contributed by Shawn
I'm going to be spending a couple of days visiting folks
in Maine. Since I'll be a house guest
for part of my stay I made a couple of gifts for the hosts. Turns out that the
snazzy head wear most coveted by these particular Peaks Island residents are
berets!
I hadn't knit a beret style hat
before, but armed with an easy free pattern from Plymouth and their lovely
Angora yarn
I found it wasn't difficult at all.
For a more manly version, I used Berroco Ultra Alpaca Worsted in black and the same pattern, with a
couple of minor adjustments.
To make the black beret just as cozy as the
purple one I turned the hat band inside out, picked up stitches and knit in a
liner along the band with the black Plymouth Angora.
I hope these are warm enough for the ferry commute from
Peaks Island to Portland!
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