Slouchy Beret

The projects are flying off of the needles! It helps that the projects are tiny, though.

This is my “ooh la la, I’m wearing a beret!” face. It didn’t really work, but it’s the best picture of the hat.

Pattern: Le Slouch by Wendy Bernard (Ravelry link)

Yarn: Knitpicks City Tweed HW in Brocade (almost entire hank)

Needles: Size #7 and #9 circs/dpns

Completed: November 26-27, 2009

Mods: Since I have a melon head, I did modify the pattern slightly. I dropped a needle size for the brim (down to a #7), and added 12 stitches (80 total). Then, I increased up to 120 stitches for the hat portion, knitting for about 6 inches before starting decreases.

The problem I’ve had with slouchy hats in the past is that because my head is so big (I like to think of myself as “big brained”) most of the slouchy patterns fit me more like beanies. So I worked out some measurements to make this beret particularly slouchy. I love that it actually worked!

There’s just one problem:

I think that between adding the extra stitches for the brim, plus the weight of the extra yarn to make it slouchy has made the brim a bit too large and stretched out. I have to really work to keep the hat from falling over my eyes.

Oh well. You can’t win them all. I’m thinking that a little wash and maybe a very (very) quick trip through the dryer might tighten it up a bit. Or completely ruin it. We’ll have to wait and see. Because right now, “seeing” is one thing I can’t do in this hat.