Lisa's and Katie's Berets

Lisa and Katie are my sisters.  It was endless fun growing up in a family of girls (even the cats were always female).  My father said he always wanted daughters and told us that we should never let gender get in the way of our dreams.  My sisters and I played together constantly.  The oldest, Lisa, with her combined weapons of superior age and a natural disposition toward bossiness leadership, never lacked in ideas of what we should do.  Weather permitting we were outside constructing elaborate games in the fields and woods around your house.  We built tree forts & caught toads, frogs, turtles & snakes.  Katie the second born had a natural ability with animals.  The family cats always liked her best and she was genius at catching snakes. The three of us hiked the trails around our home and sipped the sweet nectar from honeysuckle plants or made daisy chains and dolls of grass.

As we grew older and moved to a new home our interests and the ways we spent our time together started to change. Being the youngest I always felt it my responsibility to tease and harass my sisters' boyfriends.  We shared clothes, secrets and a bathroom.  (Oh the horror of those early mornings as we got ready for school.) First Lisa and then Katie went off to college, started careers, got married. These days they live much too far away and I miss them.

I have named these two new beret patterns in their honor.

First I give you Lisa.  The pattern is written for either a worsted or bulky version.

Lorna's Laces Shepherd's Worsted.

Malabrigo Chunky.

My own handspun.  (Fiber from the talented Scout.)

Now for Katie.

Indie Dyer DK Supersock Select DK.

Specs

For Lisa

Size:  One size to fit a 20-22” head.  You may adjust gauge to make this hat larger or smaller.

Materials
Yarn: Worsted Version – Lorna’s Laces Shepherd’s Worsted, 100% Superwash Merino, 225 yards/205m per skein, color Carol Green, 1 skein.
Bulky Version – Malabrigo Chunky, 100 % Merino, 104 yards/95m per 3.5 oz./99g skein, color Charrua, 1 skein *see notes*
Needles: Worsted Version – US 7/4.5mm & US 9/5.5mm (or size to obtain gauge.)
Bulky Version:  US 9/5.5mm & US 11/8mm (or size to obtain gauge.)

Tapestry Needle
8 Place Markers – Bulky Version
6 Place Markers – Worsted Version

Gauge:  24 sts=4”(10cm)

For Katie

Size:  One size to fit a 20-22” head.  You may adjust gauge to make this hat larger or smaller.

Materials
Yarn:  Indie Dyer, Supersock Select DK; 100% Superwash Merino; 340 yards/310.9 m per skein.  1 Skein.
Needles:  US 4/3.5mm & US 5/3.75mm (or size to obtain gauge).
Tapestry Needle
8 Place Markers

Gauge:  24 sts=4”(10cm)

Price $6.00 US
You will receive both patterns together in one PDF.

Comments

[clarabelle]

Gosh, I know I'm a bit late responding to this post, but: what a wonderful story about your sisters! I'm the middle of 3 sisters, but I don't think we were ever as close as your sisters! The problem was for us, was that our dad died when we were very young. I have my two sisters, Liz and Caroline, but somehow we haven't got that closeness. A pity.

Clarex

[Beth]

Hi! I would like to make the colorful beret featured on your site for Katie in Indie Dyer DK Supersock Select DK. I'm having difficulty locating the yarn. Do you have any suggestions where I can find it? Many thanks for your kind assistance.

Beth