Crochet beret for girls

The hook allows you to create interesting things, including hats. Despite the fact that the patterns sometimes seem complicated, crocheting is still easy and interesting. You can create both winter and summer berets for girls. Moreover, they will be distinguished by originality and sophistication.

Features of crochet beret

Crochet is different in that it is more dense, unlike knitting. Therefore, as a rule, a larger number of threads are required to complete the product. In addition, the final item will be denser. This must be taken into account when purchasing yarn, buying either as much as indicated in the recommendations, or a little more.

Important! If there is a tendency to knit tightly, then such a product will require an even larger number of threads. And the thing will turn out to be more rigid.

If we talk about the composition of the yarn, then for a child it is better to choose mixed fibers. If you knit a product from pure wool, it can cause some discomfort to the child. This is caused by the fact that the natural hairs in the thread prick and irritate delicate skin.But you shouldn’t take pure synthetics either, as they will not provide the required level of heat. It is better to choose a yarn that combines synthetics and wool. Proportions may vary.

When choosing yarn, it is also worth considering that usually children's products are not made in one color, but combine several colors. Therefore, before purchasing threads, you need to decide on the model and knitting pattern. If there are several colors in the model, then check in the recommendations how much weight of each color of yarn is needed so as not to buy too much.

Buy a hook according to the thickness of the thread. The skein label indicates the number of tools (knitting needles and hook) that will be required for this thickness.

Important! If the knitter has the peculiarity of knitting tightly, then the hook can be taken ½ size larger than recommended. If, on the contrary, the knitting always turns out to be too loose, then you should take a hook ½ size smaller. This way you can adjust the knitting density without much control over yourself.

Knitting pattern for a warm winter beret for a girl

In order to knit a warm beret for a girl, you should take threads that contain 70% wool and 30% acrylic. If a child cannot tolerate wool, for example, he has allergic reactions to it, then you can take a mixture of acrylic and baby alpaca fiber. Baby alpaca is soft and its structure is absolutely devoid of causticity.

You can make a model entirely from baby alpaca, but in this case the item will be more expensive, since this yarn is in a more expensive price category.

Important! If the model is made from 100% natural wool or alpaca, then you need to care for such a product with special care, wash only by hand and in water whose temperature does not exceed 400C.

In order for the product to be warm enough, you should choose a pattern with a minimum number of holes between adjacent posts. This version of a warm winter beret for a girl is not only cute, but it will also be very easy to make.

Description of the work step by step

For this model, you can take half-woolen yarn (or natural) in the amount of 200 g. A skein of 100 grams with a thread length of 200 m. At what thickness of yarn can this beret be knitted in two folds of thread. To do this you will need hook number 5. Knitting starts from the central upper part:

1. A chain of 8 air loops is cast on. The ring closes in a circle. Two lifting loops are knitted and knitting continues according to the pattern shown in the figure.
2. In the second row, three stitches are knitted into each loop of the circle according to the pattern. Thus, with each row knitted, circles of larger diameter are formed. The entire product, according to the presented diagram, is made with air loops, single crochets, single crochets, and connecting stitches.
3. After all the rows have been knitted according to the given pattern, it will be necessary to assemble the resulting circular edge onto a bar, the length of which should correspond to the circumference of the head.
4. For this measure the desired size by removing it from the child’s head with a flexible tape. After measure the edge of the beret by diameter. Calculate the difference in order to understand how much will need to be removed in centimeters. After this, calculate how many loops will need to be removed from the round part of the beret and, evenly distributing their number throughout the circle, cast on the required number of strap loops. The set is carried out evenly around the entire circle of the product.
5. After the loops of the bar are cast on, be sure to measure the resulting length so that it matches the circumference of the head.A smaller size is allowed, for example, 1 - 1.5 cm, since the product will have the property of stretching. But still no more than the specified size, since otherwise the edge of the beret may uncomfortably tighten the child’s head.
6. Next, knit in circular rows to create a placket. Make the height of the bar in the range of 2 to 3 cm. Tie the edge of the bar with a crawfish step.

We knit a summer beret for a baby

In order to knit a summer beret for a girl, you need to buy thin cotton threads. For a head circumference of 46 cm you will need 100 g. cotton thread. In order for the product to correspond to the pattern, the thickness of the thread should be such that for a skein of 50 g. the length of the thread was 70 meters. The hook should be number 1.5.

Scheme and description of work

This product is also knitted in the round, starting from the center:

1. A chain of 8 air loops closed in a ring is knitted.
2. A lifting loop is made and then the beret is knitted in circular rows according to the presented pattern. Despite the fact that the knitting pattern seems complicated, only air loops and double crochets are used in the knitting technique.
3. In order for the product to turn out right the first time and not have to re-tie, you need to correctly calculate the initial number of loops and constantly try on the product so as not to miscalculate the size.
4. After all the rows of the pattern are completed, the bar is knitted. Its length should correspond to the circumference of the child’s head.
5. The bar is knitted in circular rows, made with double crochets. The edge is tied with a crayfish step.