This beret pattern is knitted in rounds, with circular needles.

It is seamless, and it is available in two sizes. 51 cm/ 20 inch circumference trim. And 54 cm/ 21 inch circumference trim.

It can be made with Mondial delux cashmere and lace silk-mohair or with Safran drops cotton and lace silk-mohair for a cheaper version. Make a swatch before hand and block it before hand.

Gauge: Cashmere Delux Mondial trim, rib stitch with 2.5 mm needle: 10 cm x 10 cm = 33 rows x 25 stitches Cashmere + Viking Garn Kid Silk, with 3.5 mm needles, seed stitch pattern: 10 cm x 10 cm = 33 rows x 22 sts

Gauge for the cheaper version: Safran Drops 100% cotton + Viking Garn Kid Silk Trim rib stitch, both strands, with 2.5 mm needles: 10 cm x 10 cm 0 26 stitches x 37 rows Gauge for the crown, both strands, 3. 5 mm needles, seed stitch: 10cm x 10 cm 0 22 stitches x 38 rows

Materials: For the cashmere version you need: 2 skeins of Mondial Delux Cashmere of 25 g=115 m; and 1 skein of Viking Garn Kid Silk of 50g=200m. For the Cotton version you need 2 skeins of Safran Drops 100% cotton of 50g =160m; and 1 skein of Viking Garn Kid Silk of 25g=200m

knitting needles 2,5 mm and 3,5 mm a crochet hook 1,5 mm, sewing needle

Two lots of 5 lockable markers, each lot distinctive color, and one more marker of different color from the rest.