Be mine Beret

When love is in the air, as well as a few crisp snowflakes and chilly gusts, one fashionable way to stay cozy and chic is to top your Valentines day look with the heart dotted Be Mine Beret. This pretty hat works up in just 27 rounds with practice in color work and carrying the opposite color so that you never have to fasten off until the end. It’s a great way to give a little gift to yourself and quick enough to make for your Galentine friends with easy ways to try different color combinations. Don’t be too surprised if wearing it leads to a Valentines kiss from your secret admirer.

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Pattern Notes: This pattern features a round disc hat that starts in the top center of the hat and increases to 20 inches and, from there decreases to the opening for the head. It is crocheted in one piece using SC and the added in color work stitches to look like hearts. Because it is predominantly the basic single crochet stitch with applications to practice increasing and decreasing, this is a great pattern for beginner to intermediate crochet artists who are building skills with pattern reading and color work and who would like to end up with a functional and wearable item.

Materials:

Lion Brand Basic Stitch yarn in Red Heather

Lion Brand Wool Ease Roving Origins yarn in Cream.

Size H8 crochet hook

Gauge:

6 rows X 8 Stitches = 2″ X 2 “ Square.

Pattern used for Gauge: SC

Sizing:

10.5 inches across top of hat.

Headband size: 20 inches

Abbreviations:

BLO-Back Loops Only

CH – Chain Stitch

DC – Double Crochet

SLST – Slip Stitch

ST(S) – Stitch(es)

SK – Skip

Special Stitches:

For this pattern, we’ll be doing some colorwork for the heart stitches. Instead of fastening off and refastening each time we need to do a color change, we will be carrying our white yarn, hidden inside the work until it’s time for the white heart stitches to shine. With a little bit of practice and a few tips, you’ll see it’s pretty easy. Let’s give it a try.

1. Begin by laying the running length of the red yarn across the top ridge of the next stitch.
   
   

2. Next, insert the hook into the same next stitch, underneath the ridges where the running length of the red yarn is laying. I hold the running red yarn in place across the ridge by pinching it with my fingers.

3. Now pull the white loop through the work.

4. Yarn over with the Red yarn.

5. Pull through the two loops on the hook, one should be red and one should be white.

6. You did it! It looks like a little heart.

7. Now you’ll continue to hide the white yarn inside the work by laying the white yarn across the top ridge of the work and working your single crochets around the running white length of yarn until it’s time to make another heart stitch. It’s challenging at first to carry the yarn but I promise you’ll get the hang of it very quickly and you won’t have to fasten off until the end of the project.

Be Mine Beret Crochet Pattern Instructions:

Rnd 1: 8 SC in a Magic Loop. Pull the free end snugly to close the loop. If you are new to Magic Loop or if you’d like a quick refresher, visit my helpful tutorials page here. (8)

Rnd 2: 2 SC in each ST around. (16)

Rnd 3: Now we will attach and carry the cream yarn in the work. If carrying the yarn is a new skill for you, start by laying the running red yarn across the top ridge of the next stitch. Insert the hook into the same next stitch and pull up a loop of the white yarn. We only want this section of whit to show so that it will look like a heart, so yarn over with the red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. Now carry the white yarn by laying it across the top ridge of the next stitch and working the next stitch around it. With Red yarn, 2 SC in the next ST. * Insert hook into next ST, pull up a white loop, yarn over with red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. 2 SC in the next ST, while carrying White yarn.** Repeat from * to ** around. (24)

Rnd 4: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 2 ST, 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to ** around. (32)

Rnd 5: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 2 ST, carry red, Insert hook into next ST and pull up a loop of white yarn, yarn over with red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. 2 SC in the next ST with red, carrying white.** Repeat from * to ** around. (40)

Rnd 6: *carry red, Insert hook into next ST and pull up a loop of white yarn, yarn over with red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. * SC in the next 4 ST with red, carrying white. 2 SC in the next ST. ** Repeat from * to ** around. (56)

Rnd 7: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 4 ST, 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to ** around. (48)

Rnd 8: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 6ST, 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to** around. (64)

Rnd 9: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 4 ST, carry red, Insert hook into next ST and pull up a loop of white yarn, yarn over with red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. With red, carrying white SC in the next 2 ST. 2 SC in the next ST with red, carrying white.** Repeat from * to ** around. (72)

Rnd 10: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 8 ST. 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to** around. (80)

Rnd 11: with Red, carrying white * SC in the next 8 ST. Carry Red, insert hook into next ST and pull up a loop of white yarn. Yarn over with Red and pull through both loops on the hook. 2 SC in the next ST with red, carrying white. **Repeat from * to ** around. (88)

Rnd 12: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 10 ST. 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to** around. (96)

Rnd 13: with Red, carrying white * SC in the next 4 ST. Carry Red, insert hook into next ST and pull up a loop of white yarn. Yarn over with Red and pull through both loops on the hook. With Red, carrying white SC in the next 6 ST. 2 SC in the next ST with red, carrying white. **Repeat from * to ** around. (104)

Rnd 14: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 12 ST. 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to** around. (112)

Rnd 15: with Red, carrying white * SC in the next 7 ST. Carry Red, insert hook into next ST and pull up a loop of white yarn. Yarn over with Red and pull through both loops on the hook. With Red, carrying white SC in the next 5 SC. 2 SC in the next ST with red, carrying white. **Repeat from * to ** around. (120)

Rnd 16: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 14 ST. 2 SC in the next ST.** Repeat from * to** around. (128)

Rnd 18: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 15 ST. Carry Red yarn, insert hook into next ST pull up loop of white. Yarn over with Red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. ** Repeat from * to** around. (128)

Rnd 18: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 14ST. Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (120)

Rnd 19: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 2 ST. Carry Red yarn, insert hook into next ST pull up loop of white. Yarn over with Red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. Decrease. SC in the next 3 ST Decrease. SC in the next 3 ST Decrease.** Repeat from * to** around. (96)

Rnd 20: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 10 ST . Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (88)

Rnd 21: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 8 ST. Carry Red yarn, insert hook into next ST pull up loop of white. Yarn over with Red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (80)

Rnd 22: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 8 ST . Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (72)

Rnd 23: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 3ST. Carry Red yarn, insert hook into next ST pull up loop of white. Yarn over with Red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. With Red yarn, carry white. SC in the next 3 ST. Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (64)

Rnd 24: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 6 ST . Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (56)

Rnd 25: *Carry Red yarn, insert hook into next ST pull up loop of white. Yarn over with Red yarn and pull through both loops on the hook. With Red yarn, carry white. SC in the next 4 ST. Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (48)

Rnd 26: *With red yarn, carrying white, SC in the next 4 ST . Decrease. ** Repeat from * to** around. (40)

Fasten off white.
Rnd 27: With Red, SC in each ST around.(40)

Fasten off Red. Weave in ends.
Top tassel: With red yarn, attach the red yarn with a SLST at the Magic Loop from Rnd 1. CH 5, turn. SC in the second CH from hook and in the remaining 3 ST. Fasten off and secure the loose ends with a knot on the inside side of the hat.

Way to go! You did it! Now throw your Be Mine Beret on and head out for a night on the town or a date with your Valentine!

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