Ocean Breezes
self-published in October 2010: $5 PDF
This texture-tastic, swirly, wavy, buttony, sea-inspired hat can be made in either a cloche or beret style, and is custom fit to your head by placing the buttons just so! Make a more subdued solid color version or a vibrant 2-color hat with contrasting waves!
The hat is made in the smaller cloche style or the larger beret style mostly just by adjusting gauge, and either size is custom fit with button placement. Notes are given for making the 2-color version, for finishing (how to block), and for all techniques used. This is a good intermediate level pattern, great for an adventurous knitter ready to work above beginner, since it uses several stitch patterns and techniques beyond the basics, but it's a pretty quick knit and never gets too complex.
The stats:
Size: adult cloche or beret, adjustable to be custom fit with button placement; make a child size by adjusting gauge (notes are included)
Yarn: around 130-145 yards (120-135 meters) of aran or worsted weight (depending on the brand's labeling and your size/gauge choices)
Needles: size US 6 (cloche) or 8 (beret), or size to get gauge - a 16" circular and a set of double points
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette for the cloche size, 4.5 stitches per inch for the beret
Techniques used: short rows, knitting in the round, sewing brim straps into loops to make buttonholes
The pdf is 9 pages (the pattern itself is on 3 photo-less pages).
find more details in the blog post!
and check it out on ravelry!
