This project was actually finished at camp, but I was lazy about blocking it, so it’s taken a while to blog!
It’s been dubbed the EmPress beret, because the pattern is called The Baroness Beret, but Emily has long been known around here as the EmPress.
As can be seen from the picture, she loves it. She had been requesting a red hat for a while, and I finally got around to it.
Specs:
Pattern: Baroness Beret by Susan Power (Rav Link)
Yarn: Cascade 220 in Ruby, purchased from Yarns Online.
Needles: 3.75mm and 4mm.
Mods: None.
This was a super quick knit. I cast on just before we left for Camp, and worked on it Friday afternoon and evening at Camp, and finished it late Friday night. It looked very small though, and I was a little worried that I’d need to rip it and start over on larger needles.
When I got home, Em tried it on and agreed that it was a tiny bit small. I decided to block it before I ripped it, just in case it grew a little, and sure enough, after blocking, it was perfect.
It actually didn’t even take a full ball of Cascade 220, I still have 47g left!
I like EmPress!! Wonderful beret, glad to hear it all turnes out ok in the end.
Very pretty – both the Empress and the Baroness!
Ditto! Your daughter is a wonderful model. Both are beautiful. What a great nick name.
cute as Donna
Wheee! Lovely little red hat, and just in time for it to start getting cooler! (Since we’ve had our first 90F day – which I think is 32C? – it’s just about time for autumn/winter where you are. Right?)
Love the hat! Em is such a great model.
EmPress looks really delighted with her beret. You have done a beautiful job.
Gorgeous! The beret kinda look like a crown in the side view there, which is probably the point 🙂