{"id":56,"date":"2012-02-29T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/?p=56"},"modified":"2017-07-15T18:05:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T08:05:33","slug":"how-to-crochet-blythe-beret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-crochet-blythe-beret\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: Crochet Blythe Beret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56506\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Blytheberet.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Blythe doll beret hat pattern\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Blytheberet.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Blytheberet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Blytheberet-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Blytheberet-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Blytheberet-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been following me on Instagram I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve noticed I&#8217;ve gone a little loopy for making Blythe doll clothes. Had so many failed attempted early on that I lost my Blythe sewing mojo until it was rekindled by an impromptu swap organized via twitter.<br \/>\nAnyhoo! I crocheted Perty this beautiful raspberry beret and thought you may like the instructions to make your own&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very simple if you know some basic crochet technique and stitches, and I&#8217;ve made a video showing you how to do a decrease treble stitch.<\/p>\n<p>My pattern writing skills are terrible so this is more a how to than a strict pattern, but I hope it&#8217;s easy enough to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Yarn: 8 ply (I&#8217;ve used 100% wool)<br \/>\nHook: 4.00<br \/>\nStitches: AUS\/UK terminology. magic ring (explained), sl (slip), ch (chain), dc (double crochet), tr (treble crochet), anything in * * means repeat, inc (means work 2 stitches in one ie. inc 1 dc = 2 dc worked into one stitch of previous row), dec (means work one stitch in two).<br \/>\nOptional- stitch marker<\/p>\n<p>1. Make a Magic ring (slip knot) 1 ch then work 7 dc into it, pull the end to close<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56509\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/magicringcrochet.jpg\" alt=\"crochet - magic ring instructions\" width=\"595\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/magicringcrochet.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/magicringcrochet-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/magicringcrochet-330x165.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a02 dc into each dc of row 1 (14 stitches)<br \/>\n3. * 1 dc then inc 1 dc* repeat till end of row working in a spiral (21 stitches)<br \/>\n4. * 2 dc then inc 1 dc* repeat till end of row working in a spiral (28 stitches)<br \/>\n5. 3 ch then * 3 tr then inc 1 tr * repeat till end of row then sl<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56507\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blytheberetprogerss.jpg\" alt=\"crochet pattern blythe doll beret\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blytheberetprogerss.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blytheberetprogerss-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blytheberetprogerss-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blytheberetprogerss-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blytheberetprogerss-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. ch 3,\u00a0 1 tr\u00a0 * inc 1 tr, 2 tr * repeat till end of row then sl<br \/>\n7. ch 3,\u00a0 * 3 tr, inc 1 tr * repeat till end of row then sl<br \/>\n8. ch 3, * 5 tr , inc 1tr * repeat till end of row then sl<br \/>\n9. work 2 rounds of dc<br \/>\n10. ch 3, dec tr all the way around (see video for instructions on this stitch)<br \/>\n11. work one round of loose dc, sl then tie in loose end.<\/p>\n<p>I hope that was clear enough. My tension is pretty tight so you may need to adjust for your tension. The idea is to work a flat circle till round 8 (shouldn&#8217;t have any cupping or waves) then 2 plain rows before decreasing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56508\" src=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/beret2a.jpg\" alt=\"blythe doll hat crochet pattern\" width=\"595\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/beret2a.jpg 595w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/beret2a-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/mp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/beret2a-330x460.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is how to do a decrease treble stitch (sorry you tube has added ads because of the music licensee)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5JnLYqE3ENM?rel=0\" width=\"595\" height=\"433\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>Enjoy!<br \/>\nPlease leave a comment if you have given it a try and have an questions or suggestions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been following me on Instagram I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve noticed I&#8217;ve gone a little loopy for making Blythe doll clothes. Had so many failed attempted early on that I lost my Blythe sewing mojo until it was rekindled by an impromptu swap organized via twitter. Anyhoo! I crocheted Perty this beautiful raspberry beret and thought you may like the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[52,158],"tags":[53,25,8,17],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/how-to-crochet-blythe-beret\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to: Crochet Blythe Beret | My Poppet Makes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you&#8217;ve been following me on Instagram I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve noticed I&#8217;ve gone a little loopy for making Blythe doll clothes. 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