LASTLONG BERET

Designed as a companion-piece to the Lastlong Pullover, this fisherman’s rib beret is sculptural in construction and rich in textural interest.

Featuring a radially-shaped crown and a turned brim, the design plays with volume and proportion by making use of yarn held both single and double stranded. 



A play on words that speaks to the enduring mythologies of fishermen’s garments, lastlong means ‘cargo ship’ in Irish Gaelic.

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

CONSTRUCTION
worked from the bottom up, with turned brim and radial crown decreases; note that yarn is held single-stranded for brim, and double for the main fabric.



SIZE 1 (2, 3, 4) 

to fit Child (Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
head circumference 45cm-50cm (50-55cm, 55-60cm, 60-65cm)



GAUGE

main fabric: 15 sts = 10cm/ 4”
(in half-fisherman’s rib, with yarn held double)

brim: 23 sts = 10cm/ 4”
(in 1x1 rib, with yarn held single-stranded)

NEEDLES

Needle A: circular needle, 4mm in diameter,
or as needed to meet gauge for main fabric

Needle B: circular needle, 2.5 mm in diameter,
or as needed to meet gauge for brim



YARN

suitable for sport weight to light DK-weight yarns or equivalent 
(approximately 250m/ 275y - 300m/ 325y per 100g/ 3.5oz)


note that yarn will be held single stranded for brim, and held double for main fabric





YARN QUANTITIES

a single skein (100g) should be sufficient for Sizes 1-3;
Size 4 may or may not require more, depending on yarn

NOTIONS

stitch markers, measuring tape, tapestry needle, scrap yarn; spare set of needles same size as Needle B.



TECHNIQUES

half-fisherman rib, provisional cast-on, turned edge

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SAMPLES INFO. 


green sample:
made with Woolly Mammoth Fibre Co. Hearth DK, Size 3


teal sample:
made with Honer och Eir Nutiden, Size 3

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See Also: the Lastlong Pullover