Taylor Swift Inspired Diamond Slouchy Beret
January 4th, 2011 § 10 Comments
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Last winter, during a family visit, my eldest sister gushed about her love for Taylor Swift. Not much of a country music fan, I knew I had heard some of her music, but didn’t know much about who she was until just recently. While watching an E! True Hollywood Story about Taylor Swift I felt a connection with both her music, as well as herself—one of the reasons why she is so popular.
I also noticed a red beret that she was wearing, during a visit to London. I loved the hat, and I now love her music, it is my guilty pleasure. So, to honor the inspiration she has provided me with, I created a knitting pattern for the hat.
Her Beret looks very slouchy, almost over-sized, so that is how I created this pattern. I have included two sizes, but if you are worried about it being too big, I recommend working the smaller size, as it is easier to stretch the ribbing. Since it is done from the bottom up, you can also work the ribbing, and test it, to see if it is going to fit well, without having to go too far into the pattern.
I originally made the pattern free, however, upon discovering that others were taking the pattern, making and selling item after item for a nice profit, sadly, without a credit or a donation, I have decided to request a very small fee for my pattern work, so that I can continue to come up with new ideas and patterns.
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If any Errata are found, or thoughts about the pattern come up, I would love to hear them. Please feel free to respond on my blog, on Ravelry.com (user: projecthallway) or send me an email at projecthallway AT gmail.com.
Enjoy!
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I have also added the second hat I made using this pattern to my 12in11 list.
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Wow, this is great. I was just admiring the picture of the hat in your Ravatar, then I looked at your blog, and here’s the pattern! Many thanks — this one’s going in my queue and will be cast on soon.
Hi,
Is it possible for you to send me the pattern?
Hi there, Good eye! You are supposed to purl there, the chart is wrong. I’ll update my file so that when i send it out in the future it is corrected. Thanks for catching that, and letting me know!
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Hi – love the pattern, but had a quick question. At the beginning and end of rows 1 and 5, the chart says to knit, and the written directions say purl. Which is it? Many thanks! I’m looking forward to making this.
Hi- This hat is adorable. I crochet but I’d like to give knitting a try. Is this something that I could try for a first knitting attempt or is it too advanced?
Hi there. So, I always want people to have fun knitting, because it is supposed to be fun. I think your question is a great one, because I consider the pattern to be fairly easy, but I would strongly suggest that you cut your teeth on a few slightly more simple knitting projects to begin with. Perhaps some things with garder stitch, and stockinette stitch, because I wouldn’t want you to get frustrated with the project. Since you already know how to crochet, maybe a quick knit baby item or two would be a good warm up. To help you better gauge the level of complexity with this project you should know how to:
Work in the round
Cast On (using long tail method) A nice tutorial: http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on
Knit
Purl
Make 1 (stitch) Increase
Purl 2 Together – Decrease
Knit 2 Together – Decrease
And follow cable instructions
I have had a few folks say this was their first cable-knit pattern, and they had great success.
I hope this helps give you a better sense of the project. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions
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