Shifting Seasons Beret Kit (Annual Four)
We now offer handy kits for all our patterns in The Annual (issue four). This is the beautiful Shifting Seasons Beret, by Maaike van Geijn, and all kits include enough yarn to knit the beret, along with a limited edition button badge and a fab project bag to keep it all safe. Happy knitting! Please be aware that the kit does not include a copy of the Annual as we know some of you will have ordered them separately.
Inspired by fresh spring growth and moody, autumnal gardens, each season arrives with its own unique palette. Spring with its bold pops of colour amongst a background of bare branches and frosty mornings and Autumn awash with muted rusts and purples and gentle misty evenings. This stylish beret is knitted from the brim to the crown and contains delicate colourwork motifs that work perfectly with mini skeins of both our Harvest Hues and Knit by Numbers 4ply. It’s the ideal headwear for those times of year when warm days can suddenly transition to cool evenings.
Yarn
Samples
Harvest Hues 4ply Elder (C1), Russet (C2), Raindrop (C3) and Silver Birch (C4)
Knit by Numbers 4ply in KBN111 (C1), KBN55 (C2), KBN17 (C3) and KBN97 (C4)
Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Finished Measurements
A – Maximum diameter: 23.5 (25, 26, 27.5, 28.5, 30)cm / 9.25 (9.75, 10.25, 10.75, 11.25, 11.75)”
B – Brim circumference: 40 (42.5, 45, 49, 52.5, 55)cm / 15.75 (16.75, 17.75, 19.25, 20.75, 21.75)”
Hat depth (excluding stalk): 20 (20, 21, 21, 22, 22)cm / 7.75 (7.75, 8.25, 8.25, 8.75, 8.75)”
Designed to be worn with 5-7.5cm / 2-3” of negative ease around brim.
Gauge
32 sts x 56 rnds = 10cm / 4” square over 2×2 ribbing using smaller needles, after blocking.
32 sts x 41 rnds = 10cm / 4” square over stocking stitch colourwork pattern using larger needles, after blocking.
Needles
2.25mm (UK 13 / US 1) circular knitting needles, length suitable for working brim circumference
3mm (UK 11 / US 2.5) knitting needles. You will need circular needles in lengths suitable for working from brim to full circumference, plus circular or double-pointed needles for the crown and i-cord stalk.
The Annual (issue four)
This pattern is currently only available in print. Pick up a copy of our Annual here.
