Our free Classic Knit Beret pattern has all the makings of the perfect beret… Tons of charm, elegant structure, and wooly warmth, plus a glorious mohair halo! Cast on with our Classic Knit Beret Bundle, which includes one skein each of our tweed Spindle yarn and our very special mohair-silk Tussock for a fabric that glows with luminous beauty.
- The elemental geometry of a beret is simple, satisfying, and fun to knit... Your Classic Knit Beret will be everything you ever dreamed a beret could be!
- Knitting Spindle and Tussock together creates a rich and complex fabric, sprinkled with colorful tweed burrs and illuminated by a soft halo. Both are fine lace-weight yarns that bloom on your needles, and when knit at a dense-ish gauge, they have plenty of structure to allow your beret to sit proudly on your head.
- Lending lots of character, Spindle is a single-ply yarn made in the ancestral home of traditional Irish tweed yarns but with a softer touch thanks to an artful blend of merino wool, cashmere, and mulberry silk. Tussock is made with 60% super fine kid mohair and 40% mulberry silk, an incredibly soft mix that captures the eye with vibrant colors and reflected light.
Our Classic Knit Beret Bundle gives you a skein of each yarn (enough to knit any size beret) in colors that will play beautifully together. Some pairings, like Spindle’s Fuchsia Rose and Tussock’s Alpine Phlox (our purple version) have a little more contrast for a dappled fabric, while others, like House Wren + Golden Lichen (our golden version) have a more subtle shimmer… All 15 bundles are absolutely stunning!
Product Details
Materials
Our Classic Knit Beret Bundle includes all the yarn you’ll need to make your own beret…
- Yarn A: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Spindle, 80% merino, 10% cashmere, and 10% mulberry silk. Each skein of this lace- to fingering-weight yarn is 625 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 124 (147, 175, 205) yards required.
- Yarn B: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Tussock, 60% super fine kid mohair and 40% silk. Each skein of this lace- to fingering-weight yarn is approximately 328 yards/ 25 grams; approximately 144 (170, 203, 237) yards required.
You’ll also need…
- US 1 (2.5 mm), 12- or 16-inch circular knitting needles, depending on size you are making
- US 2 (3 mm), 12- or 16-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
- A set of US 2 double pointed needles
- A stitch marker
- Our free Classic Knit Beret knitting pattern
Choose from 15 colorful combos! We used Heirloom White + Beach Stone, House Wren + Golden Lichen, and Fuchsia Rose + Alpine Phlox. Or choose your own shimmering shades… Just pick up 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Spindle and 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Tussock.
Gauge
28 stitches and 34 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, holding Yarns A and B together, on larger needles
Sizes
Toddler (Kid, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)
- Finished Brim Circumference: 15½ (16¾, 18¼, 19¾) inches, comfortably stretching 1–3 inches
- Finished Diameter: 8½ (9¼, 10, 11) inches
- Finished Height: 6½ (7¼, 8¼, 9) inches
SAMPLES: The Heirloom White + Beach Stone hat is Toddler size, and the Fuchsia Rose + Alpine Phlox and House Wren + Golden Lichen hats are Adult Small/Medium.
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