k3tog; rep from * to end of rnd. Break off yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

FINISHING
- weave in loose ends.


Crochet Circles

ABBREVIATIONS
ch chain
dc double crochet
sl st slip stitch
st stitch
tr treble crochet

DIRECTIONS - Large Circle
A. ch 4, sl st to 1st st in chain (makes a loop), ch3

B. *tr into central loop; rep from * until you move all the way around the loop and
make a circle.

C. sl st to top of ch3, fasten off

D. Weave in ends.

DIRECTIONS - Small Circle
A. ch 4, sl st to 1st st in chain (makes a loop), ch2

B. *dc into central loop; rep from * until you move all the way around the loop and
make a circle.

C. sl st to top of ch2, fasten off

D. Weave in ends.

Copyright "Tosca Beret" by Haley Waxberg for Knit-O-Matic, 2005. www.knitomatic.com, info@knitomatic.com