FREE CROCHET PATTERN: Unadorned Beret – Quick Easy Project

Plain and Simple Slouchy Hat with Slip-Stitch Band.

Crochet Pattern with US Terminology by Cheryl Dee Floyd.

A downloadable, ad-free, printable version of this pattern is available in my Etsy shop.

The stretchy slip-stitch band makes this roomy hat very adjustable and able to accommodate most adult heads. It can be pulled down to cover the ears in cold weather. Those with long hair can fit all their hair inside the beret, making it a great cover up for freshly washed and towel dried hair. Make two berets, one with fewer increase rows, and wear the smaller one inside the larger one for double layers in really cold weather.

Tags: Unisex, adjustable, one-size-fits-most, worked-bottom-up.

Skill Level: Advanced beginner. Stitches used include chain, slip stitch, half-double crochet, half-double crochet increase, and half-double crochet decrease.

Tools: 4.0 mm hook, scissors, yarn needle, stitch marker (optional).

Materials: 195 yds (3.7 oz, 105 g) light worsted or DK yarn. Sample shown uses Caron Simply Soft Solids.

Gauge: Beret – 16 sts and 13 rows in 4”. Band – 20 sts and 28 rows in 4”.

Size: Fits most adults. Beret is 11” in diameter. Band is 2” wide, with 18” circumference un-stretched, 24” stretched. To make beret smaller, increase fewer rounds.

Abbreviations:
betw – between
ch – chain
dec – decrease
ea – each
hdc – half double crochet (UK: htr – half treble)
hk – hook
lp(s) – loops
rnd – round
sl st – slip stitch
sstj – slip stitch to join
st(s) – stitch(es)
thru – through
yo – yarn over (UK: yoh – yarn over hook or yrh – yarn round hook)

Special Instructions:
Half-double crochet increase. Work 2 hdc in same st.
Half-double crochet decrease. Yo, insert hk in st, yo and pull up lp. Keeping 3 lps on hk, insert hk in next st, yo and pull up lp to make 4 lps on hk. Pull 4^th lp thru all of first 3 lps at once.

This pattern was professionally edited.