I did not intend on making a beret at first. Originally, I set out to make a chunky slouch hat but I ended up working it up too wide. After I finished the whole thing, I was playing with the fit and discovered that it made a great beret - I just wish I would have attempted it with a different colorway, such as a beige or cranberry color to suit the style - still a fun and comfortable hat though!

Due to the colorway being named “Forest” and the actual colors of the yarn (green, brown, and beige), I knew I wanted the beret to have a woodland/earthy name, but I couldn’t think of anything. I reached out to my fellow crochet blogger friends, and was suggested the name “Sherwood”, among a few others. As soon as I saw it I knew - The Sherwood Forest Beret it would be! I did a quick search to make sure The Sherwood Forest was a real place, and not just part of a story/movie and it is!

The Sherwood Forest is located in Nottinghamshire, England. It was once named a Royal Hunting Forest made of patchy woodland areas and small villages. It is now a National Nature Reserve home to a few basic tourism facilities, but most importantly, the 900 ancient oak trees, most of which are about 500 years old, and Major Oak, said to be about 800 years old.

Materials:
- 120 Yards of Chunky/Bulky (#5) Yarn - I used one skein and a touch of a second of Deborah Norville’s Serenity Chunky in the Forest colorway
- L11/8mm Crochet Hook for Most of Beret
- K10.5/6.5mm Crochet Hook for Ribbing of Beret
- Large Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends - I used a #18

Material Notes:
You will have enough yarn in one skein if using a solid colorway of the Serenity Chunky Yarn. Alternatively, you can hold two strands of worsted weight yarn together to create a bulky strand.

Time Spent:
I worked up my beret in just under an hour.

Abbreviations:
HDC - Half Double Crochet
HDC2tog - Half Double Crochet Decrease
DC - Double Crochet
FPDC - Front Post Double Crochet
BPDC - Back Post Double Crochet