Mestral Tam
PDF PATTERN
This traditional Fair Isle beret is very easy to knit and it is ideal for improving your stranded knitting technique and understanding color dominance.
You can knit it in two contrasting colors or, as I did for the sample, with tonal variations of the same colorway: whatever you chose, I’m sure, it will look pretty.
It’s meant to look oversize! But if you want it to look a little smaller, more like a regular hat, please work one repeat motive less.
Download includes both the Spanish and English version of the pattern.
Sizes
1 (2, 3)
To fit a head circumference of: 47 (51, 55) cm / 18.5 (20, 21.5)”.
Yarn
Rowan Felted Tweed (50% Merino, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose) 175 meters (91 yards) per 50 grams.
Main color: 88 (105, 122) meters.
Contast color: 30 (35, 40) meters.
Or similar amounts of light DK or sport-weight yarn.
For my sample in size 2, I used 105 meters (30 grams) of colorway “185 Frozen” (main color, light pink) and 35 meters (10 grams) of colorway “150 Rage” (contrast color, fuchsia pink).
Needles
Gauge size: 3.5 mm / US 4 (or needle size to obtain gauge) DPNs or circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm [16”] for the main section
Below gauge size: 3.25 mm / US 3 DPNs (or one needle size below gauge) circular needle with a cable length of at least 40 cm [16”] for the ribbing. SIZES
Gauge
22 sts x 30 rounds = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4”] in stockinette stitch in the round on gauge-sized needles after blocking.
