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The MINELLY BERET pattern is best understood as a beginner‑friendly, brioche‑inspired knit that uses simple stitch combinations to create a warm, stretchy, textured fabric.

For my favorite season a red beret is a perfect last minute gift, either to your best friend or even better to yourself.

It’s a knit-purl combination that creates slanting columns in both directions - almost like a brioche pattern, to create a fabric that mimic brioche’s signature depth and squish without requiring full brioche techniques.

The pattern is easy enough for beginners and young knitters. Use a couple of favorite colors together to make it your very personal beanie or go for a monochrome version.

The beret is worked in the round from the bottom up, you start with a small hem in stockinette stitch. Crown decreases are worked in pattern to maintain texture.

Directions are given in two sizes, and by changing needle size and gauge you can knit a smaller or larger size too.

SKILL LEVEL​
Advanced beginners

MEASUREMENTS​
​Finished band circumference 20” (21 ¼”) / 49 (53) cm. Shown samples with 3”/7,5cm of negative ease.

DEPTH​
8” (8 1/2”) / 20 (22) cm

YARN​
The hat is worked holding four strands together: one strand of merino and three strands of silk mohair.
​Approx. 200 yards / 180 m merino wool or fingering-weight yarn
​Approx. altogether 600 yards / 550 m of merino silk or lace-weight wool

Shown Red sample was knit with RAKUDA by ITO, 212m, 231 yards/ 40g, 70% Wool, 30% Camel in 0650 Red - together with three strands of SENSAI by ITO, 240m, 262 yards/ 20g, 60% Mohair, 40% Silk, in 0309 Red, 0311 Enji and 0307 Hydrangea.

Shown gray sample was knit with ECOPUNO by Lana Grossa, 215m/50g, 72% Cotton, 17% Virgin Wool Merino, 11% Alpaka, Farbe 014, Hellgrau - together with one strand of SILKHAIR by Lana Grossa, 210m/ 25g, 70% Mohair, 30% Silk, color 052, Rohweiss
and two strands of SILKHAIR PRINT by Lana Grossa, 400m/ 50g, 70% Mohair, 30% Silk, color 323, Rohweiß/Hellgrau/Dunkelgrau/Schwarz.

Shown rose sample was knit with ECOPUNO by Lana Grossa, 215m/50g, 72% Cotton, 17% Virgin Wool Merino, 11% Alpaka, Farbe 014, Hellgrau holding together with three strands of ALPACA CLOUD by Schachenmayr (70% alpaca, 30% nylon, 225m/25g) in gold, rose quartz and blush

NEEDLES​​
For the hem: Size 4 US / 3,25 mm, 16” / 40cm circular or dpns
​For the pattern: Size 6 US / 4,0mm, 16” / 40cm circular and dpns or long circular for preferred method of working small circumferences in the rnd

NOTIONS​
1 + 5 stitch marker and darning needle for weaving in ends

GAUGE​
Hem in stockinette stitch: 36 sts, 28 rounds = 4” / 10cm blocked
​​​Pattern (measured diagonal brioche stitch): 24 sts, 20 rounds = 4” / 10cm blocked

TECHNIQUES​
Cast on, k, p, yarn over, k2tog, ssk, Lsldec