This chic beret looks simple but has plenty to hold the knitter’s interest. Beginning with a mix of the alternate cable cast on and the simple cable cast on, the brim is worked in 1x1 twisted rib interspersed with knit cables that resemble the twisting stems of a climbing rose. The rib and cables in the brim work beautifully into a wider offset cable motif, which fades gently into the reverse stockinette crown. The sample is worked in a beautiful sport weight yarn, but the pattern is easily adapted for lighter or heavier yarns simply by adding or removing repeats or by adjusting your needle size.

Sizes
To fit head circumference: 19 (21, 23, 25) inches/48.5 (53.5, 58.5, 63.5) cm

Finished measurements
Brim circumference: 16 (18, 20, 22) inches/40 (45, 50, 55) cm

Yarn
RipplesCrafts Merino Sport (100% superwash Merino; 287 yards (262 m) per 100 g skein); 202 (256, 317, 384) yards/184 (234, 289, 351) m of sport weight yarn (sample uses Moonshine)

Gauge
24 stitches and 36 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) over stockinette worked in the round (blocked)
30 stitches and 37 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) over brim pattern worked in the round (blocked)