Norsk Fjord Beret Chart

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Norsk Beret Pattern

Norsk Fjord Beret
Author's Note: This pattern is a mix of Fair Isle and Norwegian techniques. I have used the traditional 2 colors per round, but rather than catching the color not in use every 4 or 5 stitches leaving floats, I have woven the carried yarn every stitch, creating a denser fabric that knits up tighter than traditional Fair Isle. My knitting is normally tight so tension is important and depends somewhat on the weight of the yarn used for the color work. I recommend Dale's Heilo and/or Falk for MC. The color work is variety of stash busting wool yarns including sport, DK and light worsted weights. I have given 2 colors on the chart. One in autumn colors and one in greys. A mix of any of the colors is fine. Happy knitting! -junieann

Tension: 24 stitches and 28 rounds in stocking stitch on size 5 needles in Dale Heilo sport weight wool. 24 stitches and 24 rounds knitted in pattern in the round on size 6 needles for 4 swatch.

Needles: US Size 5 and 6, 16 circular needles and set of double pointed size 6 needles, or any size needle that produces the correct stitch gauge.

Yarn: 150 yards of Natural for MC.
75 yards each of Dale or any like yarn in:
Light Camel/Light Grey
Darker Camel/Med Heather Grey
Light Rust/Steel Blue Grey
Darker Rust/ Charcoal Grey
Dark Brown/ Darker Raisin Brown
Dark Raisin Brown/Black.

Headband Facing: Using MC, cast on 120 stitches on size 5 circular needles. Knit 1 ¾ inches of stocking stitch. Purl 1 round for fold.

Headband: Knit 2 rounds, begin pattern chart A and repeat around. The last repeat will the first 18 stitches of the 34 stitch chart.
Work the 15 rounds of chart using stitch markers every repeat of chart.

Increase Round: Using MC, increase 40 stitches evenly around leaving 160 stitches on needle. Increase by picking up bar between last stitch knitted and stitch on left needle and knitting into the back of the picked up stitch.

Beret Body: Change to size 6 needles and knit 1 round straight.
Begin Chart B. Set pattern by repeating Chart B around 10 times, using stitch markers between pattern repeats and before and after the 1-stitch MC spokes that separate the 10 pattern repeats. Increase stitches according to chart B on each pattern repeat. Decrease by knitting 2 together for right slanting decreases and knit, slip and psso for left slanting decreases on each side of chart B. Thread yarn through last 6 stitches and fasten off. Weave in all ends and steam lightly on the inside of beret.

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