Flower of Scotland Beret by Amanda Clark

Flower of Scotland Beret

Knitting
December 2012
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in over stocking stitch using 3.25mm needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
250 - 300 yards (229 - 274 m)
To fit an average sized head (21 inches), approximately 10 inches/25.5 cm wide in diameter when laid flat.
English
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This is a slouchy beret, knitted in the round and worked in one piece from the bottom up.
The front of the beret features one Thistle flower knitted with beads and a satin stitched flower head.
My inspiration for this design came from the Thistle flowers that I see growing around my home in the Scottish countryside.

Instructions for this beret will be provided in both written and charted format.

The motif on my Flower of Scotland Beret was inspired by the thistle flowers that I see growing around my home in the Scottish countryside.
The thistle has been the national emblem of Scotland since the reign of Alexander III, during the 13th century. According to legend, an invading Norse army was trying to sneak up on a Scottish army’s camp at night. Whilst doing so, one barefoot Norseman stepped upon a thistle, and his shouts of pain alerted the Scots to the presence of the Norse invaders.

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